About Robert Vaux
A native Californian, Robert Vaux has spent over 20 years as a professional film and television critic: working for such outlets as Collider, Mania.com and The Sci-Fi Movie Page. His favorite superhero is Nightcrawler and his lucky numbers are 4, 9, 14, 16, 36, and 40.
Forget Zack Snyder's Justice League - Don Cheadle's Captain Planet Is the Darkest Superhero Epic
Don Cheadle's now-classic Captain Planet parody sketches went where more mainstream superheroes couldn't, not even Zack Snyder's Justice League.
King of the Hill's Best Running Gag Made a Real-Life Guest Star Look Like Fiction
King of the Hill made a habit out of putting real-life musicians in clever cameos. The best involves a legendary jazz figure played as fictional.
Plutarch Heavensbee's Double Agent Reveal Works Better in The Hunger Games Movies
The Hunger Games' turncoat Gamemaker reveals his allegiance a little early in the books. The movies fix the oversight by doing both less and more.
The Multiverse Is the Wrong Way To Introduce Legacy Marvel Heroes
The X-Men and The Fantastic Four represent the future of The MCU. Using The Multiverse to introduce them would be easy, but also sell them short.