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Tag: superheroes

How I Rediscovered My Inner Teen at 40

Film
By Anna Mastro | September 23, 2020
By Anna Mastro | September 23, 2020

How I Rediscovered My Inner Teen at 40

For director Anna Mastro, making Secret Society of Second-Born Royals connected her back to her adolescence – and her true superpower.

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

Film
By Andrew Matthews | November 22, 2019
By Andrew Matthews | November 22, 2019

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

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

I Went to Black Panther With My Son, and Saw the Future

Film
By Shannon Plumb | March 2, 2018
By Shannon Plumb | March 2, 2018

I Went to Black Panther With My Son, and Saw the Future

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

On That Lost Three-Hour Version Superman and the Curious Pleasures of TV Edits

Film
By Jim Hemphill | November 3, 2017
By Jim Hemphill | November 3, 2017

On That Lost Three-Hour Version Superman and the Curious Pleasures of TV Edits

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.

“A Warrior Genius with a Child’s Brain in a Sex Goddess Body?”

Film
By Josephine Decker | June 20, 2017
By Josephine Decker | June 20, 2017

“A Warrior Genius with a Child’s Brain in a Sex Goddess Body?”

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

The Particular Cathartic Ecstasy of Watching Wonder Woman

Film
By Lynn Shelton | June 12, 2017
By Lynn Shelton | June 12, 2017

The Particular Cathartic Ecstasy of Watching Wonder Woman

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

An Alienating, Jarring, Ironic Fever Dream: In Defense of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Film
By Aaron Stewart-Ahn | April 1, 2016
By Aaron Stewart-Ahn | April 1, 2016

An Alienating, Jarring, Ironic Fever Dream: In Defense of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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

Jonathan Lisecki (Gayby) Talks Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past

Film
By Jonathan Lisecki | June 12, 2014
By Jonathan Lisecki | June 12, 2014

Jonathan Lisecki (Gayby) Talks Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past

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

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