In Storytelling, ‘The Defenders’ Is Prestige Television At Its Worst
The new Netflix-Marvel series asks interesting questions about human dignity, but falls into individualism and identity politics instead of answering them.
Meet The Best Spider-Man You’ve Never Heard Of
For my money, the best Spider-Man is a short-lived, small-screen animated series called ‘The Spectacular Spider-Man,’ a superhero cartoon that ran from 2008 to 2009.
For Now, Identity Politics Overshadows Xavier’s Dream Of Integrated X-Men
The edge of extinction storyline begun in ‘House of M’ through the end of ‘Avengers vs. X-Men’ resulted in a slog of increasing irrelevance for Marvel’s merry band of mutants.
Spiderman’s Responsibility For His Power Persists In The Latest Movie
So, does the film do away with Uncle Ben’s nugget of wisdom, ‘With great power comes great responsibility’? No, it’s just softer in this film.
Marvel’s New ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Portrays The Ideal American Millennial
This new ‘Spider-Man’ has none of the sweetness of the old comics or movies, none of the suffering—but all the gadgets and heroism audiences want.
‘Homecoming’ Sidelines Spider-Man’s Most Inspiring Virtue
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ affords the opportunity to compare Peter’s pursuit to wield super-powers responsibly with other, older heroes’ endeavors to do the same.
The Late Adam West Made Batman Truly Great Again
The actor’s comedic portrayal of Batman may not be considered the greatest or most moving. But he made all other Batmans possible.
‘Wonder Woman’ Refreshingly Rejects The Moral Ambiguity Of Other Superhero Flicks
Too often, Hollywood gives us attractive villains and bad-boy heroes. Our narratives are morally muddy. Thankfully, ‘Wonder Woman’ avoids this pitfall.
Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman Manages The Tough Task Of Winsomely Portraying Virtue
The new ‘Wonder Woman’ film transcends our political moment and offers something—or rather, someone—both inspiring and thoughtful.
The New ‘Wonder Woman’ Is Really A Story About Jesus
The movie is wrapped up in faux Greek mythology, true, but there’s no mistaking the Christology here.
‘Guardians’ Vol. 2 Secretly Explores Atheism’s Weaknesses
The film’s egotistical celestial is exactly the sort of figure atheists condemn. Thankfully, whatever else the Christian God may be, he is not Ego.
Here’s The Real Reason ‘Wonder Woman’ Is A PR Disaster
Wonder Woman is a perfect storm of PR disaster. She cannot be written without triggering something that is completely and utterly unacceptable to trigger.
Here’s Why The ‘Legion’ Villain Is Marvel’s Best Yet
‘Legion’ has shown filmmakers and showrunners how to make a bad guy very, very good.
Yes, Marvel Comics, Going Full Identity Politics Is Hurting Your Sales
After years of headlines and Internet hype selling ‘diversity’ in characters and social-justice plotlines, Marvel is paying the price.
Forcing Political Correctness On Employees And Characters Is Killing Marvel Comics
Their comic books have lost their core of good storytelling, and are instead pandering to social justice warriors and offering phony diversity pushes.
Why Dropping Joss Whedon From ‘Batgirl’ Will Not Make It Feminist
The identity of those behind and in front of the camera for a superhero movie are irrelevant to the production and the content, because these are not designed to be personal stories.
‘Legion’ Is The Best Superhero Show On TV Because It Doesn’t Act Like One
Rather than on superpowers, FX’s ‘Legion’ focuses much more on treating (and supposedly saving) a broken man dealing with his demons, figurative and otherwise.
SJWs Hound White Male Finn Jones For Taking White Male’s Role In ‘Iron Fist’
We’ve always known racial identity politics were not about equality, but about ending the white male. Social justice warriors just made that clearer in attacking Finn Jones for ‘Iron Fist.’
‘Deadpool’ Is A Dark Look At Where Extreme Individualism Takes Us
Here’s what is really at stake in ‘Deadpool’ and what its success says about dark changes in American individualism.
‘The Lego Batman Movie’ Builds A Better Superhero Film
This Batman is the Dark Knight living in the Caped Crusader’s Gotham City, and ‘The Lego Batman Movie’ buries every film in Warner Brothers’ ‘DC Extended Universe.’
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