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VIDEO ESSAY: Super: A Brief History of Superhero Films

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With the unparalleled box office success of The Avengers, superheroes are back in the spotlight. Most comic book aficionados are delighted with the recognition. But believe it or not, there are those such as myself who are dismayed at how superhero films, though more popular than ever, seem to be losing their luster.
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  • By Michael Mirasol
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  • May 11, 2012 10:02 AM
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More: Michael Mirasol, Superman Returns, Superman, The Avengers, Batman, Batman Begins

VIDEO ESSAY: DEEP FOCUS: SUPERMAN RETURNS

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Bryan Singer's "Superman Returns" is no masterpiece. The movie's first act is hobbled by weird misjudgments (including a criminally underused Eva Marie Saint as Ma Kent), and it's so choppy that it seems to have been edited with a meat axe. Kevin Spacey's snidely campy performance as Lex Luthor unbalances the film's otherwise sincere tone. It's also so dependent upon our knowing what happened in 1978's "Superman: The Movie" and its follow-up, "Superman II," that at times it feels like a long-delayed sequel in which the principal cast has been replaced.
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  • By Matt Zoller Seitz & Ken Cancelosi
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  • January 9, 2012 4:20 PM
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