‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Review

Wile E. Coyote and Will Forte in Coyote vs. Acme. (Courtesy Ketchup Entertainment)DAVID ZASLAV AND THE REST of the bean counters at Warner Bros. tried to drop an anvil on Coyote vs. Acme in 2023 in hopes of squashing it to obtain a quick tax writeoff. But, like the Acme products featured in this live-action/animation hybrid, it missed the target, rebounded, and smacked the suits right in the face.I won’t torture this metaphor any further, but it’s worth highlighting if only because Coyote vs. Acme is one of those rare movies where the backstory is, arguably, more interesting than the film itself. Loosely based on a 36-year-old New Yorker humor column of the same name and shepherded into existence over the years by the now-head of DC Comics film production, James Gunn, the film was greenlit