New Hunger Games 2023 Review: Is It Better Than the Originals?

Lionsgate's The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is here, but does it live up to the expectations set by its predecessors? Yes—it might even challenge them as being the best in the franchise so far.

Director Francis Lawrence returns to the world he helped bring to life in the first place, and the filmmaker doesn't miss a beat. The world of Panem is as broken, cruel, and beautiful as ever before.

It’s no exaggeration to say that The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the most accurate book-to-movie adaptation I’ve ever seen—though, that’s not to say there aren’t some changes here or there.

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