‘Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut’ (2006) brings Zod to the fore
Superhero movie flashback (Review): “The Richard Donner Cut” provides an alternate take on Supes’ second adventure.
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‘Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut’ (2006) brings Zod to the fore
‘Superman’ (1978) lovingly launches superhero resurgence
Superhero movie flashback (Review): Director Richard Donner and star Christopher Reeve help us fall in love with superheroes again.
‘Man of Steel’ (2013) lays foundation for DC Extended Universe
Movie review: In 2013, the controversial “Man of Steel” laid the foundation for the DCEU.
6 dumb things and 6 cool things about ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ (2016)
Movie commentary: Here’s a look back at Snyder’s grand meeting of superhero stalwarts.
‘Suicide Squad’ (2016) will someday be thought of as an OK film
Movie review: “Suicide Squad” introduces a colorful band of misfit superheroes.
Gadot, explorations of war make ‘Wonder Woman’ a winner
Movie review: Gal Gadot wonderfully brings Wonder Woman to the big screen.
‘Apes’ pre-make trilogy wraps with masterful ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’ (Movie review)
Watching “War for the Planet of the Apes” – now available via Redbox and streaming – is like seeing a movie from the future. Every scene has an ape in it; there’s never a sense that the […]
PKD sees future in ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ (1968)
PKD flashback (Book review): The “Blade Runner” franchise starts here, but in many fascinating ways, Dick’s vision contrasts with the film’s.
First episode impressions: ‘The Gifted’ (TV review)
Because of a bizarre reticence to turn big-ticket properties into TV series, the 2000 “X-Men” film inspired things like “Mutant X,” “Heroes,” “No Ordinary Family” and “The Cape” but not an actual “X-Men” series — […]
‘Westworld’ Season 1 (2016) blends SF, Western, mystery
TV review: Along with Wood in the lead, a big reason why “Westworld” entertained me is because it bounces between the sci-fi and Western genres.