Dec 19th
(Century Clacton)
Wonder Woman 1984* (12A)  
aka: WW84
(US 2020)                          
Warner Bros/Atlas.Stone Quarry. 151m. ws

Diana Prince, aka. Wonder Woman, encounters a dangerous artefact that grants people wishes, at a price.
Lengthy, indulgent sequel using some of the same (but not always the best) elements from the original, as well as some suitable 1980s kitsch, and a Trump-style villain (but nicer), although the actual appearances by Wonder Woman herself - never referred to by name - are curiously scarce.

Written by: Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, David Callahan.
Producers: Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Patty Jenkins, Gal Gadot, Stephen Jones.
Director: Patty Jenkins.
Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Pedro Pascal, Kristen Wiig (as Barbara Minerva/The Cheetah), Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen.
Photography: Matthew Jensen.
Music: Hans Zimmer.

+ the original TV Wonder Woman herself puts in a surprise cameo

Only one comic book blockbuster had the courage to swing into action in Covid year (photo taken outside Odeon Leicester Square)