Following the success of Sin City and 300, Lionsgate immediately proclaimed The Spirit as a follow-up, making the critical error of raising expectations the film wasn’t able to meet. The movie tanked at the box office, partly because of expectations, and partly because it’s just not that great of a movie.
Gabriel Macht stars as Spirit, [...]

Ghost Rider is the perfect example of a genre that’s slowly running out of steam. Mark Steven Johnson’s take on this Marvel legend is a dull, boring, and over-developed movie that doesn’t want to end. The minor humorous quips are not worth sitting through this intentionally campy disaster.
Nicolas Cage hams it up as Johnny Blaze, [...]