Superman Review — Flawed but Heartfelt Punk Rock

Superman review — Flawed but heartfelt punk rock

Let’s get this out of the way. I love James Gunn’s Superman. This debut of DC’s cinematic revival possesses an infectious optimistic energy that had me smiling the whole way through. With that being said, is it a good movie? Well… not really. As stellar as many facets of this film are, there are plenty of fundamental issues that hold it back from being more than just decent. Yet despite it all, with a movie this loud and proud of its message and…

Superman: Onward and Upward

We’re all tired of starting over. We cannot hold one more origin story, we have carried too many, and have grown sore from too many introductions and not enough finishes. What is important for the new superhero movie then, is to be more compact, more self-contained, thoroughly about itself. Not an extension of a universe or an advertisement for other properties, but a universe unto itself that is expandable as a story not because that is the onl…