superpowers
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The Lasso of Truth Is Wonder Woman 1984’s Real Star
In Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984, princess Diana of Themyscira whips out a bevy of new, magical tricks to aid in her fight to save the world. She does battle with both Max Lord and Cheetah, two villains meant to embody all wanton greed and consumption that defined the decade. Though both her foes are armed…
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Heroes Meets Misfits in the First Trailer for Netflix’s Freaks — You’re One of Us
It’s not always anyone can wear the mask. In Netflix’s Freaks ” You’re One of Us, it’s a working-class mum who finds she’s been suppressing her own abilities for years. Now that she knows the truth, what is she going to do with them?
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How Netflix’s I Am Not OK With This Evolves Past Its Mixed Metaphor About Queerness
Netflix’s I Am Not OK With This follows in the long tradition of comic book adaptations about people manifesting superpowers to tell coming-of-age stories about how hard it is to know yourself as your body begins to do and feel things you don’t understand. Sydney Novak (It and Sharp Objects star Sophia Lillis) is a burgeoning…
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An Endlessly Busy Will Smith Returns To Sci-Fi With Brilliance… Again
Does Will Smith ever stop? Apparently not, because while we’re still waiting for him to literally face himself in Gemini Man or not show up in The Suicide Squad, he’s already got his eyes on another new project: an adaptation of the 2013 novel Brilliance. Stop us if you’ve heard this before, because, err… you…