Category: Superhero
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Superman III (1983) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ☆ ☆ Directed by: Richard LesterStarring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Annette O’Toole By the time Superman III arrived in 1983, the series had already shifted tones once before. The grand sincerity of the first film had given way to the campier, more playful style of the sequel. With Richard Lester fully in…
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Swamp Thing (1982) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Directed by: Wes CravenStarring: Louis Jourdan, Adrienne Barbeau, Ray Wise It’s always interesting to go back and watch early entries in the superhero genre, especially when they come from directors who would later become icons. Swamp Thing, directed by Wes Craven, just a few years before he reinvented horror with…
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Superman II (1980) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐ ⭐ ☆ ☆ ☆ Directed by: Richard LesterStarring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp Picking up after the events of 1978’s Superman, the sequel finds the Man of Steel facing a new threat when General Zod and his Kryptonian allies escape the Phantom Zone and arrive on Earth. At the same time, Clark Kent…
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Captain America II: Death Too Soon (1979) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Directed by: Ivan NagyStarring: Reb Brown, Christopher Lee A follow-up to the 1979 film Captain America, Captain America II: Death Too Soon once again follows Steve Rogers as he faces off against a villain threatening mass destruction. This time, the plot centers around a terrorist with an aging accelerator device…
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Captain America (1979) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐☆☆☆☆ Captain America is a reminder that superhero movies were not always what they are today. And while I fully understand this was a late-70s TV production directed by Rod Holcomb, that context only goes so far. Marvel has come an awfully long way since this. Let me be clear — I love older films.…
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Superman (1978) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Superman is one of those movies where you have to remember the era it came from. Like it or not, filmmaking has evolved a lot since the late ’70s. Effects are cleaner, pacing is tighter, and spectacle is bigger. But taking that into account, I actually enjoyed this movie more than I expected to.…
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Batman: The Movie (1966) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐⭐☆☆ Batman: The Movie is pure, unapologetic silliness — and honestly, that’s exactly the point. This isn’t a serious superhero film, and it’s not trying to be one. It’s a big, colorful extension of the 1960s TV series, dialed up just enough to justify a theatrical release. The best way I can describe it is…
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Superman and the Mole Men (1951) Review | MovieTalk+
⭐⭐☆☆☆ Superman and the Mole Men is one of those movies that feels more like a historical artifact than a fully realized story — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. For a film released in 1951, it’s competently made, clearly sincere in its message, and honestly more engaging than I expected it to be.…
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