💥Review: James Gunn’s Superman

About this episode

The Ricks provide a detailed and spoiler-filled review of James Gunn's Superman, discussing various aspects of the film and its characters.

It’s time for the Ricks’ official (and highly-spoilerific) review of one of the summer’s biggest movies: James Gunn’s Superman. From backstories to propaganda-posting monkey bots, and from half-baked controversies to crappy character haircuts (looking at you, Green Lantern), the Ricks give you the lowdown on the latest incarnation of everyone’s favorite Kryptonian. IN THIS EPISODE 🥳 Relief at DC Studios and Warner Bros (at 01:41) 🧐 Expectations: Super-Cautious–or Mucho Caliente? (02:24) 🎨 Not just a DC comic book movie–a live-action cartoon (03:06) 🎚️ A Bald Tech-Bro Billionaire vs. Krypton’s Last Son (03:33) 🐾 The CGI Dog Stays in (and Steals) the Picture (03:50) 🦸🏻‍♂️ Enter: The Justice Gang* (Working Title) (04:45) ❤️‍🔥 Loaded Gunn: From “Bright Burn” to the Positivity Bug (05:19) 🎭 Lois, Clark, Lex & Beyond: Characters in Focus (05:55) 🤖 Gary the Robot & Cousin Kara: Kryptonian Disconnects? (07:21) 🧪 A Litmus Test for Successful Superman Stories (08:24) 🚨 Has Superman Gone Woke? Or Was He Always That Way? (09:50) 🐵 About Those Propaganda-Posting Monkey Bots (11:44) 🏮 The Lamest Green Lantern: Guy Gartner (12:09) 😎 A Cameo by Christopher Reeve’s Son (12:40)…

People in this episode

Host: Ricks

Topics covered

• James Gunn's Superman
• DC Studios
• Warner Bros
• character analysis
• CGI effects
• pop culture
• movie review

Keywords

• Kryptonian
• Green Lantern
• Lois Lane
• Clark Kent
• Lex Luthor
• Brainiac
• Lobo

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Justice Gang, Loaded Gunn, Gary the Robot & Cousin Kara, The Lamest Green Lantern: Guy Gartner

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