Tag: Comic Book

Zack Snyder’s Justice League: A Peek at What Was and What Could Have Been

The circumstances surrounding the saga of director Zack Snyder’s fabled cut of 2017’s Justice League are unprecedented in Hollywood history. After experiencing the tragedy of losing a child, Snyder opted to leave to tend to his family after…

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Wonder Woman 1984: success, lies, and ambitious mistakes

After three years and numerous COVID-related delays, the long awaited sequel to the 2017 landmark hit film Wonder Woman has finally arrived. Due to circumstances beyond the filmmakers’ control, this film is being seen as a sort of…

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The Old Guard Balances Action, Philosophy, and Morality in One Entertaining Package

We all go about our daily lives with the foreboding knowledge that death comes for us all. When I consider what awaits me at the end of my time here on Earth, all the possibilities evoke fear. Those…

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Birds of Prey Uses Visual Flair and Great Performance to Deliver a Fun Time at the Movies

Breaking up is hard to do. After leaving a long-term relationship, forging a new identity separate and apart from a former partner can be daunting and tough to manage. For women, social constructs that often say her worth…

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Everything Old is New in Joker

“The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.” – African proverb “Call me crazy, sh– at least you’re calling.” – Drake A corrupt government seemingly more beholden to monied…

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The Souvenir Tracks the Lifespan of a Toxic Relationship

Finding love can be one of the most arduous processes we embark on in our lifetimes. Trying to find the right person with which we click is a trial and error process that unfortunately can have dire consequences…

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Dark Phoenix, Trauma, and the Importance of Family

It is our experiences and environment that help mold who we are. If our pasts are painful and full of strife, we often carry that forward with us our entire lives, complicating our growth and clouding any path…

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Avengers: Endgame is the Perfect Ending for Marvel’s Infinity Saga (But Not in the Way You Think)

************************This review contains spoilers**************************** Over the past decade, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has come to define modern blockbuster film-making and dominate pop culture. Their serialized, television episodic style changed the way we view movie franchises and how…

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Shazam Uses Laughs and Comic Book Spectacle to Impart the Importance of Family

Family can at once be the thing that most grates our nerves and what keeps us afloat during the most trying of times. Our early development and socialization is driven almost exclusively by our families as they are…

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With Captain Marvel, Marvel Studios Continues Its Lack of Respect For Its Audience

Captain Marvel features Vers (Brie Larson), a young Kree warrior-hero who, along with her mentor and team leader Yon-Rogg (Jude Law), is in the midst of a years-long intergalactic war between the Kree and the Skrulls. Vers suffers…

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