2016 Election… Which Batman Character Does Trump Resemble Most? Part 6: The Conclusion 24 Mar 201624 Mar 2016 For the past several weeks, this blog has investigated which Batman character has the most in common with presidential candidate Donald Trump. We have considered five Batman villains thus far:…
2016 Election… Is Bane the Batman Character Who Trump Resembles Most? 23 Mar 201621 Jan 2017 "Do you feel in charge?" It is with these words that the power shifts from one man to another in the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises, as the terrorist…
2016 Election… Is the Scarecrow the Batman Villain Who Trump Resembles Most? 10 Mar 201621 Jan 2017 This is the second installment in an ongoing series of articles exploring which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the first installment here, in which I explain…
2016 Election… What We Failed to Learn About Terrorism from The Dark Knight 5 Dec 201517 Feb 2018 Or, "Stop Calling Them Gunmen and Start Calling Them Terrorists" One of the most notable elements of Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy is that, despite being made by a British writer…
2016 Election… Will Carly Fiorina be the Catwoman to the GOP’s Dark Knight? 28 Aug 201528 Aug 2015 A few years ago, I made the inaccurate prediction that Anne Hathaway's Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, would be an allegorical representation of Sarah Palin. The idea made sense to me…
Bale… Why Ben Affleck could be the best Batman ever 24 Aug 201524 Aug 2015 People like to predict that Ben Affleck will fail as the Batfleck. But what this blog post presupposes is, maybe he won't? The fact is, Ben Affleck is a good…
Batman… A Hero Can Be Anyone: Reflections on the Loss of a Batman 17 Aug 201517 Aug 2015 You may have seen a sad news story about Lenny B. Robinson, a Maryland man who impersonated Batman to bring joy into the lives of children. Many referred to him…
Bale… Why Tim Burton’s 1989 Batman is A Bad Batman Movie 5 Jul 201517 Oct 2022 Note: I wrote this article back in 2015, and both my thoughts on the subject and the state of Batman films have evolved since it was published. I no longer…
Christopher Nolan… My Only Complaints About Interstellar 13 Apr 201514 Apr 2015 It's been out for a while, but there are still two things that bug me about Interstellar. And no, neither of them is the science of it. I'm not expert…
Bale… Do You Believe in Harvey Dent? 20 Feb 201527 Feb 2015 Remember The Dark Knight? Who can forget Harvey Dent's tragic line, the one which foreshadowed both his own downfall and the character arcs of so many of those around him: you either…