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dceu

reviews 1.5 stars, brian tyree henry, dc, dceu, frances conroy, joaquin phoenix, joker, robert deniro, todd phillips, zazie beets

JOKER

October 6, 2019

So a great performance, a bad idea, and a terrible sense of timing walk into a bar…

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, action, asher angel, comic books, cooper andrews, david f. sandberg, dc, dceu, djimon honsou, grace fulton, jack dylan grazer, mark strong, reviews, shazam!, zachary levi

SHAZAM!

April 6, 2019

The latest DC story reminds us that being a hero isn’t about what you can do, but what you choose to do.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews amber heard, amy adams, aquaman, batman, ben affleck, ciaran hinds, connie nielsen, cyborg, dceu, diane lane, ezra miller, gal gadot, henry cavill, j.k. simmons, jason momoa, jeremy irons, joss whedon, justice league, ray fisher, reviews, superman, the flash, wonder woman, zack snyder

JUSTICE LEAGUE

November 21, 2017

In a time when we seem determined to pull ourselves apart, heroes can still come together.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, action, chris pine, comic books, connie nielsen, danny huston, david thewlis, dc, dceu, elena anaya, ewen bremner, gal gadot, patty jenkins, reviews, robin wright, saïd taghmaoui, women in film, wonder woman

WONDER WOMAN

June 6, 2017

How does one tell the story of a god and make it interesting to us puny humans? How does one take an immortal spirit and an indestructible form and use it to spin a tale that will still captivate?

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 2 stars, adewale akinnuoye-agbaje, ben affleck, cara delevinge, comic book, common, david ayer, dc, dceu, jai courtney, jared leto, jay hernandez, joel kinnaman, karen fukuhara, margot robbie, reviews, suicide squad, viola davis, will smith

SUICIDE SQUAD

August 11, 2016

A curiously wasted opportunity from a studio just doesn’t have opportunities to waste

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Ryan McNeil
reviews batman v superman, ben affleck, dc, dceu, diane lane, gal gadot, henry cavill, holly hunter, jeremy irons, jesse eisenberg, laurence fishburn, michael shannon, reviews, zack snyder

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

March 27, 2016

Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Who’s to say?

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Ryan McNeil
trailers adam beach, adewale akinnuoye-agbaje, ben affleck, cara delevinge, comic book, common, david ayer, dc, dceu, jai courtney, jared leto, margot robbie, suicide squad, viola davis, will smith

Bohemian Like You: SUICIDE SQUAD Trailer

January 20, 2016

Wait…is DC having…fun???

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Ryan McNeil
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