Synopsis: The Justice League faces a powerful new threat, the Fatal Five. Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman seek answers as the time-traveling trio of Mano, Persuader and Tharok terrorize Metropolis in search of budding Green Lantern. This may drastically change the destiny of the universe.
My thoughts: This is a really good introduction to the Legion of Superheroes into the DCAU of movies. Now this is technically not canon to the shared universe but it's a starting point for people so they can put them in the mainline series and not miss a beat. The writing was strong and the JLU style animation is always welcomed as is the voice of our main cast. DC could've done better but not that much better as this is a pretty good movie overall.
Final verdict: 4 teenagers from the 31st century out of 5.
Synopsis: Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway have winning chemistry as a pair of con artists plying their trade in a stunning seaside town in the south of France. Josephine Chesterfield (Hathaway) is a glamorous, seductive Brit with a sprawling home in Beaumont-sur-Mer and a penchant for defrauding gullible wealthy men from all corners of the world. Into her well-ordered, meticulously moneyed world bursts Penny Rust (Wilson), an Aussie who is as free-form and fun-loving as Josephine is calculated and cunning. Where Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars, Josephine fills her safe with massive diamonds after ensnaring her prey in glitzy casinos. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece so they con the men that have wronged women. Wilson's talent for physicality and Hathaway's withering wit are a combustible combination as the pair of scammers pull out all the stops to swindle a naive tech billionaire (Alex Sharp).
My thoughts: It wasn't completely unwatchable, but it was completely un-funny and even though Anne Hathaway deserves better she did nothing to redeem this movie either. It's a stinker.
Final verdict: 2 gender-swaped remakes out of 5.
Synopsis: Hellboy is back, and he's on fire. From the pages of Mike Mignola's seminal work, this action packed story sees the legendary half-demon superhero (David Harbour, "Stranger Things") called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants. There he discovers The Blood Queen, Nimue (Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil series), a resurrected ancient sorceress thirsting to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy is now hell-bent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world.
My thoughts: It doesn't touch the animated or Del Toro films. But it didn't need to in order to be good, but it didn't quite reach that either. It seems this movie was made due to the success of R rated superhero movies lately and they decided to give Hellboy that treatment except with a low budget it all just kind've looked forced and mildly cringy. This movie is a big ol' meh at it's core.
Final verdict: 3 demons out of 5.
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