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Laura Crossley

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Superman: James Gunn’s prolonged punch-fest falls flat

Superman: James Gunn’s prolonged punch-fest falls flat

This is very much the Superman movie that Gunn wants to make. And therein lies the problem.

10.07.2025 4

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Laura Crossley

Captain America: what the evolution of the superhero says about the US

Captain America’s shield is a symbol of what America is – and what it could be.

13.02.2025 10

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Laura Crossley

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim will delight fans of Peter Jackson’s trilogy – but offers no fresh twist

In a 1951 letter to the publisher Milton Waldman, J.R.R. Tolkien described his youthful ambition to create a cycle of connected legends, some of...

13.12.2024 5

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Laura Crossley