It’s not James Gunn’s fault that the real world suddenly resembles a Saturday morning supervillain’s fever dream.

Of the 10 highest-grossing films domestically, four feature beloved comic-book heroes ("Avengers: Endgame," "Spider-Man: No Way Home," "Black Panther" and "Avengers: Infinity War"). The streak likely won't end anytime soon,

I went into Superman expecting to laugh and cry. I’ve had both reactions watching earlier James Gunn movies. Despite the many spoilers in the advance press for this film, there was much that was a pleasant surprise.

The David Corenswet-led film is both a reboot and the big-screen introduction to a new DC Universe that will unfold in the coming years across movies and television. While Superman isn’t technically the first official new DCU project —that honor belongs to last winter’s Creature Commandos—the new film is Gunn’s first broad-stroke,