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‘Wonder Woman’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Directed by Women, DVD, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, superheroes, SVOD, war 01/27/2022 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Gal Gadot stars as the iconic superhero in this 2017 big screen adventure, in my opinion the best of the DCU features to date.

Aaron Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Nicolas Cage star in the superhero movie by Matthew Vaughn

Last chance: ‘Kick-Ass’ – wicked superhero fun on Prime Video

!Featured, Action, Amazon Prime Video, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, Last chance, satire, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD, thriller 01/26/2022 Sean Axmaker

This darkly satirical superhero movie, based on the uber-violent comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., tosses a high school teenager into a crime-fighting culture he isn’t the least bit prepared for.

‘Batman: The Killing Joke’ on Netflix and HBO Max

!Featured, Animation, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, HBO Max, Netflix, superheroes, SVOD 01/24/2022 Sean Axmaker

The legendary graphic novel by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland is adapted as the first R-rated DCU Original Animation feature.

‘The Suicide Squad’ – Supervillains to the rescue on HBO Max

!Featured, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 01/20/2022 Sean Axmaker

James Gunn’s sequel to the supervillain action film mixes black comedy and over-the-top violence in an R-rated comic book movie.

Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, and Jai Courtney star in the DC comics movie

‘Suicide Squad’ – Worst. Heroes. Ever. on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 01/16/2022 Sean Axmaker

Will Smith, Margot Robbie, and Joel Kinneman star in the first live-action film featuring the squad of supervillains drafted to play hero in the DCU.

What to stream: Denzel Washington is ‘Macbeth’ on Apple TV+, ‘Eternals’ on Disney+, ‘Bergman Island’ on Hulu

!Featured, Apple TV+, based on a comic book, based on a play, Disney+, Hulu, Streaming Movies, superheroes, thriller, What to Stream 01/14/2022 Sean Axmaker

Plus ‘Black Bear’ on Hulu and Paramount+, a new ‘Hotel Transylvania’ on Prime Video, ‘Peacemaker’ with John Cena on HBO Max, ‘Wolf Like Me’ on Peacock

Benedict Cumberbatch is the Master of the Mystic Arts in the Marvel Studios movie

‘Doctor Strange’ – Sorcerer Supreme on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Disney+, DVD, fantasy, Streaming Movies, superheroes, supernatural, SVOD 01/13/2022 Sean Axmaker

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Marvel’s magic-wielding superhero in this mystic entry in the MCU from director Scott Derrickson.

‘Justice League: The New Frontier’ – animated flashback on HBO Max

!Featured, Animation, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, historical, superheroes, SVOD 01/12/2022 Sean Axmaker

The origin of the Justice League is reimagined in this DCU Original Animation adaptation of the celebrated Darwyn Cooke graphic novel.

Tilda Swinton in Bong Joon-ho 's 'Snowpiercer'

‘Snowpiercer’ – careening apocalyptic allegory on Peacock

!Featured, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Peacock, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 01/11/2022 Sean Axmaker

Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho (‘Parasite’) directs this high-speed allegory barreling down the science fiction tracks of genre cinema.

Christian Bale is Batman in Christopher Nolan's 'Batman Begins'

‘Batman Begins’ – Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, superheroes, SVOD 01/08/2022 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Christopher Nolan rebooted the Batman mythos for the big screen in 2005, bringing the often lighthearted hero back to the shadows, both figuratively and literally.