Round 1: X-Men: Days of Future Past vs. Batman Returns

The merging of two different trilogies and the falling off of another series. Days of Future Past represents the potential of all superhero films to blend completely different casts in a truly original way. Thanks to Hugh Jackman, who manages to link both the future and the past segments of the film, this one creates […]

Round 1: Unbreakable vs. Kick-Ass

Two movies dedicated to honoring comic books, but with two different tones. Unbreakable comes from the mind of M. Night Shyamalan and features some impressive twists and turns. The dynamic between Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson is something straight out of comics and the way they play off each other never feels stale. This […]

Round 1: Ant-Man vs. The Dark Knight

Impossibly high expectations for one and impossibly low expectations for the other. Ant-Man is kind of an underdog story. No one was super-stoked at the prospect of Ant-Man, but everyone went in with an open mind. Thanks to a charismatic leading man and stylish direction this film defied expectations and brought a well-grounded hero into […]

Round 1: The Crow vs. X-Men

One brought a man back from the dead and the other brought a genre back. The Crow features one of the most tragic stories in film history. Brandon Lee, son of Bruce Lee, stars as Eric Draven and gives the performance an impressive amount of depth. The tragedy of this film came when Lee was […]

Round 1: Watchmen vs. Captain America: The Winter Soldier

One movie rewrote the past and the other gave a startling vision of the future. Watchmen is one of the greatest graphic novels written in the last thirty years and the film version is the brainchild of Zack Snyder. This film features some great performances, including Jackie Earle Haley and Patrick Wilson. Though it deviates […]

Round 1: Batman Begins vs. Thor: Ragnarok

Both of these films put their respective directors on the map. Batman Begins is the origin story of one of the most famous superheroes in history. And it is Christopher Nolan’s dedication to this character that makes this take truly unique. Previous Batman films didn’t explore his origins, he just was, whereas here we get […]