Samaritan (Prime Video) 2022
Sylvester Stallone as a retired Superhero. This is a premise that I could definitely get behind, and the premise of 2022’s SAMARITAN. SAMARITAN shows us a post superhero world. In the beginning there were a pair of twins born with strength, durability and regenerative capabilities far beyond normal humans. When their parents died in an arson attack, one of them vowed vengeance against humanity, taking up the villainous moniker of Nemesis. The other brother became the superhero Samaritan to defend humanity against Nemesis and inspire people with hope. Eventually both superhuman brothers died in a massive power plant explosion. In present day 25 years later, their home of Granite City is a decaying urban wasteland with a widening rich/poor divide and people who have given up all hope. Our story follows a boy named Sam who is obsessed with Samaritan and buys into the conspiracy theory that the superhero never died. After being saved from gangsters by an elde...