Big Al Reviews
Movie reviews and more by Albert DeSantis
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Black Adam (’22 review)

3 outta 5 Black Adam, the latest DC superhero movie in the DC Extended Universe, is more of Shazam! sequel than the marketing admits. However, it is somewhat irritating that the Wizard Shazam is here, the magic transformation word “Shazam!” is said a whole bunch but Shazam himself isn’t mentioned or appears. The movie closely…
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The Suicide Squad (’21 review)

5 outta 5 Writer/director James Gunn delved into the Marvel universe with Guardians of the Galaxy and now he crosses the street to the DC Universe with The Suicide Squad. The result is engaging, messy, hilarious, and oddly kind of joyous war movie crossed with comic book superheroes. With a sprawling cast of characters, each…
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League (’21 review)

3 outta 5 Zack Snyder may be credited as the director of 2017’s Justice League but for him that movie remained unfinished. Snyder suffered a personal tragedy and was fending off studio interference from Warner Brothers so he left the movie which was completed with multiple reshoots by Avengers director Joss Whedon. Years later, Snyder’s…