In Theaters: June 2, 2017

There are TWO wide releases this weekend.

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

These books started circulating when I was near the end of elementary school.  I never read them because I figured anything with such a title could only include the most juvenile humor.

The film itself has not been well publicized.  It is not noteworthy in any way as far as the film world is concerned.  I haven't heard a single thing about it in the world of film news - a world to which I pay very close attention.

The good news is that I watched the trailer so you wouldn't have to do so!  It honestly was not as bad as I feared, yet it did nothing at all to encourage me toward this movie.

Proceed with caution.

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is rated PG for mild rude humor throughout.

Wonder Woman

Here we are.  Four years since Warner Bros kicked off their DCEU with Man of Steel.  It's been four years, and it looks like they're finally going to get a proper superhero film.

This iteration of Wonder Woman was introduced in last year's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and that was the character's very first appearance on the big screen.  It should be noted that this is the first female-led superhero film since 2005.  Because America is sexist.  Lol.  Just kidding.  It's because comic books are predominantly read by young men, so the vast majority of successful comic book characters are men.  But even though I'm not a feminist by a long shot, this is a significant moment, because Wonder Woman is shaping up to be something truly special.

Since the first trailer it has looked like DC has turned their act around with this one.  Their first three have been regarded from "okay" to "bad".  Wonder Woman looked good.

Then the next trailer came out.  It still looked good!

And just recently the reviews started coming in - and as of this writing, it has an equal or higher rating on Rotten Tomatoes than EVERY Marvel Studios film, excepting only the one that started it all, Iron Man.

In short, it started out looking good, and along the way it has only looked better.

Just go see it.

Wonder Woman is rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content.

      Big Shot Critic