FRIDAY FILM BEAT: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

This latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe really helped the Marvel brand to live up to its name, and the 3D effects were really impressive. Even though it's only been in theatres for a day or maybe two at most, early box office figures are good (there's a good possibility the opening weekend gross in North America will beat the US$65 million of Captain America: The First Avenger back in 2011), as is critical reception (Rotten Tomatoes reported an 88% approval rating with an average rating of 7.6/10 based on 134 reviews, and Metacritic assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 8 reviews). If you haven't seen this movie yet, you most certainly need to. You'll thank me later.