Over the weekend, May 2 marked the 18th anniversary of Iron Man's release in 2008. The movie was a game-changer for a genre that had, in the preceding decade, been a mixed bag at best. For every ...

I don’t think anyone expected Robert Downey Jr. to change pop culture in 2008, least of all me. Before Iron Man, most people knew him for his talent and his unpredictable career. Studios weren’t ...