The Batman

“The Batman” isn’t a superhero movie. Not really. All the trappings are there: the Batmobile, the rugged suit, the gadgets courtesy of trusty butler Alfred. And of course, at the centre, is the Caped Crusader himself: brooding, tormented, seeking his own brand of nighttime justice in a Gotham City that’s spiralling into squalor and decay.…

Tenet

Do you really think Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” can save 2020 cinema? Maybe it is our collective enslavement to the superhero-industrial complex, but right now the movie world is looking for a savior. If it turns out to be Christopher Nolan, it wouldn’t be the first time. Films of his, like “Inception,” “Interstellar” and “Dunkirk,” have, in…

Joker

In mainstream movies today, “dark” is just another flavour. Like “edgy,” it’s an option you use depending on what market you want to reach. And it is particularly useful when injected into the comic book genre. Darkness no longer has much to do with feelings of alienation the filmmaker wants to express or purge, as…