Posts Tagged ‘ superhero movies ’

Bollywood’s Superhero Genre: Transnational Appropriations, Labor and Referentiality

September 24, 2015
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Bollywood’s Superhero Genre: Transnational Appropriations, Labor and Referentiality

Nandana Bose unmasks the postmillennial Bollywood superhero to reveal a bricolage of transnational intertexts.
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Why Superhero Movies Suck, Part II

September 11, 2015
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Why Superhero Movies Suck, Part II

In the second installment of his two-part series on the state of comic book film adaptations, Mark Gallagher critiques their exploitation of fans' good will, as will as the strain it places on media industry talent and trade coverage.
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Why Superhero Movies Suck, Part I

September 10, 2015
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Why Superhero Movies Suck, Part I

In part one of a two-part series on the state of comic book film and television franchises, Mark Gallagher criticizes their exploitation of esoterica and origin stories.
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