Batman Begins (2005)

Batman Begins (2005)

[7] Christopher Nolan successfully reboots the Batman franchise by taking a cue from Bryan Singer (X-Men), who showed the world how much better a comic book movie could be by taking its subject matter seriously. While the approach works for this Batman…
The Dark Knight (2008)

The Dark Knight (2008)

[8] Without the burden of exposition, Christopher Nolan (Insomnia, Inception) molds his Batman sequel into a compelling crime drama that probes deep into the frightening psyches of Bob Kane's characters. No Batman movie, or comic book movie for that matter, has ever…
Justice League (2017)

Justice League (2017)

[7] SPOILER REVIEW: Technically, there are spoilers in this review. But if you look at the movie's credits, you shouldn't be surprised by them. Although we'll probably never really know for sure, it looks to me like Joss Whedon saved Justice League…
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

[5] Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice feels like a movie with an identity crisis, tasked with performing two disparate, thankless tasks. The first is to set up a big fight between two iconic superheroes. You know, the kind of thing that…
Batman (1989)

Batman (1989)

[9] It's hard to believe we once lived in a time when superhero movies didn't monopolize the multiplexes. Such a time was the summer of 1989, when Warner Brothers' very first big-screen version of Batman was due to be released. Many declared…