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James Gunn

Peacemaker Season 2

Gunn’s ‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 is no joke, despite a lighter tone from the DCEU days

November 24, 2025November 24, 2025 John Hansen DC Universe

TV review: Never losing sight of his makeshift family, Gunn also uses multiverse portals to indicate how the DCU is both a continuation and a fresh start.

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Superman 2025

James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ is very Gunn and very 2025

July 23, 2025July 23, 2025 John Hansen DC Universe

Movie review: The “Guardians of the Galaxy” helmer balances the launch of the DCU with a love letter to the Reeve-era “Superman.”

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Dawn of the Dead 2004

Snyder gives ‘Dawn of the Dead’ a butt-rock 2004 remake

January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Zack Snyder’s Fast Zombies version of Romero’s 1978 classic does some things better, some things worse.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ gives Rocket’s tear-jerking backstory

September 13, 2023April 19, 2025 John Hansen Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie review: James Gunn’s (likely) last Marvel movie is one of the MCU’s best, and ironically it proves that DC is in good hands going forward.

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Peacemaker

James Gunn cuts loose in DCEU’s ‘Peacemaker’

January 19, 2022February 21, 2022 John Hansen DC Extended Universe

First episode impressions (TV review): The first DCEU TV series focuses on the B-list Peacemaker, but Gunn wins me over with his humor.

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The Suicide Squad

‘The Suicide Squad’ is Gunn’s latest pop-art masterpiece

August 9, 2021April 18, 2025 John Hansen DC Extended Universe

Movie review: James Gunn can make colorful entertainment like this in his sleep, but it’s the extra attention that makes this sequel better than the original.

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Slither

‘Slither’ (2006) a fun small-town infestation romp

April 30, 2021June 5, 2021 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): “Slither” isn’t scary, but it is disgusting. Yet the gross-out imagery is so cartoonish that it’s more funny than gross.

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‘Super’ (2010) subversively funny, shockingly violent

October 12, 2019May 1, 2023 John Hansen Movies

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): James Gunn’s indie-style film is as subversively funny as it is shockingly violent.

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James Gunn’s firing might be the turning point – in a good way – for fans of good movies (Commentary)

July 23, 2018August 14, 2025 John Hansen Featured

Last week, Disney fired “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2020) writer-director James Gunn (who also wrote and directed the first two pictures) for tweets he made from 2008-11, where it seemed like he was […]

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ (2017) is again a visual feast

June 6, 2018April 19, 2025 John Hansen Marvel Cinematic Universe

An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): James Gunn delivers a fun sequel.

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