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· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 30, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 9 of 9)

Well, we got through Suicide Squad. If you just started reading this recap here, I’ll let Superman sum the movie up for you: But despite Suicide Squad’s banal ugliness, its addled editing, its incoherent characterizations, its risible villain, and its…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 16, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 8 of 9)

A while ago on Suicide Squad: The most useful member of the team found his cojones, only to sacrifice them (and everything else) to kill Enchantress’s brother “Chester”, whose real name I never heard even once. But Enchantress’s machine…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 9, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 7 of 9)

Antecedently on Suicide Squad: The chips are down for our plucky band of felons. Waller’s been kidnapped and mind-probed. Joker’s escape attempt went awry; he got in a helicopter crash *snicker* and he’s *snort* totally…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jul 3, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 6 of 9)

Heretofore on Suicide Squad: Our titular Squad began their first big assignment: to travel to Gotham Central Star National Fawcett Coast Keystone Gorilla Midway City and rescue an unidentified person from a brother/sister duo of omnipotent wizards who are wrecking…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 25, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 5 of 9)

Erstwhile on Suicide Squad: Amanda Waller’s cunning plan to engineer a romance between an ultra-powerful witch and the single person guarding her somehow ran into problems. Enchantress slipped her leash and went rogue, releasing her brother from his Pier…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 18, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 4 of 9)

Precedingly on Suicide Squad: Waller’s getting the band together. Harley Quinn’s pimp is coming to her rescue. Enchantress is off the leash and up to no good. Enchantress teleports by wrapping her cloud of bodily funk around her. Her…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 11, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 3 of 9)

Previously on Suicide Squad: Government stooge (and three-time Detective Wyms Cosplay Contest runner-up) Amanda Waller wanted to protect America from a hypothetical terrorist threat by a Superman-type figure. To that end, she assembled a team of lame-o supervillains with…

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· by Tyler Peterson · Jun 4, 2018

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 2 of 9)

Last time on Suicide Squad: The Wall got an idea. An awful idea. The Wall got a wonderful, awful idea. She’s smiling because, with Superman dead, it’s the perfect time to pitch this wonderful, awful idea to her fellow…

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· by Henrik Magnusson · Jan 18, 2018

3 awesome DC Elseworlds stories that need to be movies

So I’ve talked before about DC screwing around with their classic characters by throwing them into new settings that range from “plausible” to “this writer is clearly having a nervous breakdown, please get them help.” One of the best sandboxes…

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· by Jordon Davis · May 9, 2017

How to survive a summer blockbuster

Summer is here and with it comes sun and laughter, unless you have that rare sun allergy and you’re kind of depressed about it. But also movies! Summer is traditionally the time for the biggest, eventiest event movies the studios…

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· by Steven Birkner · Apr 4, 2017

Why movie villain schemes have gotten ridiculously complicated

If the Joker’s plan from 1989’s Batman is an obvious called strike right in the middle of the plate, The Dark Knight’s Joker’s plan is the equivalent of the infield fly rule.

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Feb 2, 2017

Hit or Bomb? February 2017 movie predictions

Another new month is upon us, meaning it’s the time when I would normally go into a long-winded spiel about the kinds of movies you can expect over the next few weeks, but I think we all know the drill:…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Aug 9, 2016

Suicide Squad (2016): A flawed but fun end-of-summer blockbuster

Maybe I'm being too generous, but I think in light of the context that Suicide Squad was made in, it did the best it could with what it had, but really, it was capable of so much more.

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· by Joey Tedesco · Nov 7, 2015

VIDEO: Batman (1989)

More like The Joker Begins. Regardless, it's one of the great comic book movies of all time!

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· by Sofie Liv · Aug 29, 2015

VIDEO: Top 5 villains who enjoy being villains

The second part in a mini-series celebrating heroes and villains who enjoy their chosen profession.

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· by Sybil Pandemic · May 15, 2015

VIDEO: Stop freaking out about Suicide Squad

People are freaking out about the Suicide Squad movie and Jared Leto's Joker, and as usual, Sybil has all the answers.

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· by Steven Birkner · Apr 21, 2015

Why Burton’s Batman will age better than Nolan’s

“It has the effect of reminding us while we’re watching a tightly-plotted crime drama that there is in fact a billionaire dressed up as a giant bat who refuses to use guns, fights criminals who have guns, and yet routinely emerges unscathed.”

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· by Joshua Bell · Mar 20, 2015

How The Killing Joke ruined Batgirl

“Choosing such a horrifying image as a celebration is in incredibly poor taste. It comes across as a glorification of Batgirl’s humiliation and degradation.”

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Jan 22, 2014

Batman (1989)

“Batman is a testament to how with enough hype, even a fundamentally mediocre film can break box office records and automatically become a ‘classic’ after the requisite number of years have passed.”

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· by Joey Tedesco · Apr 6, 2013

VIDEO: Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

The final installment of this year's Batman Chronicles finds the Caped Crusader facing his most challenging villain yet: his own Boy Wonder! Uh... spoiler alert?

Tagged: The Joker

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 9 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 8 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 7 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 6 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 5 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 4 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 3 of 9)

Suicide Squad (2016): a recap (part 2 of 9)

3 awesome DC Elseworlds stories that need to be movies

How to survive a summer blockbuster

Why movie villain schemes have gotten ridiculously complicated

Hit or Bomb? February 2017 movie predictions

Suicide Squad (2016): A flawed but fun end-of-summer blockbuster

VIDEO: Batman (1989)

VIDEO: Top 5 villains who enjoy being villains

VIDEO: Stop freaking out about Suicide Squad

Why Burton’s Batman will age better than Nolan’s

How The Killing Joke ruined Batgirl

Batman (1989)

VIDEO: Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

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