Old-fashioned in the best sense, “Superman” celebrates the small-town values with which its protagonist was raised. Yet the screenplay aims for contemporary resonance as well.
Superhero (film genre)
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – The mind-control plot driving “Captain America: Brave New World” (Disney), the fourth film in the current series about the Marvel Comics character, drains it of …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – It’s been just over 85 years since artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger gave the world its most famous chiropteran crimefighter. The latest iteration …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – Ah, time travel. It’s long been a favorite device for screenwriters who like to pile up the possibilities — and paradoxes — that might flow …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – Can there ever be too many iterations of everybody’s favorite amalgam of arachnid and human? Not according to the sequel “Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony) …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – Chris Pratt reprises his starring role as Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Disney), and writer-director James Gunn returns to …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) – Moviegoers craving insightful drama are unlikely to patronize a film called “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” (Warner Bros.). That’s just as well because, while this …
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NEW YORK (OSV News) — Throughout 2022, Hollywood continued its efforts to rebound from the drastic effects of the pandemic. The number of films being widely released has not yet …
