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Batman v Superman Dawn of Justice

Justice League movie review: grab ’em by the fanboy

Fri, Nov 17, 2017
76 comments

The cinematic equivalent of Trump and Brexit as awfulness brought upon ourselves. Incoherent and cheap-looking. There are no heroes, and everything is broken.

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Wonder Woman movie review: women’s work

Thu, Jun 08, 2017
80 comments

Everything about this joyful, sincere origin story feels like a retort — a very welcome and much needed one — to traditional male-centered superhero stories.

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X-Men: Apocalypse movie review: everyone knows the third movie is always the worst

Thu, May 19, 2016
23 comments

About precisely nothing other than pure pulp comic-book soap-opera rigmarole, overshadowed by clichés, implausibilities, and missed opportunities.

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Captain America: Civil War movie review: the consequences of superpowers

Fri, Apr 29, 2016
39 comments

Tough, unanswerable human questions frame spectacular, innovative action sequences that are like superhero ballets. This series just keeps getting better.

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The Keeper of Lost Causes (Kvinden i buret) and The Absent One (Fasandraeberne) movies review: good clean nasty Nordic noir

Fri, Apr 15, 2016
2 comments

Grim treats, mining suspense and urgency from intensely plotted dual timelines of brutal criminality. A must for fans of rumpled, cynical, bitter detectives.

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from Facebook: are superheroes alone not enough anymore?

Thu, Apr 07, 2016
13 comments

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from Facebook: no, Wonder Woman does not make Batman v Superman awesome to the gals

Wed, Mar 30, 2016
8 comments

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie review: sucker punch

Mon, Mar 28, 2016
316 comments

Like a movie from the world of Watchmen: cold, cruel, borderline incoherent in its testosterone-fueled rage, misogynist, paternalistic… fascist, even.

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