Wonder Woman 1984

This is a perfectly suitable superhero yarn with lots of running and fighting. The main villain, a sleazy tv salesman (Pedro Pascal), who bears a striking resemblance to a certain twice-impeached, evil, blonde-haired charlatan, becomes exceedingly dangerous when he develops mind control. The world becomes a bunch of selfish, crazed assholes and Diana: Princess of the Amazons can only stop it by fighting with Kristin Wiig, for some reason. It’s nothing to write home about, and lacks some of the exhilarating badassery of the first movie, but it’s an acceptable Christmas diversion. Would it have been funner in theaters? Yes. But I’m grateful to HBO for making it available.