There are other movies opening this weekend, but we're all here for one thing and one thing only... Batman V Superman!

I promise, there are other movies opening this weekend, but we’re all here for one thing and one thing only… Batman V Superman! Last Updated: March 24, 2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice stands as a viscerally enjoyable, if monumentally grim spectacle that somehow doesn't feel anywhere as butt-numbingly long or over-populated as many had feared.

Considering the mixed critical and commercial reception – and endless pro/con fanboy soapboxing – garnered by 2013’s Man of Steel, a sequel was never really a sure thing. But Zack Snyder, returning director and main architect of this new DC Comics Cinematic Universe, got crafty. By not just including Batman in the follow-up film, but actually having the Dark Knight throw …

  By the time you read this, it will be less than 6 hours until I get to watch Batman v Superman. Normally, I would rub this early screening privilege in your faces (ain’t I grand?) but some people have already rubbed it in mine, as they got to attend the film’s official premiere in Los Angeles on Sunday night. There are …

Criminal is the upcoming action-drama with a slight sci-fi bent from director Ariel Vromen (The Iceman) with a powerhouse cast. Seriously, just look at these names: Jonathan Kent, Commissioner Gordon, Wonder Woman, Two-Face, Deadpool (because Green Lantern didn’t happen) and Faora-Ul… wait that’s not right – Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Gal Gadot, Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan Reynolds and Antje Traue. Who …

Intensity ratcheted up to 11! And that’s just what you get, in this final Batman V Superman trailer that has more conflict than last night's SONA.

Drama! Justice League cameos! GRIMNESS! If there’s one thing that differentiates the current crop of DC movies from their Marvel counterparts, it’s that Warner Bros. is going for a serious route that portrays their characters as modern-day gods, with titanic problems. And that’s fine. Having a grimmer comic book movie can work in an age where some heroes pop onto …