Sentences with phrase «superhero fare»

Of course, that means the bar has only been set higher for 2018, which boasts a calendar absolutely packed with live - action and animated superhero fare.

It's not the film's focus, though, and it's never the generic spectacle that has come to define contemporary superhero fare.

A heavy - handed drama with a dash of standard superhero fare, A History Of Violence is a mishmash of ideas and emotions that never gets the response it desires.

What's missing is a sense of the sheer fun in movie - making that can energize a project like this, even one that might have more at stake than the usual superhero fare.

Something of a small miracle, «The Way Way Back» is such a refreshing, smartly enjoyable reprieve from the summer movie season's barrage of superhero fare and big - budget blockbusters that you feel blue when it must come to an end.

Warner Bros. needs to consider some important factors going forward: Snyder and Goyer need to be reigned in, as their sensibilities are too shallow, even for superhero fare.

Miss Peregrine goes for more of a young adult fantasy feel (something squarely in Burton's wheelhouse; you can see how he would be attracted to the project), so the execution generally differs from superhero fare, but not enough to shake the sense of over-familiarity that Jane Goldman's script must overcome.

With Netflix's other superhero fare they have all brought something original to the table; a disabled hero, a female addict, and the first black superhero on TV.

Pixar already proved that they can do superhero fare with The Incredibles and, with it, have set themselves a high bar.

Such genre cross-pollination might make both films more appealing to Academy voters who otherwise wouldn't look twice as superhero fare.

The trailers for Lucy indicate fairly straightforward superhero fare: Scarlett Johansson is forced into service as an unwilling drug mule for an evil mobster, but the bag of super-drugs she's carrying in her stomach bursts open, imbuing upon her a host of movie superpowers: telekinesis, mind control, the ability to control computers for some weird reason.

Would Deadpool 2 crap the bed by getting cold feet about the chances it once took and deliver the kind of milquetoast, generic megabudget superhero fare it once had so much fun lampooning?

In fact, its $ 21.6 million was one of Reynolds» best outside his Marvel superhero fare.

Here is a prime case where the producers of direct - to - video superhero fare continuously have their heads up their rear ends by forcing a run time of 75 minutes, which has become the standard length for nearly all animated DTV superhero flicks released today.

The special effects are decent though and kids, particularly boys in their early teens, will thrill at the noise and spectacle of it all, but in the end we've grown rather spoiled with decent superhero fare such as Spider - man 2, Batman Begins and Hellboy recently.

As IndieWire observes, he's traditionally shied away from big superhero fare.

While faithful fans might miss the quirky quartet's trademark humor and old school special f / x, TMNT merely reflects today's taste for edgier and more stylized superhero fare, and is thus likely to enthrall a whole new generation of Turtle consumers of product tie - ins.

It's much darker than its big - screen predecessor from 1989, Batman, and this blend of horror and action will probably thrill fans of Raimi's campy filmmaking of the grotesque, while turning off those looking for regular superhero fare.

In trying to change up the franchise formula, it appears writer / director Simon Kinberg is aiming to make the film a drama instead of traditional superhero fare.

So how well did the DC superheroes fare in a hard M rated game?

Comixology Unlimited excels in its variety, offering not only superhero fare, but also romance, horror, sci - fi, fantasy, teen dramas, graphic novels and manga, among other, more experimental titles.

From classics like your standard superhero fare or iconic couples through the ages to more inventive looks complete with tons of makeup and elaborate accents, celebs are just like us when it comes to celebrating Halloween and really get into the spirit of the holiday.

David Opie chats with the creator of Man: Plus, André Lima Araújo... Marvel artist André Lima Araújo has branched out from his usual superhero fare to create a new futuristic thriller that presents a unique take on the cyberpunk genre, drawing influences from both Eastern and Western landmarks, including Blade Runner and Ghost In The Shell.

Suicide Squad's director David Ayer drops a few f - bombs in explaining why his film's different than other superhero fare: «all these movies are about defeating the evil alien robot from f*cking Planet X, before it destroys the world with its ticking clock.

On average, African Americans make up about 15 percent of the audience for superhero fare.

goes for more of a young adult fantasy feel (something squarely in Burton's wheelhouse; you can see how he would be attracted to the project), so the execution generally differs from superhero fare, but not enough to shake the sense of over-familiarity that Jane Goldman's script must overcome.

Digital comics Jeff Gomez examines the implications of Amazon's planned acquisition of comiXology, opining that it will give comics a wider reach but also force publishers of superhero fare to broaden their appeal beyond the core demographic: «The books will now be exposed to millions of newcomers, so it will behoove major publishers to make their stories more female - friendly, streamlined, and accessible.

Superhero fare has (pardon the pun) come in leaps and bounds over the past decade, but the X-Men series remains an issue on the big screen.

As is customary with any big - ticket superhero movie, Reynolds didn't give too much away regarding the film's plot, beyond the fact that the new characters would be joining him in X-Force, but he did promise that the new movie will continue to act as a refreshing antithesis to standard superhero fare.

Cumberbatch's iteration of the Marvel hero will be more magical, less muscly than the usual superhero fare.

Promising to be closer to the edge than have superhero fare, Deadpool bounds on to cinema screens on 4th February 2016.