Darren Mooney
Darren Mooney is a pop culture critic at large for The Escapist. He writes the twice-weekly In the Frame column, writes and voices the In the Frame videos, provides film reviews and writes the weekly Out of Focus column. Plus, occasionally he has opinions about other things as well. Darren lives and works in Dublin, Ireland. He also writes for The Irish Independent, the country’s second largest broadsheet, and provides weekly film coverage for radio station Q102. He co-hosts the weekly 250 podcast and he has also written three published books of criticism on The X-Files, Christopher Nolan and Doctor Who. He somehow finds time to watch movies and television on top of that. Ironically, his superpowers are at their strongest when his glasses are on.

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Read Article Across the Spider-Verse Is a Superhero Empowerment Fantasy
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is a superhero empowerment fantasy from Sony Pictures animated movie Miles Morales chooses his own path of empathy because the status quo costs too much
Read Article Barry Gets a Hollywood Ending in the Series Finale
Barry series finale season 4 wow lies we tell ourselves lies Hollywood tells us ending
Read Article Succession & Barry Are Masterclasses in Series Finales – The Recap
This week on The Recap podcast, Marty, Frost, and Darren discuss great series finales, like the finale of Succession and Barry.
Read Article Arkham City Invites Its Player to Feel What It Is to Be Batman
Film critic Darren Mooney turns his eye to Batman: Arkham City and how it uses the video game medium to give an authentic Batman perspective.
Read Article Into the Spider-Verse Finds Memes and Meaning in Its Spider-Man Remix
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse finds memes and meaning in multiverse remix of Peter Parker superhero origin
Read Article Why Are the Disney Remakes So Damned Long?
why are Disney live action remake movies so too long - The Little Mermaid Lion King Beauty and the Beast Aladdin Cinderella
Read Article Jason Momoa, John Cena, David Bautista, & the Evolving Modern Movie Star Masculinity
Jason Momoa, John Cena, and David Bautista are evolving modern movie star masculinity beyond what Stallone & Schwarzenegger established - Fast X Peacemaker Dune
Read Article Echo’s Binge Release Model Tells Us What Disney Thinks of It
Echo will release all at once at Disney+ in the binge model, a first for the MCU, and it shows how little respect Disney has for it.
Read Article Five Years Later, Solo Wasn’t a Failure – but a Warning
5 Five years later, it becomes clear that Solo: A Star Wars Story was not merely a failure but a warning of the coming nostalgia regurgitation.
Read Article Fast X Review – Going Nowhere Fast
Fast X review mess movie that makes no narrative sense Fast & Furious Vin Diesel Louis Leterrier / Darren Mooney