Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Director Zack Snyder—foully aided and abetted by writers Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer—continues the heedless trashing of Superman (Henry Cavill) that Man of Steel had thus far so ignobly advanced. This time Batman (Ben Affleck) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) go down the craphole along with the Kryptonian hero. The result is ugly in every sense of the word—grimy, incoherent and a stupefying bore; everybody looks like they need a bath and the movie is as drained of fun as it is of light and color. This gobbling turkey may be critic-proof, but the DC universe isn’t Snyder-proof. While he goes killing the golden goose, we can only wonder about the mentality of people who take the comic books they loved as kids and turn them into movies unsuitable for children to see; the PG-13 rating should be an R. J.L.