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Review: Harley Quinn soars in glittery DC film

By Avery Alexander • February 18, 2020

What happens when a long-term relationship with the Clown Prince of Crime, the Joker, comes to a messy end? For Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) in “Birds of Prey,” the proper response to such heartbreak...

Review: DC offers a gritty look at the Clown Prince of Crime

By Antonio Ferme • October 22, 2019

In 2008, Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” changed the comic book movie genre forever. The film won many awards, most notably an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role awarded posthumously...

Review: Comics for the week of 10/4

By Aidan Lentz and Colin Tessier • October 5, 2017

“Batman: White Knight #1” Written and Drawn by Sean Murphy Hell hath no fury like a Joker scorned. That’s the theme of “Batman: White Knight #1.” Writer Sean Murphy delivers a story...

Review: ‘Squad’ adaptation refuses to stay true to comics

By Kate Nalepinski, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • August 22, 2016

The concept of the Suicide Squad — a group of supervillains who are signed up to do the government’s dirty work — is strong. But when a director subtracts the action, emotion and comedic relief, and replaces it with backstories and unaddressed abusive relationships, it fails.