Fourth time’s the charm for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” (2025)…

******RETRO-SPACE AGE SPOILERS!****** As they say, fourth time’s the charm, and that couldn’t be more apt when describing the movies spun off from “The Fantastic Four,” a comic book created in 1961 by the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby that more or less launched the Marvel Comics brand. The comic book property was first…

“The Creator” (2023) paints a sympathetic portrait of artificial intelligence… 

******SYNTHETIC SPOILERS!****** Directed and cowritten by Gareth Edwards (“Rogue One,” “Godzilla”) with occasional collaborator Chris Weitz, “The Creator” was a movie I was curious to see late last year during its theatrical run.  Unfortunately, events conspired to prevent that from happening, and it was gone from theaters before I had the chance. The trailer looked…