DC Comics
Can a super-grungy The Batman sequel take the DC universe somewhere even darker?
The 2022 film was an outlier, free from the usual superhero trappings and resolutely downbeat, and the follow-up should also go beyond the conventional
Ben Child
15, Mar, 2024 @12:04 PM
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League review – straddles the brilliant and the banal
This fourth adaptation of DC’s least-likely heroes combines an inspired storyline with some very pedestrian combat
Tom Regan
07, Feb, 2024 @10:00 AM
Rebel Moon: despite the stream of terrible reviews Zack Snyder seems unstoppable
Netflix viewers love Snyder’s critically mauled sci-fi film and Christopher Nolan has suggested he is a seminal influence. Is this a triumphant rise from the ashes of the DC extended universe ?
Ben Child
02, Jan, 2024 @1:09 PM
Poor Things, Anyone But You, Wish: the biggest films coming to Australia on Boxing Day
Misbehaving mallards, chiselled leading men and Disney in decline … here’s our guide to what’s about to hit a screen near you
Michael Sun
22, Dec, 2023 @11:00 PM
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom review – terrible Jason Momoa sequel pollutes the DC ocean
Tired tropes, a forgettable plot and a cast going through the motions – if this is the last movie in the DC Extended Universe it should sink to the bottom, never to be seen again
Peter Bradshaw
21, Dec, 2023 @3:00 PM
Is ‘cameo porn’ ruining superhero movies? James Gunn thinks so – and he should know
‘If a character is in film, they have to have a reason to be there,’ says the head of DC Studios. But is he creating a rod for his own back?
Ben Child
15, Dec, 2023 @1:59 PM
Is Nicholas Hoult too fresh-faced to be the new Lex Luthor in Superman: Legacy?
The 33-year-old is an excellent character actor – but can the kid from About a Boy ever really be a match for Superman? Or will it be like when Jesse Eisenberg was miscast in the same role in Dawn of Justice?
Ben Child
24, Nov, 2023 @12:26 PM
Something fishy: what’s the real story with Amber Heard and Aquaman 2?
The director says her character was never intended to feature in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the studio claims a lack of chemistry – but fans can’t help but suspect the actor’s public shaming is to blame for her greatly reduced role
Ben Child
30, Oct, 2023 @12:56 PM
Is DC’s Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom a superhero movie out of time?
On the surface the forthcoming sequel looks capable of knocking everyone’s head off, but rumours of reshoots and walkouts suggest otherwise
Ben Child
15, Sep, 2023 @10:36 AM
Can Fantastic Four save Marvel – and DC – from superhero movie malaise?
Comic book legends Mark Millar and David Ayer suggest the genre may have run out of road – can the 2025 return of the classic comic characters to the big screen change that?
Ben Child
08, Sep, 2023 @11:49 AM
Blue Beetle review – perky superhero caper offers more of the same
DC’s first live-action Latino superhero adventure is a milestone for representation and a solidly entertaining diversion but suffers from overplayed beats
Benjamin Lee
16, Aug, 2023 @5:00 PM
Amazonian prime: why Wonder Woman 3 will be the star of the new-look DC multiverse
There’s been a cull at DC under studio boss James Gunn, but Gal Gadot’s warrior princess stands tall, and her previously cancelled second sequel is back on
Ben Child
04, Aug, 2023 @11:36 AM
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