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New Blue Beetle Trailer Teases A Reluctant Hero Plus 4
It's the most likable and coherent of all the 2023 superhero movies, though I liked The Marvels just fine The problem is this movie is a way too familiar and generic superhero origin story, sort of a working-class Latino version of Iron Man, and superhero fatigue is about how the films all feel the same[...]
The Heroic Trio: Michelle Yeoh's 90s Superhero Movie Goes Criterion!
Blending dazzling martial arts mayhem with exhilarating blasts of comic-book lunacy, these beloved superhero movies reimagine the genre through the giddy genius of the Hong Kong film industry at its height." The Heroic Trio Boxset Details The boxset consists of two movies: The Heroic Trio and its dystopian sequel, Executioners. "The Heroic Trio" cover art by Alice X[...]
Shin Kamen Rider: Hideaki Anno Releases Retro Teaser for New Movie
Shin Kamen Rider is one of the major superhero movies of the year if you pay attention to major franchises, not just from Hollywood It's a better, more interesting movie than any of this year's Marvel and DC superhero movies, and that's down to its writer-director Hideaki Anno In a genre that's now obsessed with[...]
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Image: TWDC)
Superhero movies and especially the MCU have turned it into a common trope of the genre The superhero often fights an evil version of themselves in order to prove their worth In all 3 Iron Man movies, Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) has to fight evil versions of Iron Man and himself – evil tycoons[...]
Richard Donner Confirms That Lethal Weapon 5 is the Last One
Editorial credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com When it comes to what kind of superhero movies Donner likes to see, he's much keener on the lighter stuff That isn't that surprising considering the tone of his Superman movie, but he not into the dark stuff. "There are so many people that make superheroes so cynical, it's depressing[...]
Power Rangers Kicks Marvel And DC's Butt For Diversity
And it's in fact a lot better than some other superhero movies. Secondly, something that hit me about the film which was also completely incredible and amazing was the sheer diversity and inclusiveness in the film, that it manages to achieve effortlessly, and that far outstrips the vast majority of other superhero movies from much bigger[...]