Rev up the Batmobile and revisit Gotham City with EW rankings of every Batman film.
But who wore it best?
It flirts with being too much of a good thing.
Christian Bale in ‘Batman Begins’.Everett Collection
But rarely has corporate brainwashing been so much fun and gone down with such a delightful aftertaste."
Whether heroes or villains, they all seem to belong to the same breed of fizzy, deranged exhibitionist.
And as a result of the precarious layering of big philosophical notions (canthe System be fixed?)
Heath Ledger as the Joker in ‘The Dark Knight’.Warner Bros.
Lisa Schwarzbaum
The Batman(2022): B
“Even Batmen get the blues.
Is it too late to demand a rematch?”
And, to an extent,Justice Leagueaccomplishes that.
‘The LEGO Batman Movie’.Warner Bros. Pictures
Some day, hopefully soon, DC will get the recipe right again and duplicateWonder Woman’s storytelling magic.
But today isn’t that day, andJustice Leagueunfortunately isn’t that film."
Lovers may love the result: Where you at, SteppenWolfpack?
Tommy Lee Jones and Jim Carrey in ‘Batman Forever’.Everett Collection
And the HBO Max presentation could be ideal for such an unwieldy doomchunk of content.
Yet even compared to the glacial Marvel-Netflix Dramas,Zack Snyder’s Justice Leagueis a chore.
This cut is no worse than the theatrical edition, but it sure is longer."
‘Dark Knight Rises’.Ron Phillips/Warner Bros.
Darren Franich
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Michael Keaton in ‘Batman’.Everett Collection
Michael Keaton in ‘Batman Returns’.Everett Collection
‘Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice’.Clay Enos/Warner Bros.
Ben Affleck as Batman in ‘Justice League’.Warner Bros. Pictures
George Clooney as the Dark Knight in 1997’s ‘Batman & Robin.'.Everett Collection
‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’.DC
