‘Sucker Punch,’ Zack Snyder’s hated 2011 movie, is actually good. Fight me.

Welcome to No Shame November! This week we’re diving into the pop culture we love that society tells us we shouldn’t.

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We all have hills we’re willing to die on. There’s one in particular that I’ve bloodied again and again over the past seven years. Here it is:

Sucker Punch is actually a good movie.

Zack Snyder created something much smarter in Sucker Punch than he ever gets credit for. It’s deeply flawed in a few important ways, but pay attention and it’ll take you by surprise. It was sold as a vehicle for dazzling CG effects and scantily clad women kicking ass, but there’s a thoughtfulness to the way Sucker Punch is constructed that justifies the marketing sleight of hand. That might even be the point. Read more…

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