‘Joker’ is self-serious clownery masquerading as art
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And, in its pompous self-seriousness, incoherent narrative and utter lack of depth, the film succeeds — in being tragically bad.
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‘Detective Comics’ #1000 is affecting anthology worthy of Batman’s legacy
While the 10 short stories of “Detective Comics” #1000 wildly vary in terms of style and content, they all aim to pay homage to Batman’s legacy. Impressively, none stick out as egregious weak links.
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The Clog’s power ranking of female superheroes
Though a majority of female superheroes were created by male writers and artists, they never fail to empower women from all backgrounds and all parts of the world. To all the women out there, on this International Women’s Day, just remember that you’re all superheroes in your own way.
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The 5 best new Image Comics series of October
Image Comics is easily the best publisher in the business (sorry, DC and Marvel), maintaining a consistently excellent output of independent, creator-owned titles.
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Why ‘Venom’ lacks any real bite
Somewhere between witnessing a sweaty Tom Hardy chomp on a live lobster and seeing the character of Venom soulfully tell Eddie Brock that he’d made him change his mind about humanity, I realized that “Venom” was not the version of the story that I’d grown up with.
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15 summer movies you can’t miss
“Avengers: Infinity War” heralded the start of the summer movie season, kicking off a four-month period in which CGI spectacle reigns supreme.
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‘Justice League’ fails to reach potential, leaves DC future bleak
With flops such as “Batman v Superman” and “Suicide Squad,” as well as the growing success of the Marvel Universe across the street at Disney, DC cannot afford any more mistakes.
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‘Wonder Woman’ delivers defiant superheroine we’ve been waiting for
There’s something incredibly powerful about watching a superheroine goddess be trained to save the world by a battalion of badass women.
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A Batman movie wishlist: in which a fanboy shouts into the void, making unreasonable demands in an even-tempered though vain attempt at coherence
I’m no expert on all things Batman — but what’s the point of being a fanboy if I can’t go on rants and make some fancasts?
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‘Live By Night’ is criminally boring, (sometimes) offers engaging action
Ben Affleck pulls quadruple duty in “Live By Night” by directing, producing, writing and starring in the film. He proved himself as a director and producer with “Argo,” and he rose to fame by co-writing and co-starring in “Good Will Hunting.” As such, his directorial follow up “Live By Night”
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