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"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...

Ant-Man is the hidden gem of all recent superhero films. Douglas and Rudd battle on a goliath technoscale; facing down corporations, dejected daughters and supervillains alike. This faux-heist escapade...

Simply, if you haven’t heard of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (which you totally have if you’ve been anywhere near a cinema, TV, billboard, another person or a Burger King since 2008): they are a series of...

I act therefore I’m not. Riggan Thompson (Keaton) is selfless in the middle of an identity crisis, and selfish in his egotistical pursuit of an impossible play. Shadows of the mask he once wore as Birdman...

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...

The future of the superhero film suddenly looks a whole lot shakier. This article was going to begin with all the exciting ways the genre is branching out with more niche characters and directors like James...

We live in a golden age for the superhero film – a period that will go down in cinematic history for its unprecedented levels of productivity, creativity and popular acclaim. The comic books where these...

Empire. X-Men. 25 covers. 1 issue. It was more worrying than exciting. How on earth would Singer combine two franchises into one coherent film? Answer: very, very well. The cast serve the story, not their...

Calling Marc Webb’s perfunctory remixing of Spider-Man’s origins "Amazing" was an audacious claim back in 2012. Now, less than two years later, comes the web-slinger’s greatest battle: to remain...