Wonder Woman (2017) Review
Allan Heinberg wrote the screenplay from a story by Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs. Patty Jenkins had previously directed Monster in 2003, the production that won Charlize Theron her Academy Award for Best Actress.
Tag: Superhero Fiction (Page 2)
ComedyWhy Marvel Cannot Make A Good Fantastic Four (Until They Did)
Four failed Fantastic Four films in thirty years, then First Steps finally got it right. Why the family kept failing on screen, and what the 2025 film fixed.
Film TrilogyWhy The 2000s Superhero Films Were Better Than The MCU
Raimi, Nolan and Singer made superhero films with a director's fingerprints all over them. The MCU traded that for consistency, and the bill came due.
Character DevelopmentThe Antagonist Problem
Most MCU villains are obstacles: something to punch before the credits. Seven exceptions prove the rule, and show what the rest got wrong.
FilmmakingThe Press Tour Is Part Of The Work
Audiences don't only watch the film. They watch the people selling it. Why press-tour conduct shapes a film's reception, with Captain Marvel as the case study.
2000sX-Men (2000) Review
Bryan Singer's foundation of modern superhero cinema. Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman's debut.
2010sBlack Panther (2018) Review
Jordan's Killmonger is one of the franchise's best villains. Production and costume design earned Academy Awards.
2010sSpider-Man: Far From Home (2019) Review
Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio, the European tour, the basketball court Blip gag that confirmed the franchise wouldn't engage with its own catastrophe. The 6 reflects honest evaluation of a competent Phase Three closing film that operates as the franchise's first major…
Disney+The Emasculation Of The MCU
An essay on the systematic diminishment of established male characters across Phase Four and Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This essay engages with a specific craft pattern in the post-Endgame Marvel Cinematic Universe: the systematic diminishment of established…
2010sAvengers: Endgame (2019) Review
The most contrived blockbuster of the decade. The 4 reflects honest evaluation of one of the most commercially successful films in cinema history.
2010sAvengers: Infinity War (2018) Review
Two billion dollars on the strength of accumulated franchise capital. Forty characters, the Snap that wasn't depicted, and structural failures.
2010sThor: The Dark World (2013) Review
Christopher Eccleston wasted as Malekith. The first MCU film that feels like industrial franchise routine.