Spider-Man: Honing the Craft
Tobey Maguire and Willem Dafoe. Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing For many years, “Spider-Man” was a dream that many wanted to turn into reality. Several independent studios were interested in the…
Fantastic Four
Sometime in the future, five astronauts gain superpowers after being exposed to cosmic radiation; little do four of them know that the fifth (Julian McMahon) plans to use the powers…
Superman III
When he tries to stop a pathetic computer genius (Richard Pryor) from helping a megalomaniacal business tycoon (Robert Vaughn), Superman (Christopher Reeve) ends up fighting an evil incarnation of himself.…
Superman Returns
Five years after the events in Superman II (1981), the Man of Steel (Brandon Routh) returns to Earth only to find that Lois Lane (Kate Bosworth) has a son and…
X-Men: The Last Stand
As a “cure” for genetic mutations is found in a boy, Magneto (Ian McKellen) declares war on those who want to use the antidote against mutants. Oh, and Jean Grey…
Superman II
As Superman (Christopher Reeve) and Lois Lane (Margot Kidder) continue their love story, three villains with the same powers as Superman’s threaten Earth. This sequel is close to the original,…
Batman & Robin
This time, Batman comes with a personal credit card. Opus #4 threw in too many stupid one-liners and ridiculous gadgets. This is essentially a (less than hilarious) comedy that doesn’t…
Batman Forever
The third Batman film saw Tim Burton handing over directing duties to Joel Schumacher who brought some light into this franchise. It became more kiddie-oriented, the dialogue had more laughs…
Batman Returns
The Caped Crusader returns, ready to do battle with the Penguin (Danny DeVito), a freak who has risen from Gotham City’s sewage works, and Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer), who is intrigued…
Batman: The Jack Nicholson Show
Michael Keaton. Photo: Warner Tim Burton, a former Disney animator and director of a wild horror comedy called Beetlejuice (1988), suddenly found himself helming a major blockbuster. He carried a…