Three years after Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) officially took on the Captain America mantle in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, his first solo film, "Captain America: Brave New World," has finally arrived in theaters.

Mackie's slyly dogged Captain America has less superpower than his predecessor, and so does this movie. But it does wriggle out of superhero fatigue.

Marvel’s “Captain America: Brave New World” has been unveiled for members of the press, and the first reactions toward the comic book tentpole are coming in lukewarm. Washington Post entertainment reporter Herb Scribner praised “Brave New World” on X, calling it an “Absolute blast. All-in on the story. It just checked so many boxes for …