Sohrab Noshirvani

"Black Adam": The "Shattered Dimension" of Superhero Films

"In the post-COVID era, a hundred types of horror have bloomed." While the primary aim of the horror genre is to provide sensory stimulation and relief, its role as a significant part of speculative fiction means it often has a pronounced social aspect due to its intangible and timely content. For example, both Wolfgang Petersen's "Outbreak" (1995) and Steven Soderbergh's "Contagion" (2011) depict viral apocalypses. Yet, their attitudes towards American government and military control differ sha