Justice League
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As his latest film Army of the Dead hits Netflix, the Justice League director takes time to answer questions from fans and collaborators
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His cut of the Superman movie was the blockbuster hit of the pandemic – and now he’s back with more snazzily-shot zombies in Army of the Dead. What would you ask the director behind DC’s finest?
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Fans can finally watch Zack Snyder’s original vision for the Justice League – but can I really spend all afternoon in front of the TV?
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4 out of 5 stars.
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week Zack Snyder's Justice League review – four hours of geek-pleasing grandeur
4 out of 5 stars.Affleck and Cavill are as insipid as ever but this new cut adds operatic colour to vapid original – and a bold new ending -
Streaming service screened part of Zack Snyder’s 242-minute-long edit instead of new Tom and Jerry animation
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Zack Snyder’s $30m edit for HBO Max could be darker than Whedon’s 2017 film, it could give more screen time to Ray Fisher – or it could just be just as bad
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Cavill is expected to make cameos in Shazam 2 and Aquaman 2. So why hasn’t Warner Bros brought him back for a standalone film?
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2 out of 5 stars.This part-underwater set superhero origin story is a big disappointment and even Jason Momoa’s good-ol-boy persona can’t save it from drowning
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After failing to nail down a cameo role in the upcoming Shazam! movie, it looks as if Cavill’s time as the Man of Steel has drawn to a close
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Marvel has upped its bad-guy game, but two upcoming Joker projects are a reminder that DC still has the better-known nemeses – if only it can figure out how to exploit them
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With Wonder Woman sapped by big-screen sexism and Skeletor peddling price comparison sites, Netflix’s reboot of the 1980s Princess of Power couldn’t be more timely, writes freelance journalist Phoebe-Jane Boyd
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The bumbling bear returns to the top spot as Wonder warms the heart and The Disaster Artist turns a turkey into a high-flying hit
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The Will Ferrell sequel exploits previews to top the charts, while George Clooney’s Suburbicon is outperformed by Polish film Letters to Santa 3
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DC superheroes reign supreme as Paddington 2’s Peruvian émigré leaves Murder on the Orient Express at the platform
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Justice League’s weak box office performance spotlights Affleck’s tricky position – whether to limp on, or join the order of failed dark knights
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1 out of 5 stars.Joss Whedon’s quips sit ill with Zack Snyder’s leaden direction, while Ben Affleck makes for an unconvincing Batman in this dire DC offering
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