In this visually imaginative but dramatically flat third instalment in their joint screen adventures, romantically linked superheroes Ant-Man, aka Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), and The Wasp, alias Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), become the victims of a dangerous experiment.

It’s appropriate that the follow-up Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – like its predecessor, a Marvel Comics-derived epic – opens with a farewell to Boseman’s King T’Challa, sovereign of the imaginary African nation of the title, before continuing the story of other important characters from the kick-off.

The evangelical comedy Family Camp (Roadside) is almost squeaky clean and thus appropriate for a wide range of age groups.

Minions: The Rise of Gru (Universal) draws kung fu films and Tupperware parties, and music from the 70s that results in a generally wholesome and breezy bit of entertainment.

Jurassic World Dominion wraps up the second trilogy of films ultimately derived from novels by Michael Crichton

In this second film adaptation of Downton Abbey: A New Era, Julian Fellowes’ script affirms marital fidelity even in the face of neglect and celebrates the reconciliation of once antagonistic relatives.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 follows up the screen franchise’s 2020 kick-off that featured a mix of animation and live action. The movie intersperses intense action chase sequences with wisecracks.

Dr Stephen Strange is a neurosurgeon turned grand wizard who has been trained in the dark arts and manipulation of the astral plane. This maddening, multidimensional, decidedly strange, yet typically “Marvel”-ous movie is based on the comic book series.

The Bad Guys is a high-octane, older-kid-friendly animated comedy that introduces a criminal crew of anthropomorphised animals who have their fellow citizens of Los Angeles trembling in fear.

In crafting this third instalment in the franchise that began in 2016 with an adaptation of Rowling’s 2001 novel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, returning director David Yates takes viewers on a trot around the globe of the early 1930s and marshals imposing special effects.