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…
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…
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…
A Song of Ice and Fire… Six Months of Search Terms: Wolverine, His Beard, and The Strange Searches That Lead People Here 2 Jul 20152 Jul 2015 A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called The Maramduke Fart Paradox, in which I discussed the strange search engine terms that lead people to this website. Among…
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…
Bale… Can Batman Really Be Rebooted After Bale? 17 Oct 201121 Oct 2011 No. No, you cannot reboot the Batman film franchise again. The Dark Knight Rises hasn't even been released and as we all know, Warner Brothers has been talking since March…
Batman Begins… More Thoughts on Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle as Catwoman as Sarah Palin 11 Aug 20113 Sep 2011 The idea that Selina Kyle will be a metaphor for Sarah Palin in The Dark Knight Rises has already been previously discussed here, in the post Why Catwoman Will Be…
Bale… More Bruce Wayne than Batman in The Dark Knight Rises? 19 Jul 20116 Aug 2011 If you haven't seen The Dark Knight Rises teaser trailer yet, then here you go: Basically, it's an okay teaser trailer that at first seems fan-made. Qui-Gon Jinn is narrating,…
Bale… Blank Check 2: Checks and Balances 28 Feb 201111 Sep 2023 Christian Bale has not made a comedy since American Psycho. The funniest moments he has had are as Patrick Bateman or Bruce Wayne. It's time for him to make a…