With an R rating and a gleefully subversive attitude,*Deadpool*gave audiences a wild, violent, and raunchy good time that boasted everything from a flurry of severed limbs to a holiday-themed sex montage.*
Now, its sequel tackles something often dodged by superhero movies: queer representation.*
Deadpool 2*includes a lesbian couple, the potential blossoming of a pansexual romance, and a thinly veiled condemnation of gay conversion therapy. However, this outrageous sequel does so with an uncharacteristic timidity. Read more...