‘Peacemaker’ Declares War on Self-Serious Superheroes
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Writer-director James Gunn’s take on the bucket-headed hero is a gloriously goofy sendup and a sincere character study rolled into one
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Subscribe NowWriter-director James Gunn’s take on the bucket-headed hero is a gloriously goofy sendup and a sincere character study rolled into one
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