Superhero Movies

MCU machine rolls into China for ‘Shang-Chi’

“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is a successful product from the offices of Marvel Studios. The special effects showcase Chinese cultural imagery

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Fall movie preview 2021: Release dates, plus 7 films in the spotlight

Between the pandemic and Hollywood’s new way of doing things, summer is no longer the only season that boasts blockbusters. Fall has its share, too.

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‘The Suicide Squad’ is Gunn’s latest pop-art masterpiece

If the “Suicide Squad” franchise keeps going, I suppose we’ll get cringeworthy titles like “Suicide 3” and “Squad 4” and “SS5.” But I hope it

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Harbour, Pugh steal the show from ‘Black Widow’

After far too long a wait, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s big-screen diversity push finally gets to its solo movie about the lone female Avenger, “Black

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Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ beefs up Steppenwolf, DCEU

As with “Superman II,” we now have two versions of “Justice League.” But in this case, the differences are much vaster; in fact, the 2017

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‘Doomed!’ (2015) probes aborted ‘Fantastic Four’

“Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s The Fantastic Four” (2015) is disingenuous in some ways, but I was still thoroughly engaged by writer-director Marty

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‘She Makes Comics’ (2014) leaves unanswered questions

“She Makes Comics” (2014) is invaluable simply for its existence. Although it juggles a bevy of comics-related topics and raises more questions than it answers,

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‘Professor Marston’ (2017) tells of Wonder Woman’s inspirations

The creation stories of the three biggest DC heroes all have a notable amount of injustice behind them. “Superman’s” Siegel and Shuster and “Batman’s” Bill

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‘Death of ‘Superman Lives’’ (2015) chronicles unmade film

Sometimes I watch behind-the-scenes bonus features of movies I kind of liked, then like them more when exposed to the enthusiasm of the creative team.

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‘Necessary Evil’ (2013) a jittery DC PR piece

As its title suggests, “Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics” (2013) only chronicles DC villains, but that’s not a problem since “Batman” is widely acknowledged

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