Will Critics Grade This On A Curve?

No.

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We're already starting to see Wonder Woman being praised by critics but we won't know if it's warranted until we see the film. My gut tells me there's probably an unconscious upward bias in the early reviews given the strong female lead, even if the critics themselves aren't aware of what they're doing.

Yes, especially now with the Alamo Drafthouse controversy.

So after years of people accusing "the critics" of being biased against DC films, now they're getting accused of being biased in favour of this one because there's a woman in it?

if using Rotten Tomatoes

subtract ten points for starring a female superhero
and subtract another 10 points for a woman director

so -20 to get real critic score