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Review: James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ proves there’s life after ‘Suicide Squad’

Less a sequel than a do-over, this supervillain extravaganza is the latest, goriest and flat-out weirdest emission from the DC Extended Universe.
FILE - This June 13, 2013 file photo shows the Activision Blizzard Booth during the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Video game maker Activision Blizzard is laying off nearly 800 workers as the company braces for a steep downturn in revenue following the best year in its history. The cutbacks announced Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, illustrate the boom-and-bust cycles in an industry whose fortunes are tied to video games that can have a relatively short lives before players move on to the next craze. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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Anaheim, CA - 7/24/21: Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson exit the Jungle Cruise ride and pose for photographers on the red carpet for the premiere of the new film Disney's Jungle Cruise Saturday, July 24, 2021 in Disneyland. (PHOTOGRAPH BY ADAM AMENGUAL / FOR THE TIMES)

‘The Jungle Cruise’ premiere aims for the ‘joy and nostalgia’ of Disneyland

Comic-Con International Convention fans ride the escalator on the second day of the convention, July 19, 2019, at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, California.

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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - MAY 28, 2021: Customer Jermaine Jones, left, a retired professional soccer player, shows football cards to Cassius Marsh, co-founder of Cash Cards Unlimited, a business specializing in high end sports cards and trading card games, after opening up a pack. This was Jones first time ever buying sports cards. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

For NFL player Cassius Marsh, the magic came with gathering of nerds

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Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff and Florence Pugh as Yelena in Marvel Studios' BLACK WIDOW.

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Scarlett Johansson on how the long wait revealed the right timing for Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’

Not quite an origin story, Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’ is a solo venture for the character more than 10 years in the making. Director Cate Shortland and stars Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh on why this movie couldn’t exist earlier than now.

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