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What Critics Are Saying About Aquaman and Mary Poppins Returns – Flickering Myth Fridays #2

December 14, 2018 by Gary Collinson

EJ Moreno rounds up the week in pop culture news in the latest episode of Flickering Myth Fridays… 

In this week’s episode, EJ Moreno dives into what critics are saying about two of Decembers biggest releases in the DC superhero blockbuster Aquaman and Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns.

You can read our Aquaman reviews here and here and our Mary Poppins Returns reviews here and here.

SEE ALSO: Can You Imagine That? How Mary Poppins Returns Unfroze My Cynical Heart

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Aquaman is directed by James Wan (The Conjuring) and stars Jason Momoa as the titular hero, reprising his role from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, along with Amber Heard as Mera, Patrick Wilson as Ocean Master, Willem Dafoe as Dr. Vulko, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Dolph Lundgren as King Nereus, Nicole Kidman as Atlanna, Temuera Morrison as Tom Curry, Ludi Lin as Murk, Michael Beach as Jesse Kane, Djimon Hounsou as the Fisherman King, Randall Park as Dr. Stephen Shin, Otis Dhanji as a young Arthur Curry, Julie Andrews as Karathen and Graham McTavish as Atlan.

Mary Poppins Returns is directed by Rob Marshall (Into the Woods) and sees Emily Blunt (The Girl on the Train) leading the cast alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda (Moana), Ben Whishaw (Spectre), Emily Mortimer (Hugo), Julie Walters (Harry Potter), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins), Pixie Davies (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children), Nathanael Saleh (Game of Thrones), Angela Lansbury (Murder, She Wrote), and newcomer Joel Dawson, with Dick Van Dyke also making a cameo appearance.

Filed Under: Articles, Opinions and Long Reads, EJ Moreno, Flickering Myth TV, Movies Tagged With: Aquaman, Bumblebee, Mary Poppins Returns

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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