‘Superpowered: The DC Story’ makes a case for DC’s history, not its present
TV review: The documentary has built-in appeal by being about colorful superheroes, but it shies away from deep dives.
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‘Superpowered: The DC Story’ makes a case for DC’s history, not its present
Documentaries give solid overview of Philip K. Dick
PKD flashback (TV reviews): These three documentaries play well as introductions, and established fans will enjoy putting faces to names.
‘Crystal Lake Memories’ (2013) indeed gives ‘Complete History of Friday the 13th’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): This 7-hour documentary digs into these mediocre-to-bad movies, and the serious approach makes it all the better.
‘Doomed!’ (2015) probes aborted ‘Fantastic Four’
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The docu asks: “Were the cast and crew tricked into making a film that would never be released?”
‘She Makes Comics’ (2014) leaves unanswered questions
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): The docu confusingly posits that women are both central to comics history and relegated to the sidelines.
‘Death of ‘Superman Lives’’ (2015) chronicles unmade film
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): We never got Burton’s vision of Superman. Maybe it’s better that we got this compelling documentary.
‘Necessary Evil’ (2013) a jittery DC PR piece
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This rundown of the “Super-Villains of DC Comics” is too rapidly edited, but it’s not without value.
‘Superheroes Decoded’ (2017) a definitive documentary
Superhero Saturday (TV review): This is the definitive analysis of superheroes and how they bob and weave with American history.
‘Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope’ (2011) is too basic
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): It’s nice to have a Spurlock documentary of Comic-Con. But it could’ve dug a lot deeper into the event.
‘Batman & Bill’ (2017) points Finger at DC Comics
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This documentary is a touching chronicle of the fight to get late Dark Knight co-creator Bill Finger his proper credit.