James Gunn vs. the Superhero Movie: THE SUICIDE SQUAD (2021)
There’s a tonal challenge to making fun of superhero tropes while keeping an emotional investment…
You Want It Darker: Doug Laman (NerdInTheBasement) and wallflower Talk About ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE (2021)
Before: the Story So Far Doug: So here we are again. Five years after…
(Good?) Junk Food: Me & The MCU
The MCU movies drive me nuts. I like most of the MCU movies. I tend…
Year Of The Month: The Dark Knight
“The die is cast.” – Julius Caesar “You either die a hero, or you live…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 7: STALKER
How do we know who is human? The consequences of answering this question can of…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 6: THE INCREDIBLES
Considering how CGI has largely turned comic-book superhero movies into cartoons, The Incredibles (2004) is…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 5: ZIDANE: A 21ST CENTURY PORTRAIT
As the American football season opens, it is worth thinking about how watching the games…
Taco Break: Michael Shannon Got Stuck in a Bathroom on the Set of BATMAN v. SUPERMAN
Look, here at the Solutburo, we try and talk about movies seriously and originally. We…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 4: DANGER: DIABOLIK
As is a Hollywood truism, the selling point of comic-book superhero movies is that they…
The Future of Comic-Book Superhero Movies Is the Past – Part 3: EL TOPO
A recent documentary, Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013), unfolded the fascinating story of the efforts of Alejandro…