A new superhero flies onto the big screen tonight when “Blue Beetle" opens up in theaters around the country – but for many, it’s much more than just another superhero origin story: it’s a much-needed dose of cinematic representation.
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Groundbreaking 'Blue Beetle' movie soars as first DC superhero film with Latino lead
Ángel Manuel Soto directs the first live-action superhero movie built around a Latino protagonist, with Susan Sarandon as the icy military-grade arms developer set on harnessing his powers.
In what feels like a watershed, a movie showcases a Latino superhero centrally and fully, along with his culture, family, food and, subversively, politics.
A lesser-known DC character comes to the big screen, along with the culture that informs him — which gives this generic superhero movie a welcome sense of purpose
Give the waning days of the old era of DC movies at Warner Bros some credit for going out in style. I might have been something of a dissenting voice, but I thought June’s big-screen The Flas…
the brisk, cheeky, unabashed gizmo-happy triviality of “Blue Beetle,” a superhero origin story from the DC side of the tracks, is enough to make the film feel like a breath of fresh pul…
DC’s first live-action Latino superhero adventure is a milestone for representation and a solidly entertaining diversion but suffers from overplayed beats
Spreading its wings two months after “The Flash” ran into a brick wall at the box office, “Blue Beetle” is the latest movie to test the theory that life’s tough for DC heroes not named Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman.
A new superhero flies onto the big screen tonight when “Blue Beetle" opens up in theaters around the country – but for many, it’s much more than just another superhero origin story: it’s a much-needed dose of cinematic representation.
The filmmaker talks moving from HBO Max to theatrical, being the lone ambassador for his movie amid the actors' strike and his hopes for the future with these characters.
Director Ángel Manuel Soto was inspired by El Paso, Texas, and his native Puerto Rico to create a new superhero hometown that will feel familiar to Latino audiences.
A movie has come along that is now replacing Nolan’s masterpiece on some IMAX screens – and that movie is Blue Beetle, the latest superhero effort from DC.
