The first part of this series, where I talk about the historical context for superhero movies as a genre, is here. The second part, where I talk the superhero movies I think are the best, as well as the superhero movies other people think are the best, is here. The Auteurs of the Superhero Genre… Read More The Fourth Genre: The Auteurs
This is the second part of a three-part series. The first part, where I talk about the superhero genre’s place among other quintessentially American film genres, is here. The Best of the Fourth Genre What I was going to do here, in the interests of giving you the wisdom of crowds and critics, was one… Read More The Fourth Genre: The Best Superhero Movies
You can find the introduction and index for this series here. Film Director Year Type Batman Leslie H. Martinson 1966 Narrative feature “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby” Philip Morris Company 1967 Industrial A Boy Named Charlie Brown Bill Melendez 1969 Narrative feature Diary of a Mad Housewife Frank Perry 1970 Narrative feature Watermelon Man Melvin… Read More 100 American Films to Save: Awe (1966-1977)
Tim: Matt has an entertaining question to lead us off with today for our discussion of reboots. Matt: Are these Conversations a reboot of the podcast? Tim: Here we are, living in our own little rebooted nightmare where we can no longer just say things, but where we must type all of our thoughts instead.… Read More Baumann and Burch Conversations #9: Reboots
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