Craig Gillespie’s far-out adventure is something of a quirky oddity compared to bigger blockbuster outings – so why is it failing to fly at the box office?
James Gunn’s Superman was the major make-or-…
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Slither review – James Gunn’s Troma-style comedy horror debut gets a reboot for reputational glow-up ⊖⊖
DC Universe supremo Gunn’s thinly conceived debut feature gets a glossy repackaging for seemingly no other reason than his later success
This grotesquerie-heavy exercise in comic body horror was write…
Supergirl: the new trailer suggests that the DC Universe has an intriguing trick up its sleeve ⊕
A criticism of Superman stories is the guy’s near invincibility. And while a new trailer sees Kara tearing about like a cosmic gunslinger, there are hints her powers are at risk
If James Gunn’s aim w…
5 months ago
Romeo Is a Dead Man review – a misfire from a storied gaming provocateur ○
PlayStation 5 (version tested), Xbox, PC; Grasshopper Manufacture/Marvelous Inc
After some dumb fun hacking at zombies, legendary developer Suda51’s first original game in a decade sadly only deliver…
7 months ago
A world-weary, hard-drinking hungover Supergirl? This could be James Gunn’s DCU masterstroke ⊖
As played by Milly Alcock, the Supergirl trailer shows Kara Zor-El looking burdened and traumatised. Does this mean that the DC universe is getting darker?
Since James Gunn’s Superman became the bigge…
10 months ago
Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow… what does James Gunn’s new Superman title mean? ○
In Superman: Man of Tomorrow, will the Man of Steel team up with Lex Luthor? Duke it out with him in the galaxy’s most unexpected custody battle? Or tackle climate change and LGBTQ+ rights?
Is tomorro…
11 months ago
Peacemaker season two review – the orgy scene feels like a TV first ○
John Cena puts in an Emmy-worthy performance in a DC superhero drama whose lengthy group sex scene isn’t exactly new to television. But a follow-up episode about the logistics of clean-up? You don’t …
The more James Gunn’s Superman is a hit, the more the right will want its own Dean Cain of steel ○
The star of 90s TV series Lois & Clark and wannabe Ice agent has expressed his horror at Gunn’s ‘woke’ hero. Is there a market for Superman: Border Patrol?
It’s almost impossible to divide superheroe…
12 months ago
What the culture war over Superman gets wrong | Noel Ransome ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Rightwing commentators are furious over the superhero’s positioning as an immigrant. But his story was crafted to cushion unease
We’ve entered the era of the superhero movie as sermon. No longer conte…
Superman: identity crises, fascist space holograms and a super furry animal – discuss with spoilers ○
Has director James Gunn reinvented the superhero film – or just lovingly detonated it? Let’s have a deep dive into the new Man of Steel movie
• This article contains spoilers for Superman
James Gunn’s …