Directors are turning to streaming to fulfil their epic visions – and avoid ‘bum ache’
Ridley Scott has reluctantly trimmed Napoleon, while Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon is taking flak for its long running time. But streaming services can provide a safe haven
March 2022
Ezra Miller: Justice League star arrested after allegedly ‘yelling obscenities’ in Hawaii bar
Blockbuster or bladderburster? Why movie intermissions must return – now!
May 2021
Zack Snyder: ‘I don’t have a rightwing political agenda. People see what they want to see’
Justice League, zombies and Rod Stewart: post your questions for director Zack Snyder
April 2021
Romesh Ranganathan’s midlife crisis
I love superhero movies. But can I sit through a four-hour-long director’s cut?
Fans can finally watch Zack Snyder’s original vision for the Justice League – but can I really spend all afternoon in front of the TV?
March 2021
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
Zack Snyder's Justice League review – four hours of geek-pleasing grandeur
'Snyder cut' of Justice League accidentally released on HBO Max
July 2020
Week in geek
Will the Snyder Cut of Justice League be any better than Joss Whedon's original?
Zack Snyder’s $30m edit for HBO Max could be darker than Whedon’s 2017 film, it could give more screen time to Ray Fisher – or it could just be just as bad
May 2020
Week in geek
Searching for Superman: why Henry Cavill deserves another chance as the Man of Steel
Cavill is expected to make cameos in Shazam 2 and Aquaman 2. So why hasn’t Warner Bros brought him back for a standalone film?
Justice for directors! The $20m 'Snyder cut' should only be the start
Zack Snyder’s director’s cut of Justice League is going to see the light of day in 2021. Here are other films that should get the same treatment
Justice League: Zack Snyder's cut to be released after fan campaign
Director has announced that the ‘Snyder cut’ of the DC adventure will land on HBO Max after years of fan petitioning
December 2018
Aquaman review – a complete bellyflop
This part-underwater set superhero origin story is a big disappointment and even Jason Momoa’s good-ol-boy persona can’t save it from drowning
September 2018
Henry Cavill to stop playing Superman, reports suggest
After failing to nail down a cameo role in the upcoming Shazam! movie, it looks as if Cavill’s time as the Man of Steel has drawn to a close
June 2018
Week in geek
Playing the Joker: can supervillains save DC's Extended Universe?
Marvel has upped its bad-guy game, but two upcoming Joker projects are a reminder that DC still has the better-known nemeses – if only it can figure out how to exploit them
December 2017
She-Ra is the superhero needed to fight back against Marvel’s male dominion
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Box office analysis: UK
Paddington 2 digs its claws in at the top of the UK box office
November 2017
Box office analysis: UK
Daddy's Home 2 takes custody of the UK box office
The Will Ferrell sequel exploits previews to top the charts, while George Clooney’s Suburbicon is outperformed by Polish film Letters to Santa 3
Box office analysis: UK
Justice League lays down the law at top of the UK box office
DC superheroes reign supreme as Paddington 2’s Peruvian émigré leaves Murder on the Orient Express at the platform
Week in geek
Bye bye Batman: should Ben Affleck bow out as the caped crusader?
Justice League’s weak box office performance spotlights Affleck’s tricky position – whether to limp on, or join the order of failed dark knights
