DC Universe
After the enormous success of Superman's introduction in 1938, DC Comics quickly introduced a plethora of four-coloured costumed adventurers, and a clubhouse for them to play in. The DC universe became a surreal theatre of imagination where superheroes faced cunning conundrums and challenges, testing both wits and fists. A colourful cocktail of pulp elements with characterisation reduced to visual iconography.
The DC stable of characters has had an enduring relationship with the moving image. In animation DC have often taken the high road garnering a number of industry awards. The budgetary restraints of television have led to a number of tongue-in-cheek interpretations which are now fondly remembered by cult afficionadoes. And DC's big two (Superman and Batman) are never far away from cinematic glory, rebooted and reimagined for each generation.
Pictured: Christopher Reeve delivers the quintessential "man of steel" in "Superman - The Movie" (1978).
Man of Steel ( Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D ) (2013)
7.1/10
Director: Zack Snyder
Starring: Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, A...
Director Zack Snyder ("Watchmen") reboots the Superman saga in this thrilling action adventure. Having escaped the destruction of his home planet of K... Read more
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)
7.1/10
Director: Angela Robinson
Starring: Oliver Platt, Connie Britton, Bella Heathcote, Rebecca Hall, Luke Evans
If behind every great man is a great woman, then Harvard psychologist and inventor Dr. William Moulton Marston has the good fortune of having two -- h... Read more
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003)
6.7/10
Director: Paul A Kaufman
Starring: Adam West, Burt Ward, Jack Brewer, Jason Marsden, Lyle Waggoner, Lee Meriwether,...
Holy Reunion Movie, Batman! When the original Batmobile is stolen, there's no time to call the police. This is a job for actors! Thirty-five years aft... Read more
Smallville: Season 1 (2001)
7.5/10
Starring: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Eric Johnson, Sam Jones III, Alli...
Teenage anxieties and small-town secrets give the Superman mythology an exciting new spin in the complete first season of the groundbreaking series. B... Read more
Smallville: Season 2 (2002)
8.1/10
Starring: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Sam Jones III, Allison Mack, John...
Before the Legend...Before the Icon...He was a teenager growing up in "Smallville." In the complete second season of the hit series, Clark grapples wi... Read more
Smallville: Season 3 (2003)
7.2/10
Starring: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Sam Jones III, Allison Mack, Anne...
Before the Legend...Before the Icon...He was a teenager growing up in Smallville. In the complete third season, Clark embraces his dark side... and Jo... Read more
Smallville: Season 4 (2004)
8.2/10
Starring: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Jensen Ackles, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Anne...
Yet another female with the initials L.L. turns up to complicate Clark's life. And it's Lois Lane who has come to Kansas to investigate the disappear... Read more
Smallville: Season 5 (2005)
7.5/10
Starring: Erica Durance, Carrie Fisher, John Glover, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, Annette...
A pivotal season that forces Clark to face his destiny.The Fortress of Solitude has risen from the Arctic, the recent meteor shower has brought danger... Read more
Smallville: Season 6 (2006)
7.7/10
Starring: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Allison Mack, John...
They tried to be friends. But their chosen paths set them on a collision course. The Clark Kent - Lex Luthor rivalry explodes into the fierce good-ver... Read more
Smallville: Season 7 (2007)
8.3/10
Starring: Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Allison Mack, John...
The seventh season sees several characters coming and going. Martha has moved to Washington; but two new characters are set to become regulars - junio... Read more