DOCTOR STRANGE

Marvel’s man of mystery paved the way for some of

bolder flourishes. the radar with fellow slacker Katy (Awkwafina). Not for him is the life of crime his father Wenwu (Tony Leung) has pursued as the head of the Ten Rings, a nefarious syndicate that has “toppled governments and changed the course of history” with the aid of the superhuman strength-creating, eternal life-bestowing bracelets he sports on his forearms.

MARTIAL RESTART

Having fled from his widower dad’s military compound as a teenager, Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) wants little more than regular karaoke and the occasional joyride in a client’s motor. Until, that is, he encounters some heavies on the bus who oblige him to break out the devastating martial-arts prowess he has hitherto been hiding under the most unassuming of bushels.

The thrilling action sequence that follows not only kicks the film up a gear with its Speed-recalling havoc but also reveals its true colours as well: as a kick-ass chopsocky blockbuster