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- Movie Review: Thunderbolts* (2025)
- Tales of the City: The Prescience
- Superman Meets the Queen, 1978
- Movie Review: Piccadilly (1929)
- Frost in Russia: 'You got to have aristocrats'
- Movie Review: Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024)
- Making $11 Billion from Addiction
- Movie Review: The Order (2024)
- John Roberts' Dipshit Jurisprudence
- Movie Review: Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- Nothing Works: UPS Delivery
- A Bad Week for Dinesh is a Good Week for America
- Movie Review: Before It Ends (2023)
- Movie Review: The Marvels (2023)
- Paxton, Moody and Section 230
- Movie Review: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
- Movie Review: Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed (2023)
- 'The Marvels' Less-Than-Marvelous Opening
- Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- Movie Review: The Flash (2023)
- Phyllis Coates (1927-2023)
- Movie Review: Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
- Movie Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
- Movie Review: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)
- Box Office: Flash Doesn't Exactly Zip Out of the Gate
- Box Office: The Post-Pandemic $100 Million Openers
- Sorry, Tainan
- Why Tucker Wasn't Fired
- Movie Review: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
- Corner Kid
- Movie Review: Black Adam (2022)
- What is Gene Wilder 'Known For'?
- Movie Review: Black Widow (2021)
- Movie Review: Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
- Roe, Griswold, Loving & Obergefell
- Movie Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
- Indict the Sumbitch Already
- Early Superhero Sighting: Green Lantern, 1934
- Movie Review: Kongo (1932)
- Movie Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Movie Review: The Batman (2022)
- What is Francis Ford Coppola 'Known For'?
- Movie Review: Eternals (2021)
- Box Office Returns: Spider-Man vs. China
- Quote of the Day
- The Undoing of Zack Snyder
- Snyderbabies
- Movie Review: Mr. Saturday Night (2021)
- Richard Donner (1930-2021)
- Ned Beatty (1937-2021)
- William Cagney, Palooka
- Movie Review: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (2020)
- Does Superhero Worship Lead to Fascism?
- Movie Review: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
- Movie Review: The Strawberry Blonde (1941)
- Quote of the Day
- Thankful For
- It Was Never About...
- Rupert Murdoch's Son Politely Slams Fox News
- Richard Dix, Man of Steel
- Movie Review: Three on a Match (1932)
- ‘Former Neo-Nazi Says Trump Uses Language of Neo-Nazism’: The Headlines NPR Can't Hear
- My Favorite Tweet
- Movie Review: They Drive By Night (1940)
- First Super-Hero: ‘Hank’ Gowdy?
- My Top 10 Movies of 2019
- Movie Review: 63 Up (2019)
- Box Office: ‘Birds’ Falls, ‘Parasite’ Leaves Basement
- Box Office for ‘Birds of Prey’ Isn't Fantabulous
- My Five Worst Movies of 2019
- The 2019 Oscar Nominations: Thelma and the First-Timers, That '90s Show, and Bringing a Rock to a Bomb Fight
- Lancelot Links
- Movie Review: Joker (2019)
- Movie Review: The Masked Marvel (1943)
- Alan Moore on Our Superhero Fixation
- Box Office Mojo's Revamped Site: Design > Data
- Box Office: ‘Joker’ Breaks October Box Office Record
- Movie Review: Dark Phoenix (2019)
- Movie Review: Booksmart (2019)
- Movie Review: Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941)
- Movie Review: Where East Is East (1929)
- Movie Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
- Census and Sensibility
- Movie Review: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Movie Review: Shazam! (2019)
- Movie Review: Us (2019)
- Jordan Peele's ‘Us’ Scares Up $70 Mil at Box Office
- Movie Review: Captain Marvel (2019)
- Amid Shrugs, Captain Marvel Blasts Box Office
- Mild-Mannered Columnist
- Movie Review: On the Basis of Sex (2018)
- Movie Review: Aquaman (2018)
- Quote of the Day
- Box Office: ‘Aquaman’ Swims in International Waters
- Trailer: Avengers: Endgame
- Movie Review: The Phantom (1996)
- Movie Review: Incredibles 2 (2018)
- The Never-Ending Campaigns, Inc.
- Stan Lee (1922-2018)
- Superman on the Radio: Ep, 1: Baby from Krypton
- ‘Venom’ Breaks October Box-Office Record
- Kava-nah
- Mr. Plow
- Another Death of Superman
- Four Questions for Brett Kavanaugh
- Civil Forfeiture
- Team Felix
- ‘Not a Recipe for Artistic Renewal’: The IP taking over Hollywood
- Box Office: ‘Deadpool 2’ Opens Down from ‘Deadpool’
- Margot Kidder (1948-2018)
- Box Office: ‘Avengers’ Keeps Roaring
- Movie Review: Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Box Office: Moviegoers Assemble for ‘Avengers’
- John Paul Stevens Gets Legal on the NRA's Ass
- Movie Review: Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)
- Not Brand ECCC: 2018
- Movie Review: Black Panther (2018)
- Box Office: Black Panther Roars to $192 Million Record-Breaking Opening
- Super-Homme
- Movie Review: Batman & Bill (2017)
- Quote of the Day
- Lancelot Links
- Movie Review: Justice League (2017)
- Box Office: The Not-So-Super Opening of 'Justice League'
- Movie Review: Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Movie Review: Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
- Movie Review: Wonder Woman (2017)
- Movie Review: All Through the Night (1942)
- Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- ‘Justice League’ Trailer: I'm Bored Already
- Instead of Feet to the Fire, NPR's Steve Inskeep Gives Sen. Orrin Hatch a Footrub
- Movie Review: Logan (2017)
- Movie Review: The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
- Movie Review: 20th Century Women (2016)
- Movie Review: Jackie (2016)
- Movie Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
- The Five Worst Movies of 2016
- Movie Review: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
- Movie Review: The Green Hornet (1940)
- Movie Review: Catwoman (2004)
- Movie Review: Suicide Squad (2016)
- Box Office: 'Suicide Squad' Blasts Through Negative Reviews to Gross $135 Million
- Everything Wrong with 'Batman v Superman'
- Rotten Tomatoes Ranks the DC Superhero Movies
- Moments v Scenes: Dusk of Zack
- 10 Quick Thoughts on the Wonder Woman Trailer
- Box Office: 'Cap' Passes 'Batman v Superman' Worldwide
- Movie Review: Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Box Office: 'Captain America: Civil War' Has 5th-Best Opening Ever
- Batman, Superman Robbed of Millions by Zack Snyder, Warner Bros.
- Box Office: Melissa McCarthy Beats Up Batman and Superman
- The False Positives in the 29% Rotten Tomatoes Rating of 'Batman v Superman'
- I Told You, 'He Doesn't Get Superman At All!'
- Box Office: 'Batman v Superman' Drops Big, But Big Enough to Lose Zack?
- Why 'Batman v Superman''s $170 Million Open Isn't the Important Number
- Movie Review: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- SLIDESHOW: Batman Movies v. Superman Movies
- Lancelot Links
- Quote of the Day
- Lancelot Links Loses It at the 2016 Oscars
- Lancelot Links is Not Throwin' Away Its Shot
- Ranking The Hollywood Reporter's Ranking of Every Marvel Comics Movie
- NY Times: 'Senate Republicans Lose Their Minds'
- My President
- Box Office: 'Deadpool' Takes Our Milk Money
- 15 SCOTUS Justices Have Been Nominated and Confirmed During Election Years
- Movie Review: Deadpool (2016)
- Comic Book Spinner Rack, May 1956
- Superman Before The American Way
- Lancelot Links
- The Latest ‘Batman v Superman’ Trailer: Uh Oh
- Quote of the Day
- Jack Larson (1928-2015)
- Movie Review: Fantastic Four (1994)
- Summer Box Office: Winners, Losers, Lessons
- Movie Review: Fantastic Four (2015)
- Quote of the Day
- Roger Corman's 1994 Lancelot Links (Unreleased)
- If This Be Doomsday! Parsing the Box-Office Disaster of ‘Fantastic Four’
- From the Studio that Brought You Elektra, Daredevil, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, X-Men: The Last Stand, and the First Two Shitty Fantastic Four Movies...
- 'Ant-Man' a Goliath at Weekend B.O.; Schumer Debuts Strong
- Movie Review: Ant-Man (2015)
- On My World, the ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Trailer Means Hope
- Welcome to Obsolescence, Everyone
- Quote of the Day: 'Scalia also took issue...'
- How Same-Sex Marriage Went from Being Banned to a Constitutional Right in 10 Short Years
- Quote of the Day: 'No union is more profound than marriage...'
- Ant-Man: No Shield. No _______. No Comment.
- Movie Review: Vincent (2015)
- Equality > Privacy
- Movie Review: Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Quote of the Day
- Avengers Can't Beat Themselves as 'Ultron' Grosses a Mere $187 Million at U.S. Box Office
- The Best Thing About the ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ Trailer
- Lancelot Links
- Look! On TV! It's Melissa Benoist as the 21st ... or Seventh ... or Is She Just the Second Supergirl?
- The Utter Smallness of King v. Burwell
- Sweathog Again
- Rats XLIX
- Rats II
- Quote of the Day for Seattle Seahawks Fans Still Reeling from the Most Insane Playcall in the History of the Super Bowl
- Rats
- Lancelot Links: Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XLIX Edition
- Lancelot Links
- Why 'Knight of Cups' Needs to Kill at Berlin Fest
- Trailer: ‘Knight of Cups’ is Terrence Malick's '8 1/2' and ‘La Dolce Vita’
- Quote of the Day
- Movie Review: Birdman (2014)
- Lancelot Links
- What Rupert Murdoch Thinks of the Gays
- Real Power, Murdoch Style
- Monstering, Murdoch Style
- Movie Review: Jappeloup (2014)
- Lancelot Links
- The Best Line in the ‘Avengers 2’ Trailer
- John Oliver Has Dogs Reenact U.S. Supreme Court Arguments
- Google Reviews ... the U.S. Supreme Court?
- No Reasoning with Conservative SCOTUS
- Quote of the Day
- Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Did Jeffrey Toobin Let Ted Cruz Lie About Prop 8?
- Gun Control Symbol Dies
- 'Boyhood' Grosses Another $2.5 Million in Only 311 Venues; Oh, and 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Sets August Box Office Record
- Quote of the Day
- Lancelot Links
- Lancelot Links
- Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Batman: The Movie (1966)
- Lancelot Links
- Movie Review: X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
- Trailer: Michael Keaton in 'Birdman'
- Movie Review: Boyhood (2014)
- Respectfully, Justice Scalia, It's the Troposphere
- How Wrong is Joe Posnanski About Superman Movies?
- Wait'll They Get a Load of Me: Ben Affleck as Batman
- Ranking the 5 Spider-Man Movies
- Movie Review: Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
- Weekend Box Office: ‘The Other Woman’ is On Top, But Does It Have Legs?
- Song for the U.S. Supreme Court
- Movie Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- Movie Review: Captain America (1990)
- TV Movie Review: Captain America (1979)
- Captain America (1944): The Slideshow Review
- Movie Review: Captain America (1944)
- Roger Ailes' Just Desserts
- Rupert Murdoch on the Downside of Watergate
- 'Live from D.C., It's ... '
- Fantastic Four Reboot: The World's Youngest Superheroes
- Movie Review: Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
- The 11 Worst Movies of 2013 Representing the Five Worst Trends in Moviemaking
- Movie Review: Upstream Color (2013)
- Movie Review: Philomena (2013)
- What's a Nice Jewish Girl Like You Doing with a Magic Lasso? Gal Gadot Cast as Wonder Woman
- Thoughts on 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Trailer
- The Worst Movie Review of the Year, Part II
- Movie Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- Movie Review: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- ‘Thor’ Hammers Competition for $86 Million Open
- Thoughts on the 'Captain America' Trailer
- Scalia Views Congress as Source of Tyranny
- Where I Agree with Scalia
- Movie Review: Super (2011)
- Where Alyssa Rosenberg Goes Wrong on Superhero Sexism
- Movie Review: Spider-Man (2002)
- Movie Review: The Specials (2000)
- Ranking Every Freakin' Superhero Movie with Mike Smith
- Movie Review: The Wolverine (2013)
- Weekend Box Office: 'The Wolverine' Isn't the Best At What It Does
- HISHE: How 'Man of Steel' Should Have Ended
- Ranking Every Freakin' Superhero Movie Ever Made with David Murphy
- Ranking Every Freakin' Superhero Movie Ever Made with Daniel
- Ranking Every Freakin' Superhero Movie Ever Made with Andrew Reed
- Ranking Every Freakin' Superhero Movie Ever Made with Uncle Vinny
- Quote of the Day
- Ranking Every Freakin' Superhero Movie Ever Made with Erik Lundegaard
- Movie Review: Superhero Movie (2008)
- Box Office: 'The Conjuring' Howls to First as 'Turbo' Sputters, 'Red 2' Redcarded and 'R.I.P.D.' Arrives D.O.A.
- Zack Snyder Announces 'Man of Steel 2' Will Include Batman
- Movie Review: Hero At Large (1980)
- Despicable Audience: “Grown Ups 2” Grosses $42 mil at Weekend Box Office
- Did Superman Resurrect Patriotism? On Truth, Innocence, and the American Way
- Movie Review: The Lone Ranger (2013)
- Ranking Every Freakin' Superhero Movie Ever Made By IMDb Score
- Quote of the Day
- Recommended: Joe Muto's 'Atheist in a FOXhole'
- Movie Review: Hollywoodland (2006)
- Hollywood B.O.: Mark Harris vs. Superman in the Battle of the Century!!
- SLIDESHOW Essay: An Open Letter to Clark Kent
- Ranking Every Superman Movie Ever Made
- 75 Years After Superman's Debut, 'Man of Steel' Sets June Box-Office Record
- SLIDESHOW: A History of Superman Onscreen
- Movie Review: Man of Steel (2013)
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- SLIDESHOW: Lex Luthor, The Badness and the Baldness
- Who Wants to Play Superman? Anyone? Bueller?
- SLIDESHOW: Extra Extra! A History of Daily Planet Headlines!
- SLIDESHOW: Got it Bad for Little Miss Lois Lane
- SLIDESHOW: LOOK, UP IN THE SKY! A History of Superman Flying Onscreen
- Movie Review: Superman Returns (2006)
- Great Caesar's Ghost! It's the Perry White Slideshow!
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Movie Review: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (1981/2006)
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Movie Review: Superman and the Mole-Men (1951)
- Superman, Fat Ass
- Movie Review: Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Movie Review: Superman (1948)
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- 'Man of Steel' Featurette
- The Kents Go for a Sunday Drive
- Obama Isn't Coming for Your Guns; Superman Is
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Movie Review: Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- The Short, Embarrassing History of Man (and Superman) Riding Rockets
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Action Comics No. 1 Found in Wall in Elbow Lake, Minn. Home
- Superman Screenshot of the Day
- Oops
- Whose Portrait Hangs in Lex Luthor's Office?
- Movie Review: Superman III (1983)
- The Superhero Trilogy: Powers Revealed, Lost, Turned Evil
- Movie Review: Superman II (1981)
- Movie Review: Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Four Reasons Krypton Doesn't Blow Up in the new Superman Movie 'Man of Steel'
- KNEEL BEFORE ERIK-EL!
- Krypton Lives! According to EW
- Movie Review: Superman: The Movie (1978)
- Why is IMDb Spreading Lies About Stan Lee?
- When Christopher Reeve Knew 'Superman' Would Work
- Quick Quiz: Who is This Baby?
- Theory: In 'Man of Steel,' Krypton Lives
- The New 'Man of Steel' Teaser: Zod Damn
- Quote of the Day
- There's Big Money in Fantasy
- A Good Sign for 'Man of Steel'
- Justice League: Ginsburg on Rehnquist, Roberts
- Lancelot Links
- Quote of the Day
- 'Superman,' 'Man of Steel,' and the US/UK Switcheroo
- Coming Soon
- Lancelot Links
- Movie Review: How to Survive a Plague (2012)
- 'Man of Steel' Trailer #2
- New 'Man of Steel' Poster Shows Superman in Handcuffs
- Superman vs. Batman: Last Word
- Supergirl Can't Get a Date
- Movie Review: Supergirl (1984)
- The Second Quote from Jill Lepore's 'The Lie Factory: How politics became a business'
- The First Quote from Jill Lepore's 'The Lie Factory: How politics became a business'
- Movie Review: Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance (2012)
- The Burden of the Secret Identity
- Movie Review: Hancock (2008)
- Movie Review: The Spirit (2008)
- Movie Review: The Bourne Legacy (2012)
- Movie Review: The Shadow (1994)
- Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
- Movie Review: The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Movie Review: Spider-Man 3 (2007)
- What's My Motivation? Batman, Spider-Man, and the Dictionary Definition of a Superhero
- Two Reasons Conservatives Should Be Proud SCOTUS Upheld Obamacare
- Movie Review: Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines (2012)
- Corporations United: A Summary of Jeffrey Toobin's Must-Read Citizens United Article
- Avengers Movies: Assembled!
- Here's Looking at You, Kid: Clara Darko Compiles Movie Stars Looking at Us
- Movie Review: Batman Begins (2005)
- Imaginary Conversations with Justice Scalia
- It's 3 A.M.: Do You Know Where Your Affordable Care Act Is?
- Movie Review: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Movie Review: John Carter (2012)
- Movie Review: The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
- Movie Review: Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
- Movie Review: Fantastic Four (2005)
- Max Landis and ‘the Death and Return of Superman’
- Movie Review: Chronicle (2012)
- Movie Review: Ghost Rider (2007)
- Gary Oldman, at SIFF Uptown, on Dealing with 'the Ghost of Guinness'
- Movie Review: Hulk (2003)
- Look! On the Internet! It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Henry Cavill!
- Quote of the Day II
- Quote of the Day I
- Hollywood B.O.: Captain America Throws His Mighty Shield
- Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- The Real Culprit in the British Tabloid Scandal
- Hollywood B.O.: What Will Be the Highest-Grossing Comic Book Adaptation of 2011? Not Green Lantern ...
- Movie Review: Green Lantern (2011)
- Movie Review: X-Men: First Class (2011)
- Movie Review: X Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- Movie Review: X2 (2003)
- Movie Review: X-Men (2000)
- Movie Review of the Day: Anthony Lane on Thor
- Hollywood B.O.: Thor Strong, Bridesmaids Bridesmaids (But Strong, Too)
- Hollywood B.O.: Thor Opens Better than Hulk, Fantastic Four and Daredevil; Worse than Wolverine, Iron Man and Spider-Man
- Movie Review: Thor (2011)
- Forsooth, Today Verily is the Day!
- Lancelot Links
- Why You Should Never Name Your Plane “Green Hornet”
- Thomas Geoghegan: Future Supreme Court Nominee?
- Sidney Lumet (1924-2011)
- Coup de foudre
- Lancelot Links
- Top 10 Superhero Scenes (Circa 2007)
- Sun, Son and Superman
- Movie Review: “Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics” (2010)
- Lancelot Links
- Movie Review: “The Green Hornet” (2011)
- 5 Things The Atlantic Gets Wrong About '5 Ways to Revive the Superman Franchise'
- Lancelot Links
- Review: Un Prophete (2009)
- John Paul Stevens Quote: Where Have All the Flag Burners Gone?
- John Paul Stevens Quote: Citizens United
- Hollywood B.O.: How's “Prince of Persia” Doing in Egypt?
- Waiting for a Superman (Movie)
- Review: “Iron Man 2” (2010)
- Review: “Kick Ass” (2010)
- Lancelot Links
- Now That's Good Writing: Denby on “Up”
- Before the Show at the Neptune
- ...And he's only 54
- Review: “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” (2009)
- My Most Quoted Movie Lines (No. 5)
- Review: “Watchmen”
- Quote of the Day
- Quote of the Day
- Batman and Oscar: A History
- “Coup de Torchon” (1982)
- One Good Cop
- How far?
- Manohla Dargis gets it on with Batman, gives Superman the cold shoulder
- The Ten-Cent Plague and the ebb and flow of culture
- Who's your superhero?
- SUPERMAN! Starring Vass Anderson
- Hulk smash New York Times!