REVIEW – “Black Adam”: Another Dark, Mindless Turn for DC’s Cinematic Footprint
Long gestating in WB/DC’s big screen coffers since 2014, if not longer, there seemed to be a mountain of promise in crafting a solo origin film for an antihero with…
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REVIEW – “DC League of Super Pets”: Comic Franchise Gone to the Dogs, Open for Families
Certain summer films can represent a microcosm of cultural phenomena, often for better or worse, wide-reaching, niche, focused, or inconsistent. With all its hype, and what its marketing tried to…
REVIEW – “Jungle Cruise”: A Slow, Lively Ride Down a Lazy, Unrealistic River
The 2010s had left a radical impact on Disney’s live-action strategy, focusing on categories instead of risks. As the decade moved along, some of those higher concept ideas turned to…