Reel Talk: Superman & Fantastic Four: First Steps
Aren’t you special!? To celebrate my glorious return, you’re getting not one, but two reviews for the price of one…which is free…which also means I’m not getting no Fetty Waps! Where’s ODB when you need him cuz somebody better have my money! And no, I don’t take Groupons or Bitcoin! CogNegro for the children! Let’s begin, shall we!? So, a “smoking Gunn” was what it took to deliver the best Superman since Richard Donner’s 1981 classic Superman II ? That certainly seems to be the case. Gone are the dour and melancholic days of the Snyderverse, as well as the superfluous deifying seen in Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns . The new era of DC Films kicks off with a bang ( I’m tempted to use another “Gunn” pun, but I’ll practice restraint, for now ) with James Gunn’s Superman . Gunn once again proves that he has a knack for balancing an ensemble cast while infusing heart and wit, even amid seismic stakes. David Corenswet’s turn as Superman/Clark Kent is both charming and affable...
