Ladies and gentlemen, there comes a time (the present) when we must analyze the vast swath of comic book movies to pick the cream of the crop, the best of the best, the all-time greatest comic book films, and we must do it from an objective perspective. So I combed through the depths of the genre, and picked out some of the greatest films of all time, the most brilliant works in history, the films that make Citizen Kane look like so much trash in a gutter! So strap in and get ready to appreciate some quality cinema.

NOTE: This article was originally published on April 1st, 2018

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10. Suicide Squad

This insta-classic from 2016 literally has everything you could ask for in a comic book film.

From its totally non-offensive depictions of women, to its completely flawless editing, to its performances – my God, the performances. When Leto comes onscreen as the Joker, you actually feel as if the Clown Prince of Crime is torturing you to death. What an experience.

Will Smith plays Deadshot with a dead-eyed boredom I haven't seen from him since After Earth. Jai Courtney also appeared in the movie, but that's not to discount the film’s breakout star, Slipknot. Oh, man, I sure shed one hell of a tear during this fan-favorite’s heroic sacrifice.

To me, the most important aspect was the film’s beautiful aesthetic. I felt like I’d been transported from my movie theater seat to the inside of the Hot Topic in the mall next door. It was a whole 80 feet! Simply transcendent.

And the movies only get better from here.

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9. X-Men: The Last Stand

Obviously the best of the Fox X-Men films, The Last Stand is a complete culmination of the beloved X-Men movies that pays off on tons of character beats from throughout the film series.

Magneto, who constantly used his powers in the previous films, loses them in this one. And Professor X, who was famously alive in the previous movies, is not alive by the end of this third film! Such a great transformation.

Also, the film clears out some of the stuffy old X-Men who weren’t well-liked. Cyclops? Glad they killed him off screen. Jean Grey? Bor-ring; let's make her evil, and then kill her. Nightcrawler? Not even in the movie! Good; I hope he died, too. And all so we could make room for awesome new characters like Blue Frasier and Juggernaut B*tch (I think that was his name; he yelled it at one point).

And, hey, the gross pervert who directed the previous films didn’t direct this one; a whole new gross pervert directed it!

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8. Batman and Robin

There have been numerous Batman adaptations over the years, but only one deserves to be called the best.

Batman and Robin is a masterpiece of subtlety, from the soft, unobtrusive backgrounds to the understated characters. It takes several viewings to understand the tableau of personalities that back each of Mr. Freeze's scenes. He’s a note-perfect translation of the classic villain from Batman the Animated Series.

George Clooney’s performance as the Dark Knight is very clearly the best and most nuanced ever. He simply embodies exactly the kind of movie Batman we've waited to see. Dark, brooding, not in any way loaded with subtext.

Oh, and the costumes. So realistic. If Batman existed in the real world, this is exactly what he would wear. It’s practical, yet cool-looking. And totally scary.

I know that if I saw that costume flying at me on ice skates, I would surrender at once.