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The Batman – Review

The Batman proves Warner Bros’ third law: for every divisive reboot of the Caped Crusader, there is an oppositional masterpiece waiting to be made.  Scaling down beautifully from the silly operatics of the...
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Wonder Woman 1984 – Review

Towards the end of Wonder Woman 1984, Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) desperately shouts “why are you doing this?” at the villain cackling maniacally down at her. It feels twistedly cathartic to hear this as an...
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Birds of Prey – Review

With dull, failed reboots like Men in Black and Hellboy, and heinous franchise finales like Rise of Skywalker and Dark Phoenix, 2019 was a bad year for blockbusters. Thankfully, 2020 seems to be here to set it...
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Joker – Review

It’s impossible to go into Joker without the heavy fog of its insufferable, endless online discourse clouding your view. The ridiculous moral panics and equally silly impassioned defences have already made...
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Shazam! – Review

To be the DCEU's brightest, funniest film so far is a pretty low bar, but Shazam! clears it effortlessly. The story of a 14-year-old boy suddenly becoming endowed with superhuman powers is ripe with comedic...
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Aquaman – Review

Skulking onto the scene as the first DC movie after the ignominious critical reception and woeful box office performance of Justice League, James Wan’s Aquaman has both everything and nothing to prove –...
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Team Talk – Justice League

At long last, DC's second ensemble stab at an extended universe movie is here! As our writer Joni wrote in his review, "The DC Extended Universe has taken quite a beating", critically and commercially, on...
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Justice League – Review

"It’s not about the hits you take, it’s about how you get back up.” - Muhammad Ali The DC Extended Universe has taken quite a beating on its way to Justice League. A commercial failure here, a false...
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Team Talk – Wonder Woman

Here it is, finally: a female-fronted superhero movie directed by a woman. But does Wonder Woman live up to its name or squander its landmark potential? Our very own Tom Bond believes DC have finally got...