Posts Tagged dark knight

Watching the Watchmen, Draining the Super-well, & Bringing the Payne

By brian longtin • Jul 26th, 2008 • Category: side notes

The Watchmen trailer (plus its great music), the limits of the superhero film genre, and our first look at a Max Payne movie.


The Two Faces of ‘The Dark Knight’

By brian longtin • Jul 23rd, 2008 • Category: watching

A review in two parts: a look at how the latest Batman supersedes the superhero mold, and as a counterpoint, a piece on how The Dark Knight’s hype weighs down an otherwise great movie.


Dark Knight ‘toons, Coen Bros Goons, and Far Right Buffoons

By brian longtin • Jun 27th, 2008 • Category: side notes

An anime take on Batman in ‘Gotham Knight’, a trailer for the Coens’ ‘Burn After Reading’, and a fundamentalist editing snafu.