WONDER WOMAN 1984 – Review by Pamela Powell
I will be the first to admit that I don’t seek out super hero movies and I frequently get the
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WONDER WOMAN 1984 – Review by Susan Granger
When Wonder Woman (2017) debuted, the origin story of the Amazonian Princess was sensational! It detailed her background, childhood and how she fell in love with a dashing-but-doomed W.W.I pilot. Director Patty Jenkins proved female super-heroes were just as mighty as men. Its sequel, beginning on the island of Themyscira, recalls how fearless, young demi-goddess Diana learned tough lessons about truth and honesty That’s the best part of the entire movie.
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WONDER WOMAN 1984 – Review by Carol Cling
Anyone who thinks 2020 has been a fiasco should be grateful to escape to Wonder Woman 1984’s Orwellian year. Despite its “Me Decade” setting, the long-delayed sequel to the character’s 2017 introduction proves strikingly timely. WW84 may take place in the greed-is-good Reagan era, but its central villain — a con-artist TV personality turned megalomaniac — may remind you of a certain contemporary figure. (Any similarities are, we’re sure, hardly coincidental.)
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WEEK IN WOMEN: Fisher in STAR WARS IX, Rothwell joins WONDER WOMAN ’84, Hodson writes BIRDS OF PREY — Brandy McDonnell
Although Carrie Fisher filmed some powerful Leia moments for Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi before she died, there’s no doubt
Read moreTHE WEEK IN WOMEN: More Women at Marvel, Wiig as Villain in WONDER WOMAN 2, BREADWINNER Advocates at UN — Brandy McDonnell reports
When the Marvel series “Jessica Jones” launched its second season last week on Netflix, Krysten Ritter’s titular antihero wasn’t the only
Read moreProducers Guild Nominations Include WONDER WOMAN, MOLLY’S GAME and I, TONYA — Michelle Hannett reports
Eight women producers are among the Theatrical Motion Picture nominees for the 29th Annual Producers Guild Awards. The January 5
Read moreTHE WEEK IN WOMEN: Jolie and Loung Ung Honored, WONDER WOMAN Top Grosser, The Guardian’s Women’s Cinema Canon
Filmmaker, actor and activist Angelina Jolie and author-activist Loung Ung will receive the Hollywood Foreign Language Film Award at the
Read moreTHE WEEK IN WOMEN: James Cameron vs. Wonder Woman! — Brandy McDonnell comments
The Terminator 2: Judgment Day director calls Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman movie “a step back,” and confirms Hollywood’s continuing desire
Read moreTHE WEEK IN WOMEN News: ‘Wonder Woman’ sets more records, ‘The Beguiled’ tests female vs. male gazes, and more
Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, the first full-fledged cinematic outing for the venerable superhero, achieved another milestone, becoming the highest-grossing film
Read moreTHE WEEK IN WOMEN: Patty Jenkins and WONDER WOMAN Lasso Records — Brandy McDonnell reports
Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman is the highest-grossing live-action film directed by a woman. The superhero adventure eclipsed the $609.8 million
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