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What's the state of the superhero movie? NPR staffers weigh in.

By Marc Rivers,
Glen Weldon, Scott Detrow
Published August 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM EDT

In this week's film discussion, NPR staffers weigh in on the state of the superhero movie.

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Marc Rivers
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Glen Weldon
Glen Weldon is a host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He reviews books, movies, comics and more for the NPR Arts Desk.
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Scott Detrow
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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