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<b>J Jagannath:</b> Superhero marathon

'Baahubali' is the closest to a proper super hero Indian cinema has produced after 'Mr India'

A still from Logan
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A still from Logan

J Jagannath
My pet peeve about modern-day Hollywood movies is that each season is infested with the super hero movies that are frankly just sterile and imbued with mindless slam-bang action sequences. However,  a recent spate of movies suggests not all is wrong with this genre as yet.

My prime exhibit is writer-director James Mangold’s Logan, the latest instalment of the Wolverine franchise. Hugh Jackman is back again in a role that is almost like second skin to him but he brings a weariness this time that makes the movie truly unconventional. The past-his-prime James Howlett is now driving a limousine and taking