The forgotten son of the Man of Steel franchise is Bryan Singer’s divisive 2006 reboot, which starred Brandon Routh as Superman and Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor. As yet another attempt is made to resurrect one of the world’s most famous superheroes, Tom Fordy looks back on why Singer’s film didn’t entirely work – and why it warrants a second look
Audiences, critics and politicians the world over were horrified by Larry Clark and Harmony Korine’s dramatisation of wayward Manhattan youth. Three decades on, writes Adam White, its provocations remain jolting – and desperate
Critically lambasted on its release, 1975’s ‘Barry Lyndon’ has only been embraced – then even more embraced – in the decades since. As it arrives back in cinemas, Xan Brooks salutes an often misunderstood classic