Hollywoodland
August 31st, 2006
Moody, slick, and stylish detective thriller about TV Superman George Reeve’s death in 1959. With Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Adrien Brody, Bob Hoskins, Molly Parker etc etc. Opens in a couple of weeks.
Superman Returns
June 22nd, 2006
Soulcrushingly boring.
Bryan Singer’s comic book spectacular features a latex-clad hero with fluttering cape; Michael Winterbottom’s docudrama is about men in chains and orange jumpsuits. Both films are about superpowers, truth, justice, and the American way. But which film tells the better story? Read Jürgen’s review mash-up.
