Shazam! Directed by: David F. Sandberg Starring: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Mark Strong, Djimon Hounsou, Grace Fulton, Faithe Herman, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Cooper Andrews, Marta Milans Shazam! is exactly the type of film that DC should be making; fun, throwaway, self-referential, but very much standalone. There's nods to the wider DC world,... Continue Reading →
Justice League (2017) – Review
Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Ezra Miller, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Ciaran Hinds, J.K. Simmons Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. (Source: IMDb)... Continue Reading →
Wonder Woman (2017) – Review
Director: Patty Jenkins Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis The Overview Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside world, she leaves home to fight a war... Continue Reading →
The Problem with the DCEU is…
Spoilers within for all DCEU movies so far! Whilst the title of this blog drops a massive hint at the direction this blog post might be taking, it is first worth noting that I haven’t disliked the DCEU films so far. Man of Steel grew on me after a second watch, BvS was watchable, and... Continue Reading →
Suicide Squad Review
Director: David Ayer Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Cara Delevingne, Joel Kinnaman, Karen Fukuhara. This review is spoiler free, revealing no more than is seen in the trailers. The Overview A secret government agency recruits a group of imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops... Continue Reading →
Batman: The Killing Joke Review
Director: Sam Liu Starring: Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Tara Strong, Ray Wise The Overview Based on the graphic novel of the same name, described by many as the "definitive" Joker story. As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own... Continue Reading →
Dawn of Justice vs Civil War: When Heroes Collide
I really didn’t want to be that person who wrote an article about Batman vs Superman and Civil War, in fact I’m pretty sure I tweeted my disdain about critics who did just this in their reviews for Civil War! I have reviewed both of these films independently of each other (BvS review is here,... Continue Reading →
Movie Marketing: Who got it right, who got it wrong?
The current age of movie trailers is undoubtedly very different to how it was years ago. Before the glorious days of the internet, most people would first hear about a film in the trailers at the cinema, seeing a poster at a bus stop, or an advert in a newspaper. Now, it is very different.... Continue Reading →
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