Column Civil War Wasted Helmut Zemo, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Redeemed Him On paper, Helmut Zemo (Daniel Brühl) was a fascinating villain for Captain America: Civil War. Zemo was a citizen of Sokovia, the country ... By Darren Mooney1 day ago
Column Fast Five Found the Fast & Furious Franchise at a Crossroads With the trailer for F9 landing (or taking off) on Wednesday, it seems like a good time to take a look back at ... By Darren Mooney4 days ago
Column Shin Godzilla Made Its Kaiju Monstrous Again Note: This article contains spoilers for Shin Godzilla. It is available to buy or rent on most streaming platforms. There are some spoilers ... By Darren MooneyApril 12, 2021
Column You Can Hate Game of Thrones All You Want – It’s Still a Massive Success If you believe certain sections of the internet, the final season of Game of Thrones ruined the show’s legacy and torched any potential ... By Darren MooneyApril 9, 2021
Column Godzilla vs. Kong Doesn’t Mean Anything — Maybe That’s Not a Problem To paraphrase Sigmund Freud, sometimes a giant monkey punching a giant lizard is just a giant monkey punching a giant lizard. One of ... By Darren MooneyApril 5, 2021
Column Godzilla vs. Kong Provides Spectacle but No Wonder There’s a curious lack of wonder and majesty to Warner Bros.’ “MonsterVerse” franchise. Godzilla vs. Kong certainly delivers on scale and spectacle, as ... By Darren MooneyApril 2, 2021
Column Invincible Is a Test Case for the Future of Superhero Storytelling Invincible arrived on Amazon Prime on Friday, and it marks an interesting point in the evolution of superhero mass media. Superheroes are big ... By Darren MooneyMarch 29, 2021
Column Zack Snyder’s DCEU Is a Nine-Hour Joyride Through Decades of Comic Book History Zack Snyder’s DC Extended Universe offers a pocket history of a notable stretch of American comic book history, running roughly from Crisis on ... By Darren MooneyMarch 26, 2021
Column Zack Snyder’s Justice League Understands Superman’s Real Strength Is as an Inspiration One of the most interesting changes between the theatrical cut of Justice League and Zack Snyder’s Justice League is how the story approaches ... By Darren MooneyMarch 22, 2021
Column Man of Steel & Batman v Superman Deconstructed Superheroes, Justice League Reconstructs Them There is a clear thematic arc running from Man of Steel through to Zack Snyder’s Justice League, and that arc is a meditation ... By Darren MooneyMarch 19, 2021
Column WandaVision and the Death of Ambiguity What exactly do we want from art? WandaVision wrapped up its first season recently. By all accounts, it was a massive success. The ... By Darren MooneyMarch 15, 2021
Column Raya and the Last Dragon and the New Cinema of Reconciliation Like many contemporary family films, Raya and the Last Dragon is essentially a story about the need for unity and reconciliation in the ... By Darren MooneyMarch 12, 2021