"Wonder Woman 1984"
This week, we're discussing and reviewing Patty Jenkins' followup to her 2017 superhero film, Wonder Woman 1984. The first film in the brand-new, HBO Max/Warner Bros. slate that releases theatrically and on streaming at the same time, this is an ambitious first step for a new moviegoing paradigm. How does it stack up against its predecessor and the rest of the DCEU? Listen and find out.
The Strange Harbors Podcast · Jeff Zhang, Amir Touray, Derek Wong
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Show Notes
Listening to this episode, you might come to realize that we are three men talking about a female-directed, female-led superhero film. There are many, many important voices out there talking about the film, and many women who have written reviews that cover a variety of opinions. Below, you'll find a few pieces written by women that are worth reading:
- Wonder Woman 1984 Overcomes Its Uneven Script with Pure '80s Escapism by Sara Clements
- "The Empty Spectacle of Wonder Woman 1984" by Anjelica Jade Bastien
- "Wonder Woman’s Middle Eastern Stereotypes Should Have Stayed in the 1980s" by Roxana Hadadi
- There's Not Enough Action (or Wonder Woman!) in Wonder Woman 1984 by Katie Rife
- Wonder Woman 1984 Review: A Blockbuster Worth Waiting For by Wenlei Ma