Superheroes

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

March 21, 2021

[6] [SPOILER WARNING] Part-way through production on 2017's theatrical version of Justice League, director Zack Snyder suffered a tragic loss in his family and had to step away from the production. Joss Whedon (The Avengers) was then called in to…

Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)

December 26, 2020

[5] Gal Gadot returns as Wonder Woman in Patty Jenkins' more fanciful sequel, Wonder Woman 1984. The muddled plot introduces a mysterious 'dreamstone' that grants one wish to whoever holds it. Gadot's Diana Prince wishes for the return of her…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

December 23, 2020

[3] In the sewers beneath New York City, a big talking rat trains four big talking turtles to become ninja warriors so they can be shadowy superheroes to would-be victims in the night. Now, right away, you're either going to…

Venom (2018)

September 20, 2020

[7] Tom Hardy stars as an investigative reporter who becomes the unwilling host body for a gloppy alien creature -- named Venom -- that gives him superhuman powers. At first the possession experience is scary, with Venom being very much…

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020)

February 7, 2020

[5] After being part of an ensemble in The Suicide Squad, Margot Robbie returns in the role of Harley Quinn -- a character that really isn't built to carry her own movie. She's a former psychiatrist who fell in love…

Joker (2019)

October 11, 2019

[8] On its surface, Joker is an origin story about Batman's arch-nemesis. So at first glance, you might mistake it for 'just another superhero' movie. But writer/director Todd Phillips and actor Joaquin Phoenix have actually made a film that transcends…