Review – The Batman
Batman is back on the big screen, and this time it’s the turn of Robert Pattinson to don the cowl of the caped crusader in the murky world of Gotham City
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Review – Justice League
It is here. The crescendo of the DC Extended Universe has arrived on the big screen in the form of the already heavily maligned Justice League. The fifth film within the DCEU (Man of Steel – 2013, BvsS – 2016, Suicide Squad – 2016, Wonder Woman – 2017), and frankly I think we would all agree that the results haven’t
Read moreReview – Lego Batman
We’re back off to the Lego Universe now for the review of the Lego Batman film that is currently out in the cinema. The second Lego film to have come out after 2014’s The Lego Movie, Chris McKay (who was an animation director on the 2014 film) now takes on his full directorial debut. The screenplay is by a number
Read moreReview : Suicide Squad
To the newest film in the rebooting DC Comic Film Universe (or DC Extended Universe as it seems to be being referred to), an indirect follow on to Batman vs Superman : Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad. Written and directed by David Ayer (whose previous writing and directing credits include Fury and End of Watch), the film sees a number of
Read moreReview – The Dark Knight Rises
So in the final film in ‘Batman v Superman – The FilmGeeky Cinematic Battle‘ is the 2012 finale in the Christopher Nolan Batman trilogy – The Dark Knight Rises, set 8 years after the events of the Dark Knight. The death of Harvey Dent has led to the creation of the Dent Act – a set of increased powers for Gotham’s law
Read moreReview – The Dark Knight
Following Batman Begins, Christopher Nolan set about the 2nd part of what would become a 3 film arc of his Batman story, The Dark Knight. With only one main exception from a returning cast, with Katie Holmes being replaced by Maggie Gyllenhaal for the role of Rachel Dawes, the team take on the story of Batman vs. The Joker. For
Read moreSuperman 3 and Batman Forever – Some interesting parallels
Whilst working my way through the Batman and Superman movies recently, I’ve been thinking about some parallels between the two series. Especially when it comes to Superman 3, and the third Batman film – Batman Forever and their aftermath. Let me explain… * Firstly both films started off with clear approach by a director – Richard Donner for Superman, Tim
Read moreReview – Batman Begins
Following the disaster of Batman and Robin, the franchise went into somewhat of a stall having abandoned plans for a further Joel Schumacher film for the series. It was only in 2003 when the series was re-booted by Warner Brothers, this time with Christopher Nolan at the helm. The re-boot took the shape of the 2005 film Batman Begins, which
Read moreThe Batman’O’Meter – The Range of Batman Performances
So here’s something I’ve been thinking about…The evolution of Batman in the cinema. The diagram below is something I’ve put together to try and show how different actors have approached the character of the Dark Knight. From left (camp dancing Adam West batman) to the darker sides of the caped crusader, I have both Val Kilmer and George Clooney shifting
Read moreReview – Batman and Robin
So we now face the 1997 ‘Batman and Robin’. Again directed by Joel Schumacher with the script by Akiva Goldman (who had also written Batman Forever). For role of Batman, Val Kilmer decided to not reprise the role of Batman, and in stepped George Clooney. Clooney at this point was still in ER however had begun to move into movies
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