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Screenshot: Warner Bros. In the umpteen years leading up to the premiere of The Batman, the film’s trailers all wanted to make one thing abundantly unclear: what the Riddler, played by Paul Dano, looked like under his mask. Although I stayed away from spending three hours in a theater to watch the newest cinematic outing … Read More “Batman Movie Riddler Spoiler Paul Dano’s Face” »
Screenshot: YouTube Everyone can now experience The Batman from home and with that comes access to loads of behind-the-scenes clips and of course the director’s commentary. The Wrap reported on highlights from Apple’s exclusive Matt Reeves commentary track, which has given more context as to why the film closed on the Riddler (Paul Dano) and … Read More “Matt Reeves The Batman Joker Scene New Director’s Commentary” »
It’s been a long day for directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. They’ve been doing 20-minute press junkets all day. But when they sit down with me to talk about Everything Everywhere All at Once, it’s immediately clear that this isn’t work for them. It’s practically a calling. Known by their moniker the Daniels, the … Read More “How The Daniels Made Everything Everywhere All at Once” »
Steven Spielberg at the AFI Awards LuncheonPhoto: Kevin Winter/Getty Images (Getty Images) Little known director Steven Spielberg has decided he’ll be exiting stage left when it comes to any future musical directing opportunities. After nabbing seven Oscar nominations—including one for Best Director—with his remake of West Side Story, the Jaws director has revealed he doesn’t … Read More “Steven Spielberg done directing musicals after West Side Story” »
Jeffrey Wright as Detective Jim Gordon and Robert Pattinson as The BatmanPhoto: Warner Bros. Ever since Robert Pattinson was cast as the new Bruce Wayne for Matt Reeves’ The Batman, I (half-jokingly) wondered if the film would bear any resemblance to Pattinson’s previous brooding billionaire movie, David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis. There are many surface similarities between … Read More “Matt Reeves’ The Batman tackles wealth and privilege” »
Zoë KravitzPhoto: Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC Zoë Kravitz is coming off a well-reviewed turn as Catwoman in The Batman, the kind of cultural pole position that has led to both excellent Saturday Night Live episodes and sadly wasted opportunities. This episode trended much closer to the former, thanks to some impressive writing (in addition to hiring … Read More “Zoë Kravitz hosts a (mostly) sharply written SNL” »
[This article contains serious, big-time spoilers for The Batman, including one scene that isn’t in the movie, but which is likely to be released at some point. Consider yourself warned.] It’s not entirely clear, at this point, what Warner Media’s franchise ambitions for The Batman are. (Although the fact that the movie is already on-track … Read More “Matt Reeves swears he’s not doing a Marvel Easter egg thing” »
The best onscreen Batmen have always understood the value of a good frown. Over the many cinematic iterations of the comic-book hero, one thing has remained consistent in his portrayal: His menacing cowl leaves the bottom half of his face exposed. The actors who did the most with the role in years past (think Michael … Read More “‘The Batman’ Is a Bleak Yet Enthralling Ballad” »
In The Batman, Matt Reeves’ slick, overlong, majestically moody superhero spectacular, Robert Pattinson really puts the goth into Gotham City’s chief protector. His eyes slathered in mascara like Robert Smith (or The Crow, another nocturnal winged avenger), this version of the DC crime fighter zips around town on a motorcycle to the non-diegetic accompaniment of … Read More “A flawed but striking pop-noir blockbuster” »
Image: Warner Bros. While The Batman is treading fairly well worn ground with its title hero having some experience into his career as a superhero detective, its chief villain is another story. Paul Dano’s serial killer take on the Riddler is something of new ground for the green baddie, and it’s a new angle that … Read More “The Batman’s Paul Dano on the Joy of Becoming the Riddler” »