In my younger years, I was one of those pretentious, film majors whose film lists read like someone's "least likely to watch" list. But over the years, my need for critical cinema has slowly faded away and been replaced with any and all movies that find a way to entertain me. My attention-span is non-existent and most movies these days either have me reaching for my phone, or falling asleep. But still there are small number of movies that peak my interest and keep me entertained throughout. And I should I'd share what my list is at this midpoint of…
This is the end of the DC Extended Universe... figuratively and literally. 2023's The Flash has been in development since 2013, with the script going through a number of writers. The initial release date was July 2013, but due to a number of development problems, coupled with the multiple production shutdowns due o COVID-19, The Flash has gone through a lot of growing pains.
Seven years later, and after the end of its cinematic universe (with the reboot already in development from a new creative overlord, James Gunn), The Flash's universe-ending storyline feels like it stretches before the film world and…