Shazam! Fury of the Gods (Mini-Review)

Shazam! Fury of the Gods is the latest movie in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). It has been two years since Billy Batson and his adopted family defeated Thaddeus Sivana. Now Billy is having problems figuring out how their group is supposed to work. With enough on his plate as is, he's hardly able to deal with a new threat. The Daughters of Atlas have escaped and now Billy is in danger. As is his entire family. Shazam! Fury of the Gods was released in 2023. It was directed by David F. Sandberg. It stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, and Jack Dylan Grazer.

Black Adam (Mini-Review)

Black Adam is another movie set in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). In 2600 BCE Kahndaq had a tyrant king that was searching for a power beyond mortality. It was only when a boy wanted to rebel and was given the power of Shazam by wizards that he became a force to be reckoned with. He managed to kill the tyrant before disappearing. In the modern day, Archaeologist Adrianna Tomaz seeks the Crown of Sabbac. Her search leads to unleashing Teth-Adam. This in turn leads to Amanda Waller wanting to imprison Adam. With many people against him, Adam doesn't have time to adjust to modern day before needing to fight. Black Adam was released in 2022. It was directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. It stars Dwayne Johnson, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, and Sarah Shahi.

Zack Snyder's Justice League (Mini-Review)

Zack Snyder's Justice League is a longer and much different cut of Justice League (2017). In this cut of the film Superman's final cries as he died waked up one of the Mother Boxes. This, in turn, causes Steppenwolf to come to Earth with his troops of parademons to unite all three Mother Boxes so that Darkseid can claim yet another world. It is up to Bruce Wayne/Batman, Diana/Wonder Woman, Barry Allen/The Flash, Victor Stone/Cyborg, and Arthur Curry/Aquaman to stop him. Zack Snyder's Justice League was released exclusively to HBO Max in 2021. The film is directed by Zack Snyder and stars Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot.

Birds of Prey (Mini-Review)

Birds of Prey: And The Fabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is a sequel to Suicide Squad that focuses on what happens when Harley Quinn cuts all ties with the Joker. The movie came out in February of 2020. It stars Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. It is directed by Cathy Yan.