Ben Child

Ben Child · 5-min read Back in the 1990s, the Alien franchise's biggest problem was its inability to dispose of its iconic

As Romulus shows, the series is best when it keeps to its slasher-in-space formula – anything more and the old beast starts creaking like a colony ship

Why would the franchise want to go back to the post-Rise of Skywalker era, when all the interesting action in the Star Wars universe is occurring in the timeline of The Mandalorian?

Marvel has decided to take Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson right back to the superhero stone age with its latest iteration, in which he will basically have no power at all

Ben Child · 4-min read There's a weird thing about superheroes. They tend to be a little bit more intriguing when they actually have superpowers.

We’ve had five supposedly Spidey features without any sign of their presiding superhero. Let’s hope he finally swings into action in the sixth

Captain America mark one’s reappearance in the forthcoming Doctor Doom needs to do more than clutch at past MCU glories

Ben Child · 4-min read Picture the future: it's the Oscars 2034, and the best actor prizes are no longer split into male and female categories.

Eisenberg says his jarring turn as Lex Luthor ‘hurt my career in a real way’, a fate shared by many a poorly received superhero – even if Momoa’s casting in Supergirl means Aquaman is water under the bridge

Ben Child · 6-min read Do bad superhero movies kill Hollywood careers?