Tag: The Flash
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A Man Of Steel Deleted Scene Would Have Given Us An Emotional Superman Kill
Of all the movies to emerge from the Snyderverse (aka the Dceu), “Man of Steel” might be the most palatable. It’s true that Henry Cavill was a great Superman who never got a great Superman movie, but 2013’s “Man of Steel” did at least represent Snyder’s efforts to try something new with the titular hero.…
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Blue Beetle review – superhero fun with immigrant survival subtext
When law graduate Jaime is mistakenly turned into a beetle-based avenger, how will he use his new powers to help his beleaguered Latino family? Believable dynamics and boisterous comedy add charm to a familiar genreCinemagoers could be forgiven for suffering from superhero fatigue of late, with outings such as Black Adam, The Flash, Ant-Man and…
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We Need More Practical Effects, Hollywood!
2023 has been an interesting year for movies. What was once Hollywood’s easy go to for major box office returns in the form of sequels, nostalgia, and superheroes has not worked this year. Films like Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Fast X, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Flash, and The Meg 2…
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Blue Beetle review – perky superhero caper offers more of the same
DC’s first live-action Latino superhero adventure is a milestone for representation and a solidly entertaining diversion but suffers from overplayed beatsFor a long while, there had seemed an endless appetite for superhero stories, crowds rushing to and cheering at exhaustively interconnected adventures of good v evil even as critics started to sour. But in the…
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‘Blue Beetle’ Review: DC’s Latest Trades Big Scope for Smaller Stakes
This review was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist.DC usually doesn’t usually care about the little guy. While Marvel has plenty of underdogs that become heroes, DC’s superheroes are more akin to gods. Even the…
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‘Black Adam’: Dwayne Johnson Says It’s “One Of The Biggest Mysteries” Why Film Isn’t Getting A Sequel
When it was released, though it did have a big opening weekend, it was clear “Black Adam” wasn’t going to be the hit Warner Bros. Discovery hoped it would be. Sure, in retrospect, the box office gross for the film eclipsed that of “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” and “The Flash,” but $393 million globally…
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The Dcu Should Have Pattinson and Batfleck, Too
Fans of all things Batman have no shortage of portrayals of their favorite Caped Crusader. Both Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck donned the cowl for this year’s The Flash movie, and 2022 saw Robert Pattinson playing a more serious and gritty version of the character in The Batman. It can all leave fans feeling a…
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Can Blue Beetle Bust DC’s Bad Streak At The Box Office? An Investigation
DC has had a bit of a rough go as of late, dating back to “Black Adam” not crossing the $400 million mark at the global box office in 2022, and as a result, failing to change the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe. This year hasn’t helped, as both “The Flash” and “Shazam!…