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‘Captain America: Civil War’ Mirrors Another Kind of American Civil War

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Mirrors Another Kind of American Civil War

In the Russo Brothers' Captain America: Civil War, friend turns on friend, and no easy resolution is reached. It's rather like the toxic online fan culture that followed the film's release.

Of Principles and Policies: How Superheroes Can Inform Our Thinking About Social Life

Of Principles and Policies: How Superheroes Can Inform Our Thinking About Social Life

The complexities of social life depicted in superhero narratives are similar to those of our own. In 2018, we need to consider taking superhero narratives a little more seriously.

Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe From ‘Iron Man’ to ‘Infinity War’

Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe From ‘Iron Man’ to ‘Infinity War’

With the release of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's defining moment that was Avengers: Infinity War, our staff assembles a ranking of the story so far.

The Films of 2016 Didn’t See Trump Coming, Either

The Films of 2016 Didn’t See Trump Coming, Either

As a gauge of the American zeitgeist, 2016’s films provided no warning of the reactionary backlash the nation just woke up to.
The Best Films of 2016

The Best Films of 2016

PopMatters presents a list of the best films that surfaced in 2016 and impressed us with their cinematic visions of where we’ve been.
‘Captain America: Civil War’ Reflects Current Global Issues in a Surprisingly Personal Way

‘Captain America: Civil War’ Reflects Current Global Issues in a Surprisingly Personal Way

Civil War: What is it good for? Quite a lot, actually.