“The Suicide Squad” Review
There’s a certain giddy freedom that James Gunn brings to DC’s overhaul of their bitter connected universe. His take on The Suicide Squad is a fiery cocktail that mixes the
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“Black Widow” Review
The Black Widow movie has been so long overdue (both because of the pandemic and Marvel’s crowded forecasting) that everything about the film screams of being a late arrival. It’s
“The Falcon and The Winter Soldier” Review (Episode 1)
The benefit of saddling the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a miniseries format can allow for better breathing room and more experimentation. It’s the perfect vehicle to give the sidekicks of
“WandaVision” Review (Episodes 1-3)
There’s a surreal charm and also a pleasing divergence within WandaVision. Sure, the show starts with the familiar Marvel Studios logo reveal we’ve become used to with every Marvel Cinematic
“Wonder Woman 1984” Review
2017’s Wonder Woman featured the Amazon warrior of Diana Prince trying to prove that humanity is worth saving from the wrath of warring gods. The follow-up film finds the hero,
“The Old Guard” Review
Greg Rucka resides over the screenplay adaptation of his comic book The Old Guard which breaths with an air more akin to snugly fitting a mainstream action picture. Though its
“Birds of Prey” Review
Birds of Prey is exactly the movie-makeover the character of Harley Quinn needed. With Margot Robbie providing the highlight performance of the abysmal Suicide Squad, she now gets to break
“Joker” Review
Given the competition, I could easily see someone praising the surface-level sophistication of something like Joker greatly distancing itself from the current crop of comic book films. There’s no quippy
“Spider-Man: Far From Home” Review
As an epilogue to Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man swings into a new world that is a bit terrifying. After such a stellar legacy as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s 11 years of
“Dark Phoenix” Review
The Dark Phoenix Saga I always found to be the most confusing of X-Men arcs when I watched it on the animated series. The good news is that this theatrical