17 best superhero movies to watch right now and 7 to skip

(L-r) ROSIE PEREZ as Renee Montoya, MARY ELIZABETH WINSTEAD as Huntress, MARGOT ROBBIE as Harley Quinn, ELLA JAY BASCO as Cassandra Cain and JURNEE SMOLLETT-BELL as Black Canary in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN),” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. /

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(L-r) JACK DYLAN GRAZER as Freddy Freeman and ZACHARY LEVI as Shazam in New Line Cinema’s action adventure “SHAZAM!,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Steve Wilkie/ & (c) DC Comics /

Is Shazam! a good movie?

When it comes to a fun and funny superhero movie, look no further than Shazam! with Zachary Levi as the adult version of this superhero. Considering the entire purpose of this movie is that we have a teenager who transforms into an adult in his superhero form, you know this is going to be a fun one.

Watching this movie is in a lot of ways a love letter to comics and superheroes. It is a chance to see the joy of becoming a hero and what it means to people and children. It is about family and also about the family we choose and who chooses us.

While the DCEU may have its faults, Shazam! is not one of them. In fact, much like Wonder Woman and Aquaman, this is a movie that beautifully offers us an origin movie about characters that are either lesser known or not given nearly enough love and respect.

Finally, the best reason to watch this particular superhero movie is the fact that it is fun. And that matters. This is just a lot of fun packed into a movie that proves that we are all big kids inside, and that is all we needed to know to convince us this is a must-watch.

Verdict: Watch

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