“Batman v Superman”: It’s hero vs. hero, but the audience loses
This film is the cinematic equivalent of a child slamming two plastic toy dinosaurs into one another.
Radical plots in our comics? Marvel goes there
Marvel Comics has often used its fictional universe as an allegory for real-life politics.
Page to screen: 10 books that should be TV shows
As some of us take a holiday break and delve into pop culture, here's something to make you think: the top 10 books that ought to be on TV.
"Heroes Reborn" is satisfying sequel to original series
This show has something to prove, to viewers and critics, but it looks like great things are coming.
"Ant-Man" is fun, but never thinks big
The movie is a decent enough popcorn flick, but its narrative weaknesses and hit-or-miss jokes don't help it much.
"Avengers: Age of Ultron": Wham! Bam! Kaboom!
To me, "Age of Ultron" had all the charm and insight of a fireworks display.
In "Avengers: Age of Ultron," it's heroes vs. world peace
Though it shares a name with a saga from the comics, director Joss Whedon gives the film its own story, much more to offer than the previous outing.
"The Flash": first season speeds toward the finish line
The series, a spinoff of "Arrow," is all about the fun, and putting the "comic" back into "comic book."
"Arrow": tensions high as new season draws back its bow
The showrunners have painted almost every character into a corner around which it seems impossible for them to ever again emerge.
New "X-Men" is more of the same
This is a movie about returning to the past, and indeed, in the end, all it really does is tread the same old ground.
