Super Heroes - Vulture

a closer look Mar. 30, 2020

How Birds of Prey Staged an R-Rated Molly PartyDirector Cathy Yan walks us through the elaborately choreographed, single-shot club sequence — surprise extras, green vomit and all.

By Jordan Crucchiola

bts Feb. 21, 2020

Leaked BTS Images of The Batman Show Off More of That New-Fangled BatsuitThese images are Battinson free.

By Jordan Crucchiola

roll clip! Feb. 13, 2020

Robert Pattinson Debuts His Batjaw and Batsuit in The Batman First Look VideoThe Batman director Matt Reeves posted a camera test of his star’s crime-destroying facial features.

By Jordan Crucchiola

trailer mix Jan. 9, 2020

Harley Quinn Is Extremely Over Men in the New Birds of Prey TrailerA fantabulous emancipation, indeed.

By Jordan Crucchiola

superheroes Jan. 6, 2020

Christian Bale Reportedly Crossing the Bifrost Bridge to Thor: Love and ThunderThe role is as-yet undisclosed, but we’re all hoping villain, right?

By Halle Kiefer

bong hive Nov. 19, 2019

Bong Joon Ho Won’t Direct a Marvel Movie Because Their Clothes Are Too Tight“Just seeing someone in tight clothes is mentally difficult.”

By Devon Ivie

what is cinema? Nov. 4, 2019

Martin Scorsese Pens Op-Ed Unpacking Why, Exactly, Marvel Movies Are Not Cinema“That’s the nature of modern film franchises: market-researched, audience-tested, vetted, modified, revetted and remodified…”

By Halle Kiefer

good news Nov. 1, 2019

Sequel Is Confirmed and We Will Go Back Into The Spider-Verse In April of 2022More Spider-Ham, please!

By Jordan Crucchiola

of course Oct. 28, 2019

The CW Is Finally Developing a Man of Steel Show Called Superman & LoisIt was a matter of time.

By Jordan Crucchiola

director’s cut Oct. 23, 2019

Okay, Fine, Let’s Talk About MarvelWhat are Martin Scorsese and the Justice League of Aging Auteurs really rebelling against?

By Bilge Ebiri

but is it cinema? Oct. 23, 2019

Bob Iger Says Directors Are Entitled to ‘Bitch’ About Marvel Movies“I reserve the word despicable for someone who committed mass murder.”

By Jordan Crucchiola

on cinema Oct. 20, 2019

Francis Ford Coppola Joins the Anti-Marvel Film ClubRight on cue, a Marvel director responds.

By Devon Ivie

casting Oct. 17, 2019

Paul Dano Will Antagonize Robert Pattinson’s The Batman As the RiddlerBut will he wear bedazzled spandex jumpsuits like Jim Carrey?

By Jordan Crucchiola

tv review Oct. 4, 2019

Batwoman Is a Lifeless Adaptation in Search of a HeroThe new CW series finds Kate Kane lost in the shadow of her Caped Crusader cousin.

By Angelica Jade Bastién

origin stories Oct. 2, 2019

Don’t Get It Twisted: The Ultimate Guide to the Joker’s Origin StoriesTwo words: CHEMICAL VAT.

By Rebecca Alter

casting Sept. 9, 2019

Hailee Steinfeld Reportedly on the Edge of Leading Disney’s Hawkeye SeriesHonestly? A great idea.

By Jordan Crucchiola

the industry Aug. 21, 2019

Spider-Man’s Marvel Cinematic Future in Jeopardy As Disney and Sony Butt HeadsMarvel Studios producer Kevin Feige is stepping away from the Spidey franchise.

By Jordan Crucchiola

superheroes Aug. 15, 2019

Kevin Hart to Star in Night Wolf Superhero ComedyThe writers of Detective Pikachu are also behind the film.

By Megh Wright

superheroes Aug. 8, 2019

Danny Trejo Rescued a Child From a Car WreckMay he never forget being saved by Dora the Explorer’s sidekick.

By Anne Victoria Clark

it’s alive! Aug. 5, 2019

Andy Serkis Will Fuse With the Symbiote and Direct Venom 2No, he won’t be doing any of the motion capture.

By Jordan Crucchiola

casting Aug. 5, 2019

Gemma Chan, Barry Keoghan Might Be Joining The EternalsIt’s unknown if Chan’s role would be different from her Captain Marvel character.

By Jordan Crucchiola

tv review July 26, 2019

The Boys Transcends the Dark, Gritty Superhero SlogThe new Amazon series’s cynical, superpowered world is nothing new, but some of its points about that world are.

By Kathryn VanArendonk

season renewals July 19, 2019

Amazon Decides to Bring Back The Boys for a Second Season Ahead of Series DebutThe superhero drama premieres on July 26.

By Halle Kiefer

casting July 10, 2019

Storm Reid Is The Latest Addition to James Gunn Suicide Squad SequelNo, she will not be one of the havoc-wreaking anti-heroes.

By Jordan Crucchiola

who’s got next? July 2, 2019

Andy Muschietti in Talks to Direct the Flash Movie, So No Ezra Miller VersionChristina Hodson will reportedly write the script.

By Jordan Crucchiola

bonus time June 28, 2019

Avengers: Endgame Rerelease: Here’s What Happens in the 6 Extra MinutesMore Hulk! Sort of!

By Jordan Crucchiola

casting June 26, 2019

Salma Hayek in Talks for Increasingly Ridiculous Cast of Marvel’s The EternalsIt’s getting very hot in here.

By Jordan Crucchiola

superheroes June 17, 2019

Marvel on Netflix: What Went Wrong?The superhero TV experiment that was a victim of its own success.

By Abraham Riesman

x-men June 7, 2019

Let’s Talk About the Ending of Dark PhoenixThe fizzling out of the X-Men franchise tells us a lot about superhero movies and Hollywood.

By Abraham Riesman

movie review May 23, 2019

Brightburn Is Gory, Creepy, and ObviousBut Elizabeth Banks is, as usual, very good and un-gimmicky.

By David Edelstein

brightburn May 23, 2019

What We Talk About When We Talk About Evil SupermanWhat Brightburn and its comic-book ilk tell us about ourselves.

By Abraham Riesman

movie review May 5, 2019

El Chicano is Nasty, Brutish, and Occasionally RivetingEl Chicano is being billed as the first Latinx superhero film.

By Bilge Ebiri

explain yourself Apr. 29, 2019

Endgame Writers Know That Femme Avengers Scene Was PanderingThey liked it anyway.

By Jordan Crucchiola

vulture picks Apr. 26, 2019

The 30 Best Superhero Movies Since BladeAnd why Avengers: Endgame cracks the top fifteen.

By Abraham Riesman

superheroes Apr. 11, 2019

Disney Announces The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Series for Disney+The studio also confirmed its Scarlet Witch series.

By Jordan Crucchiola

superheroes Apr. 10, 2019

Jeremy Renner Is Getting a Hawkeye Spinoff, But Only As a TV ShowIt’s being described as a limited series.

By Jordan Crucchiola

casting Apr. 3, 2019

Rachel Weisz and David Harbour Both in Talks for Black Widow MovieA unique combined thirst trap is coming together.

By Jordan Crucchiola

superheroes Mar. 30, 2019

Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy Powers Combine for Netflix’s Thunder ForceMcCarthy’s husband Life of the Party director Ben Falcone will write and direct the original film.

By Halle Kiefer

shoot your shot Mar. 15, 2019

Ezra Miller Wants to Keep Being The Flash So Much He’ll Write The Movie HimselfHe’ll work together with comics writer Grant Morrison.

By Jordan Crucchiola

superheroes Mar. 13, 2019

Marvel’s First Asian-American-Led Movie Finds Its DirectorAnother win for the Short Term 12 gang.

By Jordan Crucchiola

chat room Feb. 22, 2019

The Umbrella Academy’s Aidan Gallagher Is an Old SoulThe breakout star of Netflix’s superhero show on why it’s a “dream” to play a middle-aged time-traveling assassin.

By Lisa Liebman

tv review Feb. 13, 2019

The Umbrella Academy Has No Personality of Its OwnYou won’t find anything in this Netflix comic-book adaptation that feels truly original, organic, or personal.

By Matt Zoller Seitz

spin-offs Feb. 8, 2019

You’re Damn Right An Aquaman Spinoff About the Trench Is Being DevelopedGive us pathos in the Trench!

By Jordan Crucchiola

quiz Feb. 6, 2019

Quiz: Which Oscar Nominees Have Been in Superhero Movies?One day, we’ll all have appeared in one. For now, can you identify the stars from 2018’s best films who have comic-book entries on their IMDb pages?

By Katie Rothstein

casting Jan. 26, 2019