Source: The Pamphleteer
by Jerod Ra’del Hollyfield
“From $9 billion budget cuts under debate in Congress to the Epstein brouhaha, the first full week after July 4th was stuffed to the brim with newsworthy items. But in pockets of the internet, large and small, the only real story was James Gunn’s new Superman movie. Some folks bristled at Gunn’s red carpet sound bite that Superman was obviously an immigrant. Others rolled their eyes at yet another reboot of a franchise long troubled by its central figure’s perfection. Regardless, the online world’s loudest influencers quickly reached consensus. For them, Gunn’s take ranked somewhere between ‘not good’ and terrible. Never mind that the movie won over most critics and has a nearly perfect Rotten Tomatoes audience score while grossing more than $125 million its opening weekend. Only their opinions mattered.” (07/18/25)