Sentences with phrase «of superhero cinema»

Tom Holland has praised star Chadwick Boseman for his changing the shape of superhero cinema with Marvel's Black Panther.

Given the saturation of superhero cinema at the moment, it's a little surprising to see another origin story on the screen, particularly when audiences are generally at least a little familiar with who the Fantastic Four are.

Henry Bevan on the golden age of superhero cinema... Wonder Woman will save the DC Extended Universe.

Whereas the success of 2016's R - rated origin presented a delightful surprise for unfamiliar audiences deeply ingrained in the machinery of superhero cinema, Deadpool 2 recognizes that everyone is in on the joke now, and fearlessly lights a match over two - hours of explosively funny gags and one - liners.

With the dust settling from the news that Ava DuVernay is directing a «New Gods» movie for Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, Marvel Studios's release of the «Infinity War» trailer Friday morning is a stern reminder that until further notice, its characters are still the gods of superhero cinema.

Written and directed by Jeff Nichols (Take Shelter, Mud), Midnight Special has roots in the sort of golly - gee earnest filmmaking of Steven Spielberg's Amblin era — most notably Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ET — but it also owes a lot to the current trend of superhero cinema.

For such a short film (in terms of superhero cinema), nearly the entire film continues at a sluggish pace before diving head - first into a finale that is rushed, but even worse, unearned.

Ever since «X-Men» took advantage of digital effects technology to render eye beams and human - generated lightning bolts, the finest examples of superhero cinema have grabbed hold of this opportunity with both hands to deliver innovative and arresting experiences within an established but flexible formula.

For fans of superhero cinema, that's amazing news, given that on the strength of «Cop Car's» early buzz and his previous film «Clown,» Watts landed the coveted job directing the next Spider - Man movie, co-produced by Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures.

A dream - sequence reunion between Erik and his slain father (Sterling K. Brown) might count as the most affecting moment in MCU history — if not all of superhero cinema — were it not for Killmonger's final lines: «Throw me in the ocean with my ancestors that jumped off the slave ships,» he says, «because they knew death was better than bondage.»

I would argue every single one of these movies loses its nerve when it comes to truly exploring these thematic questions, but that they're even interested in asking those questions is a big step up from a lot of superhero cinema.

The LEGO Batman Movie wasn't all that innovative in terms of superhero cinema, but it was set in a digitally derived LEGO universe.

Not exact matches

With Avengers: Infinity War still in cinemas, the world is hardly screaming out for another effects - laden saga of superheroes banding together to defeat a baddie played by Josh Brolin.

2017 was a landmark year for superhero cinema, with amazing films including The LEGO Batman Movie, Logan, Wonder Woman, Spider - Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

The current cycle of comic - book - superhero films could be credited to, or blamed on, the success of Bryan Singer's X-Men in 2000, which removed some of the taint and anxiety surrounding the idea of translating the cheesiness of comic - book storytelling for a cinema audience.

Every year is a good year for action cinema, at least from a financial standpoint: If you count superhero movies, the genre pretty much has the top of the box - office charts on perpetual lockdown.

After a little more than half a month of its release, Disney and Marvel's epic superhero film Avengers: Infinity War has become the fifth highest worldwide earner in the history of cinema.

The consensus of Tomatometer reads, «Black Panther elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories — and introducing some of its most fully realized characters.»

With Lionsgate's big screen reboot of Saban's Power Rangers hitting cinemas this Friday, THR is reporting that the film is set to make history by being the first big - budget superhero movie to feature a LGBT protagonist in Becky G's Trini, a.k.a. the Yellow Ranger, with the character revealed to be having «girlfiend problems» in what director -LSB-...]

The combined success of the record - breaking, critical acclaim - nabbing and audience - thrilling success of Marvel Studios» Black Panther, introducing a black superhero and boasting a largely black cast, and the recent record - breaking, critical acclaim - nabbing and audience - thrilling successWonder Woman, whixh gave female filmgoers a superhero in their own image, should prove to Hollywood that inclusion sells in cinema, but will it bring real change in the making of movies?

Even so, «Black Panther» is a net victory because of Boseman, Jordan, a stellar Kendrick Lamar - produced soundtrack, and the project's historic dissemination of black voices and images through one of the most popular mediums of our time: big - budget superhero cinema.

Phillip K. Dick's writing has served as one of cinema's primary premise - generators, ranking right up there with Shakespeare and, thanks to recent trends, superhero comics.

Although the technical skill of Pixar's work is undeniable, much of their success stems from the ability to craft stories that engage audiences young and old.Whether telling tales of animated insects (A Bug's Life), superhero families (The Incredibles), talking automobiles (Cars) or lonely robots (WALL - E), their features connect with both children and adults, making for a cinema experience the whole family can enjoy.

Fantastic Four is the type of superhero movie that people like Dustin Hoffman say are destroying cinema.

With Black Panther set to open in cinemas around the world this week, Marvel will soon be turning its full attention to the marketing campaign for Avengers: Infinity War, and today we've got a new piece of promotional artwork for the hugely - anticipated superhero event, which gives us another look at Iron Man in his latest -LSB-...]

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«X-Men: Apocalypse» delivers another nail in the coffin for the godfather franchise of modern superhero cinema.

With Black Panther set to open in cinemas around the world this week, Marvel will soon be turning its full attention to the marketing campaign for Avengers: Infinity War, and today we've got a new piece of promotional artwork for the hugely - anticipated superhero event, which gives us another look at Iron Man in his latest armor.

That film heralded a new era of PG - 13 action cinema, one that could be enjoyed equally by children, their parents, and young adult geeks looking to experience the innocent excitement many of us first felt while reading superhero comics.

One of the writers of Deadpool, Paul Wernick of Zombieland, told Indiewire in February that he hoped superhero cinema wouldn't suddenly become clogged with R - rated films.

Gleefully riffing on the kind of absurd action cinema since superseded by superheroes innumerable, this snow - set showdown between capital - T...

My disdain for Marvel and this seemingly endless trend of superhero movies suffocating cinemas is well documented.

The consensus says, «Black Panther elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories — and introducing some of its most fully realized characters.»

Because Black Panther isn't just a crowd - pleasing superhero movie (though it is that for sure), it's a vital moment in cinema history and a heartfelt, thoughtful exploration of the scars of colonialism and the hope for healing.»

For cinema - goers, summer ’11 has provided no shortage of spandex - clad warriors and explosive fight scenes, but the rap game's superheroes have been uncharacteristically coy: Lil Wayne's fourth Carter album has been delayed for months, the Jay - Z / Kanye collabo finally hits stores next week after a half - year's worth of bait and switch, and Drake passed on giving the season a high - profile closer when he pushed his Take Care from mid-September to late October.

The third instalment of the Marvel superhero team's big screen adventures is set to hit cinemas next year — with filming taking place recently in Edinburgh.

The concept of superheroes in cinema has been examined, re-examined, then anally probed by a poorly lubricated gloved finger.

In spite of the loss of novelty superhero cinema now provides.

And with how far we've come in terms of superb superhero cinema over the last decade, the filmmakers behind Fantastic Four should have learned their lesson already.

The superhero genre has (deservingly) caught a lot of flack over the years for its Saturday Morning Cartoons rendition of tentpole blockbuster cinema.

This makes the film feel less like a superhero movie than like the fantastical cinema of Guillermo Del Toro or Bong Joon - Ho, romantic horror extremists who fill their films with grotesque comedy beats and heartfelt sociopolitics.

She is an appealing and active heroine, an effortlessly strong female character who isn't transparently designed to invite gender studies attention or respond to the generally male - driven worlds of adolescent - oriented superhero cinema.

The first of the Summer Movie Genres — the massive, noisy superhero flick — kicked off the cinema season last week.

2017 has been a landmark year for superhero cinema, with amazing films including Wonder Woman, Spider - Man: Homecoming, The LEGO Batman Movie, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

The consensus reads, «Black Panther elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories — and introducing some of its most fully realized characters.»

Lament the saturation of CGI - laden franchises, reboots and superhero films all you like, but some fantastic, revelatory works of cinema came out this last year — even some of those comic book movies you're so worried about.

Afflicted is an intelligent and terrifying step further in vampire cinema, with t ouches of superhero movies and a serious, dark tone.

I do, however, think it has value and I would definitely prefer more movies like it than like the endless parade of beyond - formulaic and just - enjoyable - enough superhero movies that glut the cinema screens nowadays.

If you take the time period as 2003 - 2007, three of the superhero movies released are superhero cinema benchmarks that would still make a superhero movie all - star starting eleven: X2: X-Men United; Spider - Man 2; Batman Begins.

(If Boyle wanted to wring his hands over the state of cinema, he might as well have focused squarely on this, or potentially the recent glut of superhero franchises from Marvel and DC, all of which are easily financially more influential than anything Pixar's made.)