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Joker
No film in recent memory has been as polarizing as Joker. A scroll through Rotten Tomatoes reveals a spectrum of reactions ranging from the highest praise of the year to anger that the movie was even made. One thing’s for sure though: everyone has seen it. Joker is officially the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time…
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
I’ve noticed that, when it comes to any art form, classification and genre are more important that you would think. We might be at a time when people eschew labels for things like relationships and spirituality, but being able to put things into categories still matters when it comes to our entertainment. While they may…
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The Mummy
Much has been made about the recent rise of movie universes. Marvel, DC, Star Wars, etc. A film universe allows production companies the comforts of a franchise — character familiarity, crew stability — while bypassing the obvious drawbacks of narrative fatigue. Need to crank out another film, but your last effort flopped? Hit your audience…
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Wonder Woman
I should start this piece by admitting something: I’m firmly entrenched as a Marvel Cinematic Universe fan. I loved watching the Spiderman and X-Men movies as a young teenager, and I’ve enjoyed seeing the rise of Marvel as a movie powerhouse. There aren’t too many smart and fun blockbusters out there, and the MCU has…
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Suicide Squad
Critics have not taken kindly to the DC Cinematic Universe. At three films in, the Rotten Tomatoes scores are as follows: 55% for Man of Steel, 27% for Batman v Superman, and 26% for Suicide Squad. By comparison, the lowest Rotten Tomatoes score of the 13 films released in the Marvel Universe since 2008 is…
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The Gospel According to Batman v Superman
