In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batmam v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Batgirl, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Powerless, Teen Titans Go!, Gotha, Supergirl, The LEGO Batman Movie, LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes […]
Why is “campy” considered an insult to a movie or TV series?
EJ Moreno on the rejection of camp in film and television… I don’t know why this moment broke me, but reading the latest story on The CW’s upcoming Powerpuff Girls series was it. There was one line from that piece (which focused on the show’s needing retooling) that stood out to me and caused me […]
George Clooney on potential Batman return in The Flash movie: “They did not ask for my nipples”
While Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen is set to encounter multiple Batmen on his journey through the DC multiverse in next year’s The Flash movieincluding both Michael Keaton and Ben Affleck’s incarnations of the Dark Knight, it seems – thankfully! – that we can rule out a return to the world of 1997’s Batman & Robin. […]
George Clooney didn’t like Batman & Robin’s Freeze puns and calls his own performance “terrible”
George Clooney, who starred in Batman & Robin, says he was “terrible” in the film and that he is not a fan of the movie’s Mr. Freeze puns. Batman & Robin is one of the worst received Batman films in history. The over-the-top, incredibly camp adventure hasn’t improved much in the public consciousness over-time, and […]
90’s Comic Book Movies: The Good, The Bad, The Awful | Flickering Myth TV
EJ and Allen discuss the good, the bad, and the awful of 1990’s comic book movies in the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV… We’re truly in the Golden Age of Comic Book Movies right now, but it hasn’t always been this way… In the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV, EJ Moreno and Allen […]
Can we all just admit that Batman & Robin was kind of awesome?
Luke revisits Batman & Robin on its 23rd anniversary… Hindsight is a funny thing. It allows us to look back on projects we once loved or hated with a fresh perspective and reevaluate. There was a period in time where I would have loathed 10 Thing I Hate About You because I was an idiot teenager […]
HBO Max is removing most of its DC movies this month
HBO Max may have set the pulses of DC fans racing with the announcement that it’s set to bring Zack Snyder’s Justice League to the screen, but it has been revealed that the streaming service is set to remove a dozen of its DC movies on July 1st as it moves towards a rotating pattern […]
Joel Schumacher wanted to make an Arkham Asylum movie after Batman & Robin
Batman & Robin might be the worst, or underappreciated, Batman movie ever made depending on who you ask. The movie was critically panned, and Joel Schumacher was presumably given a restraining order from every Batman property in existence. However, what if the movie succeeded? In an alternate universe, where Batman & Robin was a triumph, […]
Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin receiving 4K remasters
As part of The Dark Knight’s 80th anniversary celebrations, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and DC have announced that 1989’s Batman, 1992’s Batman Returns, 1995’s Batman Forever and 1997’s Batman & Robin are coming to 4K Ultra HD, having been remastered in 4K for the first time. The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war […]
George Clooney reveals that Batman & Robin had the biggest influence on his career
George Clooney has revealed that Batman & Robin was the film that had the most influence on his career. Batman & Robin hasn’t improved with age and it’s still regarded as one of the weakest entries in Batman’s live-action catalogue. George Clooney has never quite been able to live down his performance as Bruce Wayne […]
