Why the New Superman Still Feels Like Déjà Vu

Why the new Superman still feels like déjà vu

It’s been almost 50 years since Christopher Reeve starred in Superman , the 1978 movie that opened what is now an endless spigot of superhero movies. It...

Superman (2025) Review: Upwards

In 1978, director Richard Donner and his team made superhero magic with the first Superman film that captures the essence of the iconic DC comic book series while telling its own story. It still holds up (mostly) and is still an inspiration for many directors and storytellers to make live-action renditions of the “gods among men” trope that comic books fall back to from time to time. Especially for James Gunn. The man knows his comic books and w…

James Gunn Reveals How Superman Is Like the 1978 Movie

In 1978, Superman: The Movie made us believe a man can fly. Nearly half a century later, James Gunn’s Superman movie wants us to believe we can soar. The 1978 film directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel released at a time when the American Way was in turmoil following the 1970s recession, stagflation, oil and energy crises, and geopolitical tensions. And then, on December 15, 1978 — the very day that the La…