It’s been months since Parris and I last went to the movies, but we finally got out of the house last week, and bopped down to the Violet Crown to catch SUPERMAN.   I’m glad we did.   Supes and I are old friends, and this is one of the best Superman movies in a long time… maybe ever.   This new Superman reminds me of the version I used to read about when I was a kid, the strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men.   (And yes, an innocent, of course, he’s always been an immigrant.   And an illegal immigrant, when you stop to think if it).   The film looks great, and James Gunn did a great job with the casting.   Rachel Bosnahan was terrific as Lois Lane; I’d say it’s between her and Margot Kidder for Best Lois Ever.   And there’s no doubt whatsoever for the Best Lex.  Nicholas Hoult was far and away the Best Luthor of All Time, a truly chilling villain.  The kid in the cape was excellent as well.   I hope he gets to play Kal-El in another dozen movies.

There’s been some great SF on television as well.   The Murderbot stories are always a lot of fun, and the TV show did them justice.  I look forward to another series.

ANDOR was this year’s highlight, though.  Far and away the best of the Star Wars spinoffs.   Looked gorgeous, Diego Luna was first rate, and there was a realism and tension to the story that was sadly lacking in most of the other spinoffs.

It’s nice to see someone doing science fiction right.

Current Mood: pleased