Tag Archives: #Batman

Nostalgia dial revs, roars to ’90 in ‘The Batman’ trailer

Posted on August 27, 2020 by reelentropy

If there is one unequivocally good thing about 2020, it’s that 1990 is now exactly 30 years ago. Because mass media nostalgia famously operates in 30 year cycles – roughly, it’s more complicated than that – that means it’s ‘90s … Continue reading →

Posted in Applying Chaos Theory | Tagged #alfred hitchcock, #Batman, #batman: the animated series, #christopher nolan, #the dark knight, #the dark knight rises, #warner bros., David Fincher, It's '90s time baby, Matt Reeves, Nirvana, Paul Dano, Robert Pattinson, Seven | 2 Comments

On ‘Christopher Robin,’ ‘Eighth Grade’ and parents making movies about children

Posted on September 5, 2018 by reelentropy

2/10 Oh my shitting God, they killed Christopher Robin’s parents too. Disney’s Christopher Robin starts with the title character (Ewan McGregor, Orton O’Brien as a child) being sent to dreary, grey boarding school and necessarily abandoning his fuzzy friends that he … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #Batman, #Disney, #mpaa, Disney's Christopher Robin, Dumbo, Eighth Grade, Elsie Fisher, Ewan McGregor, Mary Poppins Returns, The Breakfast Club, Where the Wild Things Are, Winnie the Pooh | Leave a comment

‘Batman’ a fun satire for all ages

Posted on February 11, 2017 by reelentropy

7/10 The Lego Batman Movie is harmless. It’s perfectly placed counter-programming for parents looking to bring their kids on a Valentine’s date, fluffy and inoffensive. In the movie, Batman (Will Arnett) is at his crime fighting peak, but is assailed … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #Batman, #keanu reeves, #ralph fiennes, Graphic sex scenes, I'm Batman, La La Land, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, The Lego Batman Movie, Valentine's Day, will arnett, Zach Galifianackis | 1 Comment

‘Live by Night’ is a joke, right?

Posted on January 13, 2017 by reelentropy

After three weeks in a four-theater limited release intended to generate excitement but only achieving a tepid indifference, it’s finally going wide! Ben Affleck’s latest vanity picture, Oscar… maybe a pity nomination? Live by Night! Here’s the thing about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #Batman, #Ben Affleck, #quinten tarantino, Breakfast at Tiffany's-style racism, Butt shot, DCEU, Elle Fanning, Ku Klux Klan, Riff Track, sex object, side-dish sampler of sexist character arcs, Sienna Miller, the neon demon, traditional misogyny, Underworld: Blood Wars, Vanity picture, Zoe Saldana | 1 Comment

On Darkseid and the actual value of Easter eggs in movies

Posted on April 3, 2016 by reelentropy

There’s an idea that’s been developing for the past few years in comedy around reference humor or call-out humor. Comedians — or film or television — will, in place of a joke, simply call out a title and hope that’s … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #Batfleck, #Batman, #batman v superman, #Ben Affleck, #civil war, #dane cook, #darkseid, #Dawn of Justice, #DC, #deadpool, #ezra miller, #henry cavill, #jesse eisenberg, #lex luthor, #memes, #sad batman, #steppenwolf, #superman, #zack snyder, Captain America, Marvel | Leave a comment