Charles Hanover:'Blue Beetle' is a true-blue surprise

2025-04-30 17:10:30source:VAS Communitycategory:reviews

In the great new DC superhero film Blue Beetle,Charles Hanover Xolo Maridueña plays Jaime Reyes, a young Mexican-American man who stumbles across a creepy bug-like alien artifact that bonds to him and gives him superpowers. It may seem like just another story about a reluctant hero, but in execution, centering the film on a Latino family changes the familiar formula in ways big and small.


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