superhero genre

Similar to its leading lady, Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey (2020) was dealt a shit hand. David Ayer’s Suicide Squad (2016) is a music video masquerading as a feature film, a two-hour movie trailer full of undeliverable promises. And…

Thirty years ago, Tim Burton’s Batman entered theaters, absolutely dominating the box office of 1989 and creating Batmania, a jubilee year dedicated to all things Batman. I’m pretty sure this was enshrined in law. Burton’s…

Before any comic book nerds come at me telling me about the numerous superhero universes there are, please keep in mind that the last time I read something was in elementary school. I no longer…