Published May 7, 2021, 3:00 AM
Today’s reviews have to do with Netflix attempting to play the superhero game in 2021 with a complex set of parenting situations; and a Horror film that takes a woman who plays religious heroine/martyr in her own mind – with disturbing, disastrous results.
Jupiter’s Legacy (Netflix USA) – We all remember the super-funny animated superhero feature The Incredibles. This 8-episode Limited Series that drops on Netflix March 7th essentially asks the question, ‘What if we remade The Incredibles as a live action film, made the children progress a full decade or so, and they were either juvenile delinquents or kids with superhero successor issues – such as just not good enough.’ Also, let’s strike humor out of the equation and turn this into superhero psychodrama. Based on the graphic novels of Mark Millar & Frank Quitely, I’d say the series leaves something of a ‘hung jury’ state of mind. Is it brilliant to watch and actually a step up from formulaic superhero tropes, or is it a qualified failure, making drama from the most mundane of issues?