There was no good reason to make the new Fantastic Four film. The first franchise, which starred Chris Evans and Jessica Alba, launched ten years ago — but quickly tanked after only the second film, due to disappointing box office and poor reviews. Now, eight years later, we have a ...

Hollywood is often nothing more than an assembly line that produces the same story again and again for mass audiences who are drawn to the comfort of familiarity. Invariably, any recent year’s top-grossing films will be composed mostly of sequels and comic-book adaptations. This year alone has already seen a ...