Sheer, unbridled glee — it’s not an emotion one would associate with today’s increasingly portentous blockbusters, their apocalyptic grimness ineffectively untempered by their series of rote one-liners. Indeed, while there is certainly a place for the adult-themed superhero movies following in the wake of Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins, and a certain fascination to the interlocking narratives of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, too often in superhero movies one hopes for more of the out-there, the bizarre and, even, the childlike. All those qualities were what fueled the unexpected success of Marvel’s 2014 picture Guardians of the Galaxy, in which a misfit […]
by Bobcat Goldthwait on Apr 13, 2017James Gunn’s Super is a demented real-life superhero action picture with a committed, out-there performance by Ellen Page and an engaging, improbably heartfelt one by Rainn Wilson. The film receives its U.S. premiere at SXSW and opens a few weeks later from IFC. Check out the trailer.
by Scott Macaulay on Mar 6, 2011