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‘Silver Surfer’ (1978) betrays a behemoth and steals the show

The pencils of Jack “King” Kirby in “The Silver Surfer” (1978) – the very first Marvel graphic novel – vault so totally over the top

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Every ‘Aliens/Predator’ Universe movie and series, ranked

For over 40 years, the nightmares of H.R. Giger have successfully been passed on to us via Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver and other filmmaking talents.

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All 37 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, ranked

Superhero fatigue? What superhero fatigue? In the 2010s, the Marvel Cinematic Universe completed the Infinity Saga, essentially a 22-episode TV season except with mega-budget movies.

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‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is a fantastic bore

It’s a year ending in 5, so that means it’s time for another “Fantastic Four” movie so Fox (and now Disney) doesn’t lose the license.

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Turtles ‘Fast Forward’ to the 22nd century for ‘TMNT’ Season 6 (2006)

After four strong seasons that adapted most major Mirage issues into a kid-friendlier continuity, the 2003 “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” cartoon took two separate steps

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‘Alien’ returns to ‘Earth’: This time, is it here to stay?

Noah Hawley (“Fargo”) is one of the few writer-directors working with pop-culture franchises who actively resists ’memberberries. When watching “Legion,” I had to actively remind

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‘Marvels’ (2023) is rather fun despite being indecipherable

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved a weird semi-success, semi-failure with Captain Marvel (Brie Larson), introduced in “Captain Marvel” (2019) and getting her second showcase

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Old friends, new enemies enhance ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (2004-05)

There might not be another franchise that skirts the edge of copyright law quite like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” which famously started as a “Daredevil”

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James Gunn’s ‘Superman’ is very Gunn and very 2025

If someone watched Richard Donner’s “Superman” in 1978 then was time-jumped 47 years to watch James Gunn’s “Superman,” they might be wowed by the advances

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What are they doing with Turtles in space?! A look at ‘TMNT’ Season 2 (2003-04)

Although the Mirage comics are great, they are also experimental and stream-of-consciousness in those heady early days, and they mark the first time young writers

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