david f sandberg
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Shazam Is A Good Superhero Movie And A Better Family Drama
These days, superhero movies need a little something extra to make them stand out from the pack. They can’t just be a typical, big-budget, flashy action movie. There needs to be a certain level of humour, pathos, or some poignant commentary that takes the film to the next level. In the case of David F.…
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How Shazam Will Use Childlike Wonder To Set It Apart From The Superhero Pack
If you want to know how Shazam is going to be different from the DC Entertainment films that preceded it, you need only reference two scenes: One in which the hero fights the bad guy in a toy store filled with DC superhero merch, and another where a big fight takes place at a festive…
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Shazam! Technically Exists In The Same Universe As David F Sandberg’s First Feature Film
From Lights Out. Image: Warner Bros. Well, this is interesting: according to David F. Sandberg, director of the upcoming Shazam!, the DCEU film will technically share a universe with his previous film.
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Annabelle: Creation Offers Fun But Fleeting Frights
Annabelle: Creation is the latest in the ever-growing Conjuring universe, and it aims to tell you everything you ever wanted to know about how that damn doll went from merely creepy to pure evil. This makes for plenty of frights, and if the movie hits a few too many predictable notes, at least it makes…