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It was surprising enough to find out that a so-called "Snyder Cut" of 2017's Justice League even existed. It’s a far larger surprise to discover it isn’t half bad. Both films share the haziest of story...

It has been a tough decade for DC fans. For some, it has just been one expensive disappointment after another. For others, like me, who have mostly enjoyed the output, it has been years of watching this...

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 –...

There's a line in Venom about a "turd in the wind" that seems tailor-made for angry critics. But to use it in a review would give the screenwriters too much credit. It would be easy to blame all the...

Forget Thanos. Disregard Lex Luthor. The most dastardly cinematic villain of all is undoubtedly the Male Gaze. Cast your mind back to any blockbuster and chances are, he’s there. The woman introduced...

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...

1. Don’t worry! Wonder Woman 2 is a whole lot closer It’s a bumper time for Wonder Woman fans. Not only is Gal Gadot currently on out screens in Justice League – a film described by our own Joni Blyth...

"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...

The long-lived superhero zeitgeist is one of the twenty-first century’s defining cinematic movements.  Marvel’s announcement of a five-year ‘Phase Three’ plan and Warner Bros’s announcement of a...

1. Captain Marvel is heading to the 90s, not to Infinity War The most recent edition of the San Diego Comic-Con revealed some gems. Not only did we get ourselves a whole hunk’a trailers, we also received...

1. Look! An image from Avengers: Infinity War We don’t want to jump the gun here, but this image could be the most important thing you see all week. It probably isn't, sure, but it’s definitely something...

1. Money, Money, Money begets Mo’ Money, Money, Money Mamma Mia! is getting! a sequel! And while nobody really called for it, excepting ABBA’s accountants, we’d be lying if we said we weren’t game....

1. Robert Downey Jr. to talk, grunt, squeak and squawk with the animals Robert Downey Jr. is already used to speaking to a black widow, a falcon, a black panther and an ant, man. Now he’s going to have...

At this point, one can only imagine the DC Extended Universe is built upon an ancient Indian burial ground. This riposte to the Marvel Cinematic Universe has tripped over three critical paving stones since...

Zack Snyder loathes Superman just as much as the Bat of Gotham does. His two-film mauling of the Son of Krypton has been been far worse than anything dealt out in this movie’s brawl. The second, important...