Black Adam’ Review - Buster or Busted ?

The actor plays Shazam's possibly-nemesis in director Jaume Collet-DC Serra's debut, which also stars Aldis Hodge and Pierce Brosnan.

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Other moviegoers may struggle to find escapism here.

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As distressing as it is to sift through pop culture for signs of tomorrow's foreign policy,

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