"How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World" PG
Third an ultimate story in the strange vikings and dragons series, post the cartoons, takes the hobbled hero and his dragon to a land at the edge of the sea where there are dragons, but an evil warlord, again plots to destroy them. Train 3 is less message story than 2, but more action oriented than it. The boy who would be king plot is tired, but somehow works in the context of the story. Fine for most ages. Tacked on ending is dependent on them making enough money to make another one. They likely will.
"Captain Marvel" PG 13
Back in 1995, Danvers becomes Captain Marvel in the MCU, causing the retcon that could save the Infinity Wars. A classic use of the old reset button, but here done with a buildup, and CGI de aging of main characters, the film delivers on most fronts. Coming in as a direct answer to the DCEU Wonder Woman film, it at times is slower, but in the ending is far superior to the WW film. It is up there with many of the other MCU movies, and feels fresh, even though some of it was repetitive of the formula. Enough was different, including the space cat that turns into an eating machine, that it was certainly worthy of entry into the universe.
"Shazam!" PG 13
The other Captain Marvel, Shazam, enters the DCEU fold with another hit, like Aquqman and Wonder Woman before it, going for the humor and sarcasm missing from the other films. A boy in foster care stumbles across super powers after meeting a wizard in the tunnels under the city, while a new villain arises looking for the same wizard, and the powers. (Spoiler free due to early screening). Excellent movie.
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