Tag Archive: The Joker

Casting Call: ‘The Dark Knight Returns’

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In 1986 Frank Miller’s graphic novel, The Dark Knight Returns revolutionized the Batman mythos. Commercially and critically successful, the comic revitalized the character of Batman. Gone was the campy cartoonish rendition of Batman… Continue reading

Why Warner Bros. Needs To Recast The Joker

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***WARNING MOVIE SPOILERS BELOW*** “Things change.” Those were the words uttered by Michael Keaton’s Batman to Danny DeVito’s Penguin in Tim Burton’s 1992 Batman Returns.  Three years prior we’d seen Jack Nicholson’s iconic… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Suicide Squad’ (Second Opinion) 

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Read Gfunk’s review here! Plot:  In the wake of Superman’s death, the world’s global problems become much more complex.  With threats from meta-humans, monsters, and aliens no longer theoretical but real, the government… Continue reading

Movie Review: ‘Batman: The Killing Joke’

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Plot:  “All it takes is one bad day.”  That’s the premise behind director Sam Liu’s animated film Batman: The Killing Joke.  Based on the seminal 1988 graphic novel by writer Alan Moore, The Killing Joke… Continue reading