Masters of the Universe (2026)

Masters of the Universe (2026)

[4] Director Travis Knight (Bumblebee, Kubo and the Two Strings) accepts a daunting high wire act with this comedy/fantasy film based on the He-Man '80s cartoon series and toy line. How do you make goofy cartoon for boys into an…
The Rocketeer (1991)

The Rocketeer (1991)

[9] Based on a graphic novel by Dave Stevens, The Rocketeer stars Bill Campbell as a young pilot in 1938 Los Angeles who comes into possession of a mysterious jetpack prototype and uses it to become a masked, flying hero.…
The Crow (1994)

The Crow (1994)

[8] A murdered man comes back from the dead to exact revenge on the gang who killed him and his fiancée in director Alex Proyas's stylistically dark and decadent adaptation of James O'Barr's comic book series. Stories of revenge always risk…
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)

[5] The Venom trilogy stumbles in its finale, but it has some nice moments. Tom Hardy returns as journalist Eddie Brock, exiled to Mexico after events of the previous movie and still hosting Venom, a shapeshifting alien symbiote, in his…
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

[7] In this age of superhero fatigue, I was surprised to enjoy the first Venom movie so much. Color me equally surprised that they could pull off an entertaining sequel with Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Tom Hardy returns as…
Batman Returns (1992)

Batman Returns (1992)

[8] Anything but 'more of the same', Tim Burton's sequel dives into the troubled psyches of its headlining trio -- Batman, Catwoman, and The Penguin.  Michael Keaton's Batman still plays second fiddle to the villains, but what fascinating villains they…
Superman (2025)

Superman (2025)

[7] Writer/director James Gunn's Superman re-boot is intended to start a whole new era at DC Films, wiping clean the dark, dreary, and financially unrewarding slate of movies started by director Zack Snyder with 2013's Man of Steel. Gunn had…
Batman Forever (1995)

Batman Forever (1995)

[7] First of all, Batman Forever is not Batman and Robin, which came out two years later. For whatever reason, nearly everyone tends to confuse the two or lump them together. Both were directed by Joel Schumacher (The Lost Boys,…
Eternals (2021)

Eternals (2021)

[5] Spoilers ahead. A group of immortal beings called Eternals were sent to Earth centuries ago to fight a bunch of monsters called Deviants so the human race could survive and thrive. After all the monsters were vanquished, the Eternals…
Swamp Thing (1982)

Swamp Thing (1982)

[3] In this adaptation of the DC Comics series, a scientist working on a bio-engineering experiment is killed in a lab explosion that turns him into a creature, half-man and half plant. Super-strength and the ability to heal people are…