WaPo on ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Fantastic Four, and Superman

The hottest sound of the summer? K-pop [in print as K-pop is slaying]

Netflix's animated "KPop Demon Hunters" is slaying the Billboard charts, BTS has reunited, and Blackpink is back on tour. It's a great time to be a K-pop fan.

Anne Branigin

Washington Post (July 25): B1-2. online at

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/2025/07/24/k-pop-demon-hunters-bts-blackpink/

How 'KPop Demon Hunters' became a global phenomenon

The hit film shows how remixing South Korean culture with an American eye can have universal appeal.

By Jeff Yang

Washington Post  

July 25, 2025  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/25/kpop-demon-hunters-asian-americans/

Finally, the Fantastic Four get the movie they (and we) deserve [in print as For superheroes, a step in the right direction]

Review by Chris Klimek

Washington Post (July 25, 2025): Weekend 18. online at https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/07/23/fantastic-four-first-steps-review/

For Superman, sequels are kryptonite

James Gunn's upbeat new blockbuster is an attempt to reboot a superhero with a dodgy screen history.

By Chris Klimek

July 25, 2025

https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/07/24/superman-movie-sequels/