{"id":40575,"date":"2017-06-02T13:52:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T17:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=40575"},"modified":"2017-06-02T13:53:14","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T17:53:14","slug":"new-releases-june-2-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2017\/06\/02\/new-releases-june-2-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: June 2, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Two literary adaptations–one 76 years in the making, the other 20–are our\u00a0two new releases this week.<\/p>\n

\"\"1. Wonder Woman (Warner Brothers, 4,165 Theaters, 141 Minutes, Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and action, and some suggestive content, Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer at press time: 93% Fresh <\/a>[<\/b>205 Reviews]): <\/b>To say that Warners had to bring their A game with this film would be an understatement. First off, the character is one of the most iconic characters in all literature, loved by people from 7 to 70. She deserves a great film.<\/p>\n

Also, while the DC films seem to review-proof, meaning they make money even though the range from meh to awful, you can’t count on that to last forever and since Warners wants a shared universe of films out of its DC characters, it needs good films to guarantee the DCEU’s longevity.<\/p>\n

And it needs to be great to counter act the myth that female action film do not sell. The fact that that wives tales is still in existence after The Hunger Games <\/strong>and Lucy <\/strong>is shameful, but if Warners presents the best possible film here, I believe audiences will come and that myth will finally be put to rest.<\/p>\n

All signs points to Warner pulling this off. The reviews of the film, including one by our own Rich Drees<\/a>, have been overwhelmingly positive. Personally, I can’t wait to see it. Keep an eye out for my review later on this weekend.<\/p>\n