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).
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
Smallville: Season 8 (2008)
8/10
Starring: Cassidy Freeman, Tom Welling, Sam Witwer, Allison Mack, Aaron Ashmore, Erica Dur...
There's a new reporter at the Daily Planet: Clark Kent, who shares a workspace with Lois Lane. There's a new hero in Metropolis, too. No one knows who... Read more
Suicide Squad (2016)
6.1/10
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jared Leto, Will Smith, Jay Hernandez, Viola Davis, Scott Eastwood,...
Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal,... Read more
Suicide Squad ( Blu-ray ) (2016)
6.1/10
Director: David Ayer
Starring: Ben Affleck, Jared Leto, Will Smith, Jay Hernandez, Viola Davis, Adewale Akinnuo...
Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal,... Read more
Supergirl (1984)
4.4/10
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Peter O'Toole
On a desperate mission to save Planet Earth, Supergirl (Helen Slater) must retrieve a missing, life-giving power source to save her home city from tot... Read more
Superman (1978)
7.3/10
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Marlon Brando, Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Ned Beatty, Valer...
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Superman! Christopher Reeve stars as the Man of Steel, who must thwart notorious criminal masterm... Read more