Reflections on the Batmanathon
After embarking on an epic journey through 8 Batman films in chronological order to prepare for The Dark Knight Rises and reviewing each one, I thought it would be apt to close the Batmanathon with… Read More
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
[Part 8 of my Batmanathon] “I’m Gotham’s reckoning” —–Bane The Dark Knight Rises | 2012 | Christopher Nolan As you can see from my previous two reviews I’m far from the biggest fan of… Read More
Batman Begins (2005)
[Part 6 of my Batmanathon] “Are you ready to begin?” —–Henri Ducard Batman Begins | 2005 | Christopher Nolan I’ve had a weird relationship with this film. First time I watched it, when… Read More
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises is faced with an impossible task: Living up to The Dark Knight. We, as a culture, have an unusual way of defining this: More of the same, but better.… Read More
Batman Forever (1995)
[Part 4 of my Batmanathon] “Was that over-the-top? I can never tell.” —- The Riddler Batman Forever | 1995 | Joel Schumacher Yes, Riddler, that was over-the-top. Oh boy, this is certainly a step… Read More
Batman Returns (1992)
[Part 3 of my Batmanathon] “You’re just jealous, because I’m a genuine freak and you have to wear a mask!” —-Penguin Batman Returns | 1992 | Tim Burton Coming 3 years after Burton’s… Read More
Batman (1989)
[This is part 2 of my Batmanathon] Batman | 1989 | Tim Burton “Ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?” —- Joker Burton’s Batman at the time must have had a… Read More
Batman: The Movie (1966)
[This is part 1 of my Batmanathon] Batman: The Movie | 1966 | Leslie H. Martinson “Somedays, you just can’t get rid of a bomb…” —- Batman Of all the Batman films this… Read More
Sequel Syndrome
Hollywood is a business. Like any business they find an idea that makes them money and then milk that idea for all it’s worth. Nothing works better as a business model than sequels… Read More
