Tag: The Batman
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‘Memory’ Image: Jessica Chastain and Peter Skarsgaard Confront Each Other
Physically stalking someone is rarely a good idea, but in some movies this type of creepy situation serves as fuel for a compelling story. That’s the case with Memory, a new drama starring Jessica Chastain (The Good Nurse) and Peter Sarsgaard (The Batman). The story centers around two former high school friends who strike up…
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‘Blue Beetle’ First Reactions Praise Latinx Representation & A “Funny” & “Emotional” Film
The oft-repeated phrase: DC Studios, Warner Bros, and the DC brand have taken a beating within the last 12 months and arguably longer. The company hasn’t had a real hit since “Aquaman” (2018) and basically faced seven bombs or underwhelming showings in a row outside of “Joker” (2019) and “The Batman” (2022), which are arguably…
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You’d Never Guess ‘Barbie’ and ‘The Batman’ Share This in Common
Barbie and last year’s The Batman are two very different blockbusters but share some surprising similarities. Both breathed new life into iconic figures deeply ingrained in pop culture — Barbie and Batman — but more specifically, both films share the same costume designer, two-time Oscar winner Jacqueline Durran. The costume design for Barbie specifically has…
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A Major Flash Villain Was Going To Be The Dceu’s Thanos, And Then Things Went Wrong
Warner Bros. is preparing to move away from what we once knew as the Dceu, which kicked off with Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” a decade ago. That whole endeavor was messy, but WB was originally all-in on the filmmaker’s plans. One film that got dragged through the mud the whole way through was “The…
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Blue Beetle Won’t Be Another Superhero Movie About Saving The World
Back when Warner Bros. was handing out Batman movies to Christopher Nolan, the studio was seemingly on to something. Initially plotting its own course away from the shared universe model of Marvel, Warners then suddenly started trying to emulate their rival to (mostly) disastrous effect.There were brief moments of lucidity among the Warner execs, like…
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‘The Dark Knight Rises’ Almost Got an Nc-17 Rating
Director Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy never shied away from pushing the dark-and-gritty envelope with its visuals, atmosphere, and violent depiction of the perpetually crime-riddled Gotham City. Nolan’s viscerally grounded take on the Caped Crusader emerged as a cultural and artistic course correction to Joel Schumacher’s campy, overwhelmingly derided Batman & Robin. Instead, Batman Begins echoed…
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15 Best Movies That Are Under 90 Minutes Long
Has anybody noticed that movies these days seem to be getting longer and longer? Films like The Batman and No Time to Die clock in at almost three hours, and The Irishman and Avengers: Endgame pass the 180-minute mark. Now more than ever, audiences are having to control their bladders and feel their backsides go…
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‘Dumb Money’ Trailer: Paul Dano and Seth Rogen Try to Get Rich Quick in GameStop True Story
There’s no such thing as dumb luck when it comes to good money.“Dumb Money” is based on Ben Mezrich’s “The Antisocial Network” book, charting the 2021 GameStop short squeeze that changed Wall Street forever. Rebecca Angelo and Lauren Schuker Blum adapted the book. Craig Gillespie directs the feature adaptation, which stars Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan,…
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‘The Batman — Part II’: Release Date, Filming Status, and What to Expect
The recent film history of everyone’s favorite bat-themed vigilante has been chaotic, to say the least. After the phenomenal and almost unrepeatable high of Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, whoever donned the Batsuit after Christian Bale was bound to be under a lot of pressure. That rang true with the Dceu’s version of Bruce…