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The Fantabulous Queer Appeal of Birds of Prey

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EJ Moreno on Birds of Prey’s LGBTQ influences… Early in the production of the latest DC movie, I noticed an exciting development. Loud costumes showcased from on-set photos, rumors of Black Mask being a gay villain swirled, and the filmmakers talked about removing the male gaze. All of those details perked up my ears as […]

Comic Book Preview – Harley Quinn & The Birds of Prey #1

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Coinciding with the release of Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), DC Comics launches its new series Harley Quinn and the Birds of Prey this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out… The creative team that transformed Harley Quinn forever […]

Superman & Lois TV series casts Super Sons Jonathan and Jordan Kent

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After receiving a full season order from The CW last month, we’ve now got our first piece of new casting news for the upcoming Arrowverse spinoff Superman & Lois starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch. As revealed by Deadline, young actors Jordan Elsass (Little Fires Everywhere) and Alexander Garfin (The Peanuts Movie) are set to […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P.

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DC Comics honours Bruce Wayne’s fallen butler Alfred this week with the release of the one-shot comic Batman: Pennyworth R.I.P., and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here; take a look… Alfred Pennyworth served the Wayne family for decades-even through the tragic loss of Bruce Wayne’s parents. His death at the […]

Promo images for DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 5 Episode 4 – ‘A Head of Her Time’

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The CW has released a batch of promo images for the fourth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow season 5, entitled ‘A Head of Her Time’; take a look here… WHEN THE CAPTAIN’S AWAY – When Sara (Caity Lotz) is called away on business, she leaves Ava (Jes Macallan) in charge and Ava tries to […]

Movie Review – Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

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Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), 2020. Directed by Cathy Yan. Starring Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Ewan McGregor and Chris Messina. SYNOPSIS: Harley Quinn joins forces with a group of other women, both heroic and villainous, to save a young girl from […]

Video Review – Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

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Birds of Prey, 2020. Directed by Cathy Yan. Starring Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina, Ali Wong, Matthew Willig, and Dana Lee In this video review, EJ breaks down Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn). With stylistic directing and amazing […]

Movie Review – Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)

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Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), 2020. Directed by Cathy Yan. Starring Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ewan McGregor, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Matthew Willig, Steven Williams and Ali Wong. SYNOPSIS: After a heartbreaking, Gotham city-shaking split up with The Joker, Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) […]