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Tag: The Joker

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 Joker the Batman Character Who Trump Resembles Most?

22 Mar 201621 Jan 2017
This is the fourth installment of an ongoing investigation into which Batman character Donald Trump resembles most. You can read the beginning here.  The similarities between Trump and the Joker have been discussed…
2016 Election…

How the Republicans Have Become the Political Equivalent of Batman’s Villains

17 Mar 201625 Oct 2016
"This has never been about who the nominee is," Paul Ryan said yesterday, explaining why his party will fight any Supreme Court justice nomination made by Barack Obama in 2016, and…
Bale…

How to Finally Become a David Bowie Fan

1 Feb 201615 Feb 2016
It's a strange thing when a celebrity dies. Some people mourn for days or weeks or months. Others feel ostracized when it's someone whose work they didn't know, outside the…
Bale…

Why Tim Burton’s Batman is the Worst Batman Movie Ever

5 Jul 201527 Dec 2016
People are still complaining about the idea of Ben Affleck as Batman. But, based on the trailers alone, and a few released still images, it's already obvious that, even at…
Batman…

Reserving Judgments is a Matter of Infinite Hope: Regarding Batman, The Joker, and Their Fans

20 May 201520 May 2015
On the first page of The Great Gatsby, narrator Nick Carraway tells us about a piece of advice his father gave him: "Whenever you feel like criticizing any one, just…
Game of Thrones…

Why All the Bad News About True Detective is Actually Good News

12 May 201513 May 2015
Like all television shows that appeal to the intellectual and the obsessive, True Detective has gathered itself a menagerie of obsessive fans, the sort that remind you that fan is derived…
Batman…

Why Madonna is The Joker

7 Feb 20128 Feb 2012
If there is one thing the internet agrees on regarding Super Bowl XLVI, it's that Clint Eastwood sounded like Bale does when Bruce Wayne is being Batman.  That's about it.…

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