superheroes – Reviews of Old and New Stories. Mostly Old

Review of “The Shadow” (1994)

For our Saturday pizza and bad movie, we watched a relatively recent flick, one the dearly beloved liked back in the day but I’d never heard of. Plot: Between the two world wars, Lamont Cranston (Alec Baldwin) makes a living as a drug lord in Tibet. Maybe he lost his way looking for Shangri-La? HeContinue reading “Review of “The Shadow” (1994)”

Review of “Avengers: Endgame” (2019)

Because Svengoolie was a rerun this week, we turned to a more contemporary movie, one with a lot—a LOT—of booms and chastely covered boobs projecting all over the place. Judging by the destruction they leave in their wake, it’s a good thing superheroes exist only in places like comic books and movie screens. But IContinue reading “Review of “Avengers: Endgame” (2019)”

Review of “The Capes We Wear” by Avra Margariti

Plot:Wonderboy, with his sidekick (and uncle), the Shield, defends Trafalgar Square against an attack of flying robot monkeys. One of the monstrosities bites Wonderboy, who calls out to his Uncle Elijah before he blacks out. The Shield removes a glove and blasts the monkey into oblivion. He sees the attack as the sloppy work ofContinue reading “Review of “The Capes We Wear” by Avra Margariti”