Superman's Rotten Tomatoes score beats Man of Steel. Scroll to see how high Gunn's reboot is flying in critics’ eyes!

Superman's been a movie and TV staple since the 1940s. With David Corenswet as the new guy in the cape, we're ranking every screen Man of Steel.

For a movie that's meant to represent the birth of a brand-new cinematic universe (the DCU), James Gunn's slight and slaphappy take on "Superman" doesn't feel much like the start of anything.  In part,

I am extremely excited about James Gunn's Superman. However, I did feel the need to watch Zack Snyder's Man of Steel one more time before heading to the theater. The first DC movie to kick off the DC Extended Universe,

But you don’t get more mainstream than Superman. And let’s face it, unless Christopher Reeve is in the suit, the rock-jawed Man of Steel can be a bit of a bore. Much of the fun and frustration of Gunn’s movie is seeing how he stretches and strains to make Superman, you know, interesting.

Marvel's rival universe was messier and stranger than its more streamlined competitors—which made the DCEU feel closer to comics.

James Gunn and Zack Snyder played themselves and had a very funny and meta conversation about Superman on Rick and Morty.

Over-lit and full of kid-friendly exuberance, the film is a calculated turn away from director Zack Snyder's dark DC Universe, starting at a sprint and never letting up. "But what’s missing from the parade of plotting is a clear throughline,

Rick and Morty' exec producer Scott Marder shared how James Gunn and Zack Snyder agreed to parody themselves and their dueling 'Superman' takes.