Batman Begins

Batman Begins … and it's about time. The movie is great fun, and also a terrific relief.

"...reserved especially for Good, Evil, and assorted Minions – Batman Begins has the denuded color palette of a chiaro-sclerotic..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The LEGO Batman Movie

The Dark Knight returns to Legoland

"...Everything is Batman in this boisterously entertaining cousin of the awesome The..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Revenge of the Return of the Son of the Graphics Giveaway Begins!

If Scrooge McDuck, Bruce Wayne, and Veronica Lodge are giving away millions, it can only be Free Comic Book Day, Part IV

"...at all ages. DC Comics has a new all-ages Batman book based on the latest animated series, while Marvel..."

May 6, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Prestige

Two rival magicians are locked in a lifelong quest for supremacy, which leads them down a slippery slope of hairpin twists and triple-turns in this Christopher Nolan movie.

"...themselves on increasingly slippery slopes, with, as the film begins, one of them in the dock, accused of the..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Unborn

A young woman is possessed by the spirit of her twin brother who never made it to term in this film directed by esteemed horror writer David S. Goyer.

"...war-haunted oeuvre. Goyer, who's better liked for his screenplays (Batman Begins, Blade II) than his directorial forays (Blade: Trinity,..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dark Knight

The visuals soar and Heath Ledger's Joker is magnificent, although this Batman movie is grim and chilly, as if made for our age of anxiety.

"...Murphy, Eric Roberts, Monique Curnen and Chin Han. Being Batman is a drag. One day there are nipples on..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dark Knight Rises

An uncannily accurate mirror of the contemporary cultural zeitgeist, this epic finale to the Batman trilogy is just that: epic.

"...awful sound issues, the epic finale to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy is just that: epic. Watching all three films..."

July 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Man of Steel

This new Superman flies without a lot of emotional baggage, which is mostly a good thing though the character could stand a bit more dramatic heft.

"...co-conceiver and DC Comics movie stablemate Christopher Nolan (the Batman franchise) are soul brothers in grim-faced, frantic entertainments. (Let’s..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

DVDanger: Justice League vs. Teen Titans

Why is DC Animated better than DC's Cinematic Universe?

"...there’s a consensus among comic fans as to why Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice failed creatively, it’s because..."

April 19, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Batman: Gotham Knight

Six animated visions of the Caped Crusader, as envisioned by six unique animé directors and six different writers

"...Batman: Gotham KnightWarner Home Video, $29.98..."

July 18, 2008 Screens Review by Rick Klaw

I, Frankenstein

Aaron Eckhart stars as a modern-day Frankenstein, who faces off against supernatural creatures in this film based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux.

"...that wouldn’t look out of place in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trifecta. Unfortunately, and despite the frequent, Matrix-esque battles he..."

Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Robin Hood

This umpteenth iteration of He Who Steals From the Rich to Give to the Poor puts its dumbness front and center

"...from other rebel strongholds (Spartacus, Ben-Hur, V for Vendetta, Batman Begins, and the aforementioned melodrama taking place in a..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Late Nights ... and Suspense

"...I was so disappointed with the second half of Batman Begins. I don’t make movies, so I don’t know..."

July 8, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Lessons in Circular Logic

"...textual evidence, you point to the first half of Batman Begins, saying that you dug it for the first..."

July 7, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Fight Response No. 1 (Over Breakfast)

"...bastard, but I’m no pessimist. The first half of Batman Begins, for example, had me believing for the first..."

July 7, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Rescue Dawn

German arthouse director Werner Herzog tells the story of Navy air pilot and POW Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) and proves that he is capable – like his characters – of almost anything.

"...As Dengler (minus a German accent), Bale (American Psycho, Batman Begins, The New World) continues his masterful command of..."

July 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Invisible

This thriller directed by David S. Goyer serves up teen angst with its supernatural thrills.

"...Goyer is the pen and brains behind the fine Batman Begins, which can be viewed as the darker gaze..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Ken Loach paints a grim realist portrait that captures the solemnity of an Ireland turning on itself and the tragedy of two brothers spiraling away from each other.

"...American triumph, playing a sinister psychologist in the stylish Batman Begins, Irish heartthrob Murphy seemed primed and ready for..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Breakfast on Pluto

In this latest from Neil Jordan, Cillian Murphy plays the swinging transvestite Patrick "Kitten" Braden, who wanders through and into the pop-and-politics culture of Seventies England.

"...to more traditional use rattling moviegoers in the thrillers Batman Begins (where he played the madhouse freak show called..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Eye

Red Eye’s no classic, but with its smart, twisty little script and those two killer performances, it's a helluva lot of fun.

"...as the insane asylum head Dr. Jonathan Crane in Batman Begins. Judging from his earlier film roles in risky,..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Under the Skin

Psychological thriller Felt slices into rape culture

"...vigilante's cowl. However, Everson said, "My framing was like Batman Begins. He is clearly a very delusional person acting..."

July 17, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

'Secuestro Express'

Jonathan Jakubowicz and Elizabeth Avellán on 'Secuestro Express'

"...see like Dukes of Hazzard, Fantastic Four, Wedding Crashers, Batman Begins, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, those were all..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Screens Feature by Michael King

Naked

The 1993 film by writer and director Mike Leigh, newly released by Criterion, is a small masterpiece of blighted English negativity: like little body with a corrosive heart

"...Def, but it's there if you look for it.Upcoming Batman Begins (Warner Bros., $30.99): Another story of an angry..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Screens Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Small-Screen Blockbusters

The summer games preview

April 29, 2005 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Tank Girl

A movie that combines Busby Berkeley chorus lines with killer mutant kangaroos and the wildest female action hero this side of La Femme Nikita.

"...or leave you reeling from out-of-it confusion. More than Batman, more than The Crow, Rachel Talalay's Tank Girl plays..."

March 31, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Surfing Indra's Net

"...the studio, and 8am, the hour his show Eklektikos begins, won't be put off...."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Robert Faires

Kick-Ass 2

Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl are back for more bloody and profane to bust more supervillain heads.

"...fisticuffs that are sure to give the original, televised Batman, Adam West, fits and conniptions. This time out, there’s..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hit the Road

Sweet and layered Iranian road trip dramedy

"...Hit the Road begins with a delicate score, a tranquil moment that’s quickly..."

May 13, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Mars Attacks!

Burton's sci-fi spoof gleefully recounts the unspeakable horror that takes place when Martians attack the planet Earth.

"...comedic brilliance as Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Edward Scissorhands, and Batman, to bring these images to life on the big..."

Dec. 13, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

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