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Superheroes
February 9, 2021
MagazineJillian Steinhauer
The Unheroic Life of Stan Lee
In a career of many flops, he laid claim to the outsized success of Marvel Comics.
May 1, 2019
Malcolm Harris
Sky High Is the Only Good Superhero Movie
While “Captain Marvel” and “Avengers: Endgame” reign in theaters, a 2005 teen rom com shows a better way.
June 6, 2017
Jo Livingstone
Wonder Woman Is Propaganda
Why debating the “feminist” stakes of a movie about American military ideology is a laughable prospect.
May 4, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 15: Captain America: Civil War, Keanu, and a Summer Movie Preview
March 23, 2016
Tim Grierson
Batman v Superman: Battle of the Bores
With 'Dawn of Justice,' Zack Snyder turns a superhero showdown into an indigestible mope-fest.
March 23, 2016
PodcastTim Grierson, Will Leitch
Grierson & Leitch Episode 9: “Midnight Special,” Batman/Superman rankings, and “Frank”
March 22, 2016
Tim Grierson, Will Leitch
Our Definitive Ranking of All Batman and Superman Movies
February 12, 2016
Will Leitch
Deadpool: A Superhero Who Makes Fun of Himself
As Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds is an entitled, smarmy, and immature superhero—and he knows it.
July 16, 2015
Jeet Heer
Stop Making Superhero Movies Just for Grown-Ups
'Batman v Superman' and 'Suicide Squad' are everything that's wrong with the genre today
May 1, 2014
Isaac Chotiner
'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Is a New Low for Hollywood
Welcome to the age of sequels that copy the original
August 12, 2013
Isaac Chotiner
Hollywood Is in Trouble, and We're All Going to Pay
April 18, 2013
Glen Weldon
A Superman for All Seasons
The Man of Steel is 75. His biography is our history.

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