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Sequart Releases Why Do We Fall?: Examining Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy

Julian Darius — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:53:16 +0000

Sequart is proud to announce the publication of Why Do We Fall?: Examining Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy, by David Hernando. The Dark Knight Trilogy, composed of Batman Begins (2005), The Dark Knight (2008) and The Dark Knight… [more]

Revisit The Dark Knight Rises With Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman

Ian Dawe — Sun, 15 May 2016 20:15:10 +0000

The Dark Knight Rises With Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman" title="Revisit The Dark Knight Rises With Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman" style="float:left;" />Kevin Smith is naturally a positive and forgiving personality, which makes his podcasts fun, but often prevents him from really getting into a serious critique of a film, especially when it’s a film close to… [more]

Don’t Send in the Clowns: Jared Leto Isn’t Cool Enough to Be Joker

Mike Greear — Thu, 14 May 2015 11:00:49 +0000

Remember when The Joker was cool? Do you remember how gratifying it would always be to see him reimagined for a new video game or cartoon? Or better yet, to see him re-adapted for another… [more]

Julian Darius on Improving the Foundations

Mike Phillips — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 17:00:08 +0000

Improving the Foundations" title="Julian Darius on Improving the Foundations" style="float:left;" />As part of its ongoing Patreon campaign, Sequart runs a Book / Movie of the Month Club. Patrons get a digital copy of a Sequart book or movie at the beginning of each month, and they’re invited… [more]

The Flash Season 1 Episode 11 Review

Logan Ludwig — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:00:44 +0000

The Flash Season 1 Episode 11 Review" title="The Flash Season 1 Episode 11 Review" style="float:left;" />There’s something about “The Sound and the Fury” that just doesn’t work. Perhaps it’s that the villain never really sparks, or maybe it’s that the episode does plenty of teasing in regards to Dr. Wells’… [more]

Interstellar and the Question of Sci-Fi Plausibility

Matthew Berg-Johnsen — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 12:00:30 +0000

Interstellar and the Question of Sci-Fi Plausibility" title="Interstellar and the Question of Sci-Fi Plausibility" style="float:left;" />Warning: Mild spoilers of Interstellar are discussed in this article. The spoilers do not give any description of what actually occurs, but if you want to avoid even the vaguest of descriptions, then avoid this… [more]

Interstellar Wows While Asking Big Questions

Julian Darius — Mon, 10 Nov 2014 18:00:09 +0000

Interstellar Wows While Asking Big Questions" title="Interstellar Wows While Asking Big Questions" style="float:left;" />Probably no director in the world successfully combines intelligence and artistic ambition with commercial success the way Christopher Nolan does. His movies often orbit around exactly the kind of high concepts Hollywood hates because they can’t… [more]

The Politics of Batman, Part 5: Batman Returns, Enron, and the Buying of American Democracy

Marc DiPaolo — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 11:00:52 +0000

Batman Returns, Enron, and the Buying of American Democracy" title="The Politics of Batman, Part 5: Batman Returns, Enron, and the Buying of American Democracy" style="float:left;" />I first saw the film Batman Returns when it was released in 1992. I was young and didn’t understand it. I found the Penguin disgusting. I had a sense that the movie was condemning American… [more]

Overcoming the Status Quo: Wonder Woman, Superheroes, and the American Criminal Justice System (Part 3)

Ian Boucher — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 11:00:17 +0000

In this three-part series, I explore where superheroes fit into popular conceptions of criminal justice in the United States, and the potential for Wonder Woman to help improve those conceptions. In Part 1, I looked… [more]

Overcoming the Status Quo: Wonder Woman, Superheroes, and the American Criminal Justice System

Ian Boucher — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:00:53 +0000

The Politics of Batman, Part 1: Batman vs. Osama bin Laden

Marc DiPaolo — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:00:49 +0000

The following is an excerpt from the book War, Politics and Superheroes: When Frank Miller announced that he would be crafting a graphic novel in which Batman would confront real-world terrorist Osama bin Laden, journalists… [more]

What Batman vs. Superman Could Get Right (And Wrong)

Amy Maynard — Sun, 26 Jan 2014 02:37:49 +0000

Batman vs. Superman Could Get Right (And Wrong)" title="What Batman vs. Superman Could Get Right (And Wrong)" style="float:left;" />Last year when Man of Steel came out, I was reminded of the line uttered by Chastity (Gabrielle Union) in 10 Things I Hate About You: “I know you can be overwhelmed… and you can… [more]

Thoughts on the Animated Batman: Gotham Knight

Julian Darius — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:30:57 +0000

Batman: Gotham Knight" title="Thoughts on the Animated Batman: Gotham Knight" style="float:left;" />Since I’ve written about Batman Begins, I thought it might be nice to write about its follow-up. No, not The Dark Knight. Chronologically, Batman Begins is followed by Batman: Gotham Knight, a made-for-video collection of six… [more]

The Road to Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins

Julian Darius — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 10:00:07 +0000

Batman Begins" title="The Road to Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins" style="float:left;" />We’ve previously examined the road to Christopher Nolan taking over the Batman film franchise, from Batman and Robin through Frank Miller’s “Year One” screenplay. This installment concludes the story, taking us up to Batman Begins.… [more]

Why The Dark Knight Rises Fails

Julian Darius — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:00:15 +0000

The Dark Knight Rises Fails" title="Why The Dark Knight Rises Fails" style="float:left;" />Let me start by saying that I’m glad if you like The Dark Knight Rises. I wanted to. I wrote a book about Batman Begins. I love The Dark Knight, and its ending makes me… [more]

The Simple, Elegant Way to a DC Cinematic Universe

Julian Darius — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:33:22 +0000

There’s a simple solution to DC’s motion-picture woes: stop following Marvel’s model. Marvel’s shared cinematic universe only proceeded the way it did due to accidents of history. The company saw the success of 2005′s Fantastic… [more]