Original films featuring superheroes have been around for decades and show no signs of stopping. On this week’s pod, we run down hits like Darkman, Unbreakable, and Chronicle, as well as a few misses such as The Toxic Avenger, The Meteor Man, and Hancock. Where did Hollywood's fascination with original superhero concepts come from? Because these films aren’t adaptations, are they freer to subvert certain tropes and clichés? We end the pod with an age-old debate: Is The Matrix a superhero movie?
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