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DC Showcase: Adam Strange
Animation · Action · Science Fiction · 2020
On a rugged asteroid mining colony, few of the toiling workers are aware that their town drunk was ever anything but an interplanetary derelict. But when the miners open a fissure into the home of a horde of deadly alien insects, his true identity is exposed. He is space adventurer Adam Strange, whose heroic backstory is played out in flashbacks as he struggles to save the very people who have scorned him for so long.
Movie details
DC Showcase: Adam Strange
2020 Animation · Action · Science Fiction 16m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
On a rugged asteroid mining colony, few of the toiling workers are aware that their town drunk was ever anything but an interplanetary derelict. But when the miners open a fissure into the home of a horde of deadly alien insects, his true identity is exposed. He is space adventurer Adam Strange, whose heroic backstory is played out in flashbacks as he struggles to save the very people who have scorned him for so long.
CriticWise case file
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The archetype split
Who fights over DC Showcase: Adam Strange?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Butch Lukic
Written by
J. M. DeMatteis · Butch Lukic
Charlie Weber
Adam Strange (voice)
Roger Cross
Foreman (voice)
Kimberly Brooks
Alanna / Diane / Meyra (voice)
Ray Chase
Noris (voice)
Fred Tatasciore
Bartender (voice)
Court is in session
Put DC Showcase: Adam Strange on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Auteur Devotee
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.