Review: Paddington 2

I absolutely loved Paddington. I love the old Paddington Bear stop-motion series. Seriously, go find it on YouTube. It's adorable. And my second-favourite bear's first appearance on the big screen was just as adorable. Is it possible for the sequel to be as good?


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Review: Justice League

Ah, Justice League. Let's start by getting my position on this out there. I understand what Zack Snyder was trying to do with Man of Steel, but the result was an average movie at best. For the whole theme of Clark Kent becoming the Superman we love to work, it had to be followed by a sequel in which he would actually, you know, be that Superman. Instead we got the two-hours-trapped-in-a-punching-bag that was Batman vs Superman. A movie so bad I felt compelled to re-write it. That was in turn followed by Suicide Squad, an extended music video entirely devoid of plot and purpose. But through it all, we were told Justice League will be better, it will be amazing, it will be so good you will forget that the prequels were fanboy brain crap instead of movies.

Well...Wonder Woman, easily my favourite movie of the year, gives me hope, but not much since Snyder didn't have his male-gaze paw prints all over that one. If anyone can take that triumph and ruin it...but enough. I have tried to say as spoiler-free as possible before seeing it, and I have read no other reviews, yet, so this will be my honest, immediate reaction. (Please be good. Please be good. Pleeease be good...)


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