superheroes Archives

On Marvel vs. Scorsese, and the Importance of Guilty Pleasures

By Andrew Matthews | November 22, 2019

Writer-director Andrew Matthews says it’s essential to acknowledge the difference between high art and low art.

By Shannon Plumb | March 2, 2018

Shannon Plumb on the world now, and the world that can be glimpsed in Ryan Coogler's paradigm-shifting box-office behemoth.

By Jim Hemphill | November 3, 2017

Jim Hemphill shares his fondness for quirky small-screen cuts of big movies, and one of these that's finally been released for the first time.

By Josephine Decker | June 20, 2017

Writer-directors Josephine Decker, Deborah Kampmeier and Drew Denny discuss their differing and complicated feelings about Wonder Woman.

By Lynn Shelton | June 12, 2017

Lynn Shelton on her very personal – and emotional response – to Patty Jenkins' game-changing superhero movie.

By Aaron Stewart-Ahn | April 1, 2016

We like our superhero movies fun and uncomplicated, so it's no surprise this subversive, complex and determinedly modern vision has been rejected.

By Jonathan Lisecki | June 12, 2014

X-Men: Days of Future Past has been out for less than three weeks and has already made over $600 million worldwide...