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Suicide Squad

The Suicide Squad movie review: primrose psychopaths

Tue, Aug 03, 2021
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Spanks the 2016 film and sends it off to the corner to think about what it did. This one is the definite article: Gory, grim, bleakly funny. Full of feverish, anarchic energy and exhausting cynicism.

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Justice League movie review: grab ’em by the fanboy

Fri, Nov 17, 2017
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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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The Void movie review: retro monsters, alien mystery

Wed, Mar 29, 2017
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It’s Lovecraft by way of The Thing and Alien in this satisfyingly schlocky 80s throwback, complete with practical FX. A genuinely eerie experience.

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my picks for tonight’s 89th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2016’s films)

Mon, Feb 27, 2017
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Now updated with winners…

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AWFJ 2016 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu, Dec 22, 2016
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Moonlight leads, with seven awards…

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from Facebook: there aren’t as many diehard fans of *anything* as Hollywood would like to think

Sat, Aug 13, 2016
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from Facebook: oh hey, is Suicide Squad third in a trilogy?

Tue, Aug 09, 2016
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from Facebook: “without critics, all that’s left is marketing,” and Suicide Squad

Mon, Aug 08, 2016
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Suicide Squad movie review: sh*t squad

Fri, Aug 05, 2016
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Should be grim, bitter, and as horrifyingly alluring as Hannibal Lecter. But it’s nothing but a teen-friendly ad for toys, Ts, and other disposable merch.

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from Facebook: there’s a petition to shut down Rotten Tomatoes, because critics hate Suicide Squad

Wed, Aug 03, 2016
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