HBO Max’s “Peacemaker” show from writer/director James Gunn is a classic case of miscalculation and perhaps becoming so enamored (and indulging) in a too much of a good thing equation you forget the overall math.
Gunn’s “The Suicide Squad,” arguably the most creatively satisfying and best superhero movie of 2021, is a terrifically calibrated mix of Gunn’s current and old sensibilities: the gore, offensiveness, and vulgarity of his nascent Troma beginnings and the empathy-for-people wisdom he’s gained in his humbling post-Disney firing.
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