2.37 - BATMAN (1989) & Duality

We embark on another franchise, kicking off with one of Rob’s favourite directors. We get geeky about comics history, talk about why fairy-tales make parts of this film unsatisfying, and say just why the visuals and audio are brilliant.

This Week’s Media
MR ROBOT (SEASON 1; 2015): Sam Esmail, Rami Malek, Carly Chaikin
JUNK FOOD CINEMA (2014): Brian Salisbury, C. Robert Carsgill

Recommendations
CHINATOWN (1974): Roman Polanski, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway
BIG EYES (2014): Tim Burton, Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz
GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM (1987): Barry Levinson, Robin Williams, Forest Whitaker
BRAZIL (1985): Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Pryce, Robert de Niro

Footnotes
If you want more comics geekery, about the 1954 Comics Code, the ‘Golden Age’ v. ‘Killing Joke’/‘Dark Knight’, etc., then these are some good links: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. This is an interesting article about the links between horror and comedy that Rob mentions. Here’s a re-cap on what we mean by ‘the fourth wall’ (and 'breaking' it), and you can read more about a prominent theatrical tradition Rob talks about, here. Finally, Sam talks about why ‘Beautiful Dreamer’ is such a good theme in the film; you can get more on this, here.