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November 2017

November 17, 2017

What Went Wrong With Justice League (and How to Fix It)

I feel kind of sorry for D.C. We know the folks behind Justice League meant...

July 2017

July 07, 2017

Spider-Man: Homecoming Proves That Superhero Movies Have Never Been Better. (But It Can’t Last.)

Years from now—nay, decades—film historians will look back at 2017, rub their graying goatees, adjust...

September 2016

September 11, 2016

How Sully and Captain America Have a Lot in Common

It’s been a year of superheroes. Deadpool kicked the party off in February with its...

August 2016

August 24, 2016

What Six Members of Suicide Squad Have to Say About Faith

Say what you want about the fledgling cinematic universe of DC, it beats the spandex...

May 2016

May 14, 2016

I Am Iron Man

Team Cap or Team Iron Man? Captain America: Civil War practically demands its fans to...

May 06, 2016

Why Captain America: Civil War Works (And Why Batman v Superman Didn’t)

Captain America: The Civil War might just be Disney/Marvel's best superhero movie yet. It's fun....

March 2016

March 26, 2016

There’s a Reason Why Batman v Superman Was Released Easter Weekend

I wanted to like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I really did. The first...

March 22, 2016

Daredevil Goes to Church

The chase ends in a church. It's the culmination of a frantic running confrontation—one that...

March 07, 2016

The Problem with R-Rated Superheroes

Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice will be rolling out to theaters later this month....

February 2016

February 15, 2016

To Kill or Not To Kill? That is the Question For Superheroes

Deadpool, the latest cinematic superhero movie from Marvel, opened big this weekend, banking around $135...

August 2015

August 10, 2015

Fantastic Four: Proof That Not Every Superhero Needs a Dark Reboot

Reed Richards feels really, really bad for what he did to Ben Grimm. He tells...

July 2015

July 31, 2015

The Aurora Theater Shooter: What Would Batman Do?

It's been about three months since the Aurora theater shooting trial began. A jury has already...

May 2015

May 04, 2015

Age of Ultron May Be the Most Spiritual Superhero Movie Yet

Avengers: Age of Ultron has been out for, oh, about 90 seconds, and already you’re...

April 2015

April 16, 2015

Daredevil: Truth and Consequences

Binge watching is the bane of a harried entertainment critic. Some of you have watched...

December 2014

December 10, 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy: Grateful for Groot

Yesterday, the same day When the Game Stands Tall was released on video, another movie...

November 2014

November 19, 2014

Batman Doc Swings Onto Video

A bevy of movies were released on video yesterday: 22 Jump Street, Into the Storm,...

October 2014

October 24, 2014

Birdman: Finding a Life of Flighty Purpose

It's been a week since I saw Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue...

September 2014

September 21, 2014

Gotham and the Quest for Justice

This piece, on Fox's new show Gotham, was initially published on Christian Toto's excellent entertainment...