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So Close: A Review of Christopher Nolan’s Batman – Dark Knight Trilogy

Posted on August 9, 2012December 20, 2013 D.S. ChristensenLeave a commentPosted in Movies, Reviews/Commentary

The prison pit leap challenge (performed on a stunning set built near Cardington, England with city exteriors from Jodhpur, India) in “Dark Knight Rises” ended up being an odd analogy for Christopher Nolan’s entire Batman trilogy. His effort came so very close to being something for the ages, but ultimately missed the final jump. As such, […]

Frank Miller’s Batman Year One Review

Posted on July 19, 2012December 20, 2013 D.S. ChristensenLeave a commentPosted in Comic Books, Reviews/Commentary

I’d not read “Batman: Year One” for nearly twenty years, but got the itch to revisit it after seeing so many references to Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” films borrowing from it. I remembered it more so as an origin tale, but it turned out that the story wasn’t as sweeping as I’d recalled. One could argue […]