The most-hated sci-fi movie of the 2010s was actually just ahead of its time

Brian VanHooker is a Pop Culture Writer specializing in Celebrity Interviews and In-Depth Oral Histories in the areas of Comedy, TV, Film, Cartoons, Comic Books, 80s/90s Nostalgia, Fatherhood, Retro Games and Food (especially Pizza). He was the Senior Features Writer at Cracked and a Staff Writer at MEL. He has written for Inverse, Inside Hook, Maxim, Men's Health, Fatherly, SFGate and more. He's the co-creator of the comic book/cartoon Barnum & Elwood and The Tramp, an award-winning comedy pilot starring John O’Hurley. He also hosts a TMNT interview podcast called Turtle Tracks and was once called a “Good Guy” by Mr. T. It was the start of a still-persistent cinematic trend In the 2010s, while Marvel was riding high and cruising toward Avengers: Endgame, DC made a lot of bad superhero movies. After Christopher Nolan crafted The Dark Knight, which many people still consider to be the pinnacle of comic book movies, he followed that up with the mess that is The Dark Knight Rises. Zack Snyder also betrayed the character of Superman with his brooding take featured in Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman. Suicide Squad and Justice League were also serious clunkers. Even the DC highlights

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