CINEMA: Man of Steel (rated M)
Man of Steel (rated M), a 3D superhero science-fiction film, is reviewed by Symeon Thompson. Returning to historical origins, Man of Steel darts back and forth in time, to explore how a child from another world, raised by decent folk in Kansas, might become the most-well known hero of the modern mythos. The planet Krypton is nearing annihilation. While chief scientist Jor-El (Russell Crowe) is seeking an honourable way to save his people, military commander General Zod (Michael Shannon) decides on the easier solution of a coup. Jor-El escapes to retrieve a genetic codex of the planet’s entire race, and…