From writer/director Mark Williams (co-creator of the Netflix series Ozark), the crime drama Honest Thief tells the story of Tom Carter (Liam Neeson) a man who decides to end his life of crime and turn himself in as being the In and Out Bandit responsible for robbing $9 million from small-town banks, all in the name of love. But his decision to make a fresh start with Annie (Kate Walsh) quickly turns into a tale of double-cross by the FBI. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, Liam Neeson talked about how it feels …

Sam Raimi really wanted to make a movie about The Shadow or Batman, but when the powers-that-be told him “absolutely not,” he invented his own superhero and made a movie about that guy instead. Darkman, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, draws elements from both of those characters and from early gothic horror movies like The Phantom of the Opera to create one of the most unique comic book movies ever made. Its bizarre marriage of operatic drama, slapstick comedy, and genuine pathos set the framework for Raimi’s later Spider-Man trilogy, which in turn provided …

A superhero movie that kind of gets lost in the shuffle when discussing the hugely popular genre is the 1990 film Darkman. It’s somewhat understandable – the film wasn’t an enormous hit, and it wasn’t based on any existing comic book characters or storylines. Indeed, Darkman was born out of Evil Dead filmmaker Sam Raimi’s desire to adapt The Shadow, only to learn the rights were already held by someone else (it was eventually made and released in 1994). Raimi decided he’d create his own shadowy superhero and struck a deal with Universal Pictures to tackle …