Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
Although the behind-the-scenes details are sketchy, we know that 2017’s Justice League, though credited to Zack Snyder as the director, was more of the direction that the studio wanted the franchise to go than...
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Shazam! (2019)
Billy Batson is a trouble-making fourteen-year-old living in a foster home in Philadelphia, having been abandoned by a young mother he’s been searching for since she left him at a crowded carnival many years...
Glass (2019)
Glass serves as a sequel to two films from M. Night Shyamalan, 2000’s Unbreakable and 2018’s Split, the latter of which tied itself to the former with the post-end title stinger. Bruce Willis makes his return as...
Aquaman (2018)
Aquaman follows in the path of Wonder Woman by going back to give an already established character in the DCEU an origin film. It’s not nearly as enjoyable as Wonder Woman though, putting more of its emphasis...
Superman (1978)
Heralded by some as the greatest superhero film of all time, Superman is an epic befitting a legendary, larger-than-life comic book deity. No easy feat for a character so well-known and revered by millions the world...
Swamp Thing (1982)
It’s a bit of an odd choice for the character of Swamp Thing to be one of the first comic book superheroes to get his own movie, especially in the wake of the success...
Deadpool (2016)
Interesting how fresh it all feels when there isn’t much about Deadpool that is truly unique. We’ve already had a vulgar R-rated superhero film in Kick-Ass. We’ve had the snarky, irreverent attitude in Guardians of the Galaxy. We’ve...
Ant-Man (2015)
A bit of an also-ran in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man may not have the ready-made name recognition of the rest of the Avengers, but it does tie in with the overall story arc of the...
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Like most superhero projects that are put up on the big screen, Disney’s Big Hero 6 has its origins from the world of comic books, though this take is very loosely adapted from its inception in...
Kick-Ass (2010)
Many before me have commented that Kick-Ass, the movie, is also a kick-ass movie, and I’ll just say that I agree with that assessment. Having been a minor fan of the Mark Millar/John Romita Jr....