“Birds of Prey” and the Fantabulous Emancipation from the DCEU
Birds of Prey has some of the best stunt work and choreography of 2020, and was the most fun I’d had in an action film since John Wick 3.

Marina lands her first leading role, but the pandemic takes it away from her. Frustrated and lost, she meets a socio-environmental activist who confronts her own prejudices as she decides whether to take to the streets to defend her territory or follow her dream.
Birds of Prey has some of the best stunt work and choreography of 2020, and was the most fun I’d had in an action film since John Wick 3.
This film is a splendid mix of mediums, but its strength lies in its simplicity and beautiful message of closeness.
This is not a film, it’s a drop tower. A drop tower that you don’t get off of for the vast majority of its 106-minute runtime.
"Black Widow" has strong female characters but sidelines its title character and serves as a launchpad for her successor, Florence Pugh's Yelena.
With such a raw look at the 15th century, it seems that Disney was really trying to step outside of its element with this motion picture.