
I’ll admit it: I was a sufferer of “superhero fatigue” until July hit on the 2025 movie schedule. Then something SuperFantastic happened - thanks to the double play of DC’s Superman and Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Both films are brilliant, with an optimism and heart that brightened the world of four-panel adaptations in a way we haven’t seen in a while.
In the case of the hotly-anticipated Fantastic Four reboot, some might be satisfied with merely asking for sequels. I’m not one of those people though, as I recognize a special potential this pretty standalone movie could realize.