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Opening weekend for The Flash was certainly not what many people involved expected it to be. The box office was much less than anticipated. Complaints about visual effects and more were rampant. And yet, if you step back and look at The Flash’s Rotten Tomatoes audience score, it’s over 80%, which suggests many fans who saw it did enjoy it.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonI personally enjoyed it, as I said in my review, and afterward had a great chat with the film’s director Andy Muschietti and his producing partner and sister…

One thing most superhero movies have going for them is you know how they should look. When Batman, Spider-Man, or Iron Man put on their suits, the world around them doesn’t change. With the Flash though, when Barry Allen puts on his suit and taps into his powers, the world around him does change—at least to Barry—and figuring out what that’s going to look like is one of the challenges of adaptation.Spoilers of the Week March 7-11You’ll see that play out in Warner Bros.’ new DC film The Flash, which is in theaters today.…

We’ve been hearing about The Flash for so long—it had a bumpy road through production, plus there were some major DC Studios shake-ups along the way—it’s hard to believe it’s finally opening in theaters next week. The first full reviews are now online; they’re mostly on the positive side, but not everyone was a fan.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonFirst, here’s an excerpt from io9's own review by Germain Lussier:“The number of plates The Flash spins is incredible, mixing time travel tropes with multiversal madness and big…

When The Flash hits theaters later this month, audiences are in for a whole lot of surprises. We know there are two Batmen in it. We know that Supergirl is in it. We know that General Zod is in it. Some other things have leaked too and there’s much, much more. One thing many fans might be expecting isn’t in it though, and we asked the film’s director and producer why.Spoilers of the Week March 7-11Note: the people behind this have already confirmed on the record that it doesn’t happen, so we’re running it now. But if you…

When it comes to big name superheroes, there’s a couple of story threads that you can often expect from them. They’ll reboot, they’ll die (and have someone replace them for a bit), and they’ll get boosted to a ridiculously powerful cosmic status. You can also expect them to have a kid—though it can often be done for an alternate version of the hero, it’s gradually become more of a thing in the mainline canon, as we’ve seen with Batman and Superman.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonDC Comics is now adding Wonder Woman to that…

The crypto avalanche caused by the collapse of the Terra (not-so-stable) stablecoin last year has yet to recede. The fallout has been so rocky that even former execs at the company are now ensnared in prosecutors’ grasp. On Tuesday, South Korean prosecutors announced they had indicted nine former Terra staff along with co-founder Daniel Shin for their alleged roll in the failed crypto project. How Ewan McGregor Helped Bring Back Obi WanAccording to a release from the Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office, Shin and…

Screenshot: Warner Bros.As we see Jaime violently transform for the first time post-bonding, we also get a brief taste of the superpowers he has as the Blue Beetle. The Scarab, fused to Jaime’s spine, protects its host by creating an exosuit in dangerous situations, granting the wearer protection in dangerous environments, enhanced strength and agility, and the ability to fly. The Scarab suit can also create a variety of weapons for Jaime to fight with, including a blaster cannon, and as we eventually see in the trailer,…

Image: The CWMarc Guggenheim has been involved in the DC television universe for about 10 years. He’s worked on Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, and Legends of Tomorrow, and was a big part ofCrisis on Infinite Earths, the five-hour crossover between a lot of the properties. And now that DC seems to be moving on without him, Guggenheim has penned a short essay on how upset he is that James Gunn and Peter Safran haven’t given him the time of day. It feels a little bit petty, honestly, and the tone of his newsletter…

Photo: Manny Ceneta (Getty Images)A Federal Reserve Zoom event was canceled only moments after it was scheduled to start Thursday night following an outburst of pornographic images that took over the screen. The video conference was held by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, but he was unable to deliver his opening remarks as the images began to pop up on the screen by a participant named “Dan” to the more than 220 people on the call, Reuters reported. Waller was scheduled to speak on inflation and the economic…

Image: Cartoon NetworkHere’s a fun fact: Teen Titans Go, the extra kid-friendly, comedic reboot of the beloved Teen Titans cartoon, has been airing for a decade. A decade! That’s seven years more than the beloved original, but there are still some fans who grumble about the (immensely successful) switch. Now a new, super-sized episode of Go reveals that the cartoon still doesn’t mind poking fun at the grumblers.“Teen Titans Action” pits Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy against... well, not the villain…