Category: Comics

Brie Larson is Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel’s biggest battle is fighting audience superhero fatigue

Captain Marvel is here! And accompanying her are dudes complaining about feminism, social commentators applauding representation, and a multi-billion-dollar franchise that turned Disney into the overlord of entertainment. So, great conditions to enjoy a popcorn superhero movie, right?

(L-r) JAY HERNANDEZ as Diablo, JAI COURTNEY as Boomerang, ADEWALE AKINNUOYE-AGBAJE as Killer Croc, MARGOT ROBBIE as Harley Quinn, WILL SMITH as Deadshot, JOEL KINNAMAN as Rick Flag and KAREN FUKUHARA as Katana in Warner Bros. Pictures' action adventure "SUICIDE SQUAD," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

‘Suicide Squad’ yet another DC letdown

Maybe the hype was to blame, maybe the writing, maybe key pieces were lost in editing and reshoots, but Suicide Squad squanders its monumental potential with tonal missteps and a gaunt plot that leaves a lot to be desired. After seeing the great cast and the well-executed trailers, I was really rooting for this one, but it seems that DC has missed the mark yet again. *Contains spoilers