Whatever happened to Hollywood's really evil villains? The release of Suicide Squad confirms a cinematic trend: all of our heroes are antiheroes and all of our baddies have been humanised. It’s time for the return of some proper bogeymen Time was when the movie villain was stuck in second fiddle. Their primary role:...
Deadpool is a Marvel superhero movie that infuses the usual noble bombast with a welcome dose of grunge. It’s a breezy, synthetic entertainment, nothing more, but with a distinctive tone – a wisecracking graveyard comedy in tights. Its main character, Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds), wears an outfit that’s a...