'Blue Beetle' centers on family

By Courtney Lanning,

Kyle Kellams

Published August 18, 2023 at 2:06 PM CDT

The new DC superhero film Blue Beetle scampers into the box office today and Courtney Lanning, a film critic from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, offers a review. Lanning said it stands out among a sea of superhero movies.

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