As a stand-alone super-hero story, "Black Adam," perhaps fares better than it does when compared to the far more entertaining and seemingly retconned "Shazam!"

In the vein of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, comes a much feebler and unsuccessful attempt to spin another park attraction into celluloid gold.

Liam Neeson’s filmography hasn’t been all that interesting for the past ten years. Ever since Taken was an out of nowhere hit in 2008, Neeson has been seen in almost every action thriller imaginable. From cop thrillers (Run All...