Tagged Michael B. Jordan

If one were to list off the common pitfalls of biopics, ‘formulaic’ would likely be near the top. Yet, Just Mercy proves that sticking rigidly to an expected formula need not necessarily be a bad thing as...

Creed managed the rarest of things, successfully handing the franchise baton on to a new generation. In comparison, surely Creed II should be an easy knockout? The screenwriting team hit fundamental...

Ray Bradbury’s iconoclastic 1953 novel has not been this relevant for a long time. Fahrenheit 451 was written as a defence of books and intellectualism against the growth of TV and other mindless...

There’s something curiously seductive about boxing. Whether it’s because there’s a great deal of respect for the sport due to the strength and commitment required to be good at it, or simply the fact...

The first Marvel feature of 2018 has landed and looks sure to be one of the biggest films of the year. Long-awaited and much-needed, Black Panther has undeniably struck a chord with audiences worldwide. Our...

The release of Black Panther this week need not only be marked on the calendars of Marvel super-fans. It’s good news for fans of director Ryan Coogler’s previous output, and not just because he’s brought...

Black Panther is the first Marvel instalment of 2018, and it’s opening the year with a bang. Featuring an enormously talented cast, the film tells the story of the Black Panther T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman)...

Marvel Studios has a diversity problem. While I’m personally a big fan of the (admittedly sometimes formulaic) money printers that Kevin Feige and co. have masterminded over the last decade, representation...

Freud theorised that every son would kill his father, but what happens when the father is already dead? For the illegitimate son of Apollo Creed, the answer is simple: fight his name. Ryan Coogler, an...

All statistics correct at time of writing. We were all a little worried for Josh Trank's embattled vision for Reed Richards, Ben Grimm and the Storm siblings, but nothing prepared us for this: already,...

Fantastic Four holds restraint, care and pride in the hands of its new-found origin story, but that seems to be all it cares about. As the story develops, real effort and exposition runs its course,...

"I'm an apex predator." This is the chilling reality rarely explored in the superhero genre: if you have superpowers, you're top of the food chain. Even Batman's more sombre, existential antics are...

Finally, Spider-Man has been saved. After two entries in the cruelly mistitled “Amazing” Spider-Man reboot, the character has been given a new lease of life by the arrival of Marvel. Teaming up with...

As the superhero franchise machine rumbles on, it seems like an appropriate time to look back at the history of the genre. I’ve explored its past, present and future and now I’m here to put my neck on the...

Shuddering footage extrapolated from a cellphone shows a group of black men sitting on a station floor. One is thrown down and a bang stings the air. Fruitvale Station begins with an ending. Michael B. Jordan...