Man of Steel

Published: Sept. 29, 2014, 4:04 a.m.

Join me and Hardy Lynch of The Speakeasy as we try to make sense of the latest Super-debacle. Hardy likes it more than I do, but we both have decent fun with it. We analyze the odd structure and tone and character motivations. We wonder if it would work better if it weren't about Superman at all. And we wonder if there's anywhere to go after the world was nearly destroyed by a terraforming kryptonforming machine. We compare the film to other Superman movies, Star Trek (2009), X-Men, other superhero movies, Prometheus, and pretty much anything else that crosses our minds.