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Tag Archives: Michael Keaton
Batman Returns (1992)
A masked ball-cum-circus/superhero freak show contained within a Halloween snow globe and wrapped in a black Christmas ribbon. One of the great examples of 90s studio/auteur hubris, which seemed to be a totally misjudged disaster upon release but now looks … Continue reading
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Tagged 1992, Christopher Walken, Danny DeVito, Danny Elfman, Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tim Burton
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Batman (1989)
You don’t need me to tell you that comic book movies are a dime a dozen at the moment, but none of them look like Tim Burton’s Batman. Overwhelmingly physical in its environs and effects and visually uncomplicated; edited cleanly and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1989, Danny Elfman, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Michael Keaton, Pat Hingle, Tim Burton
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Spotlight (2015)
Much has already been written about how un-cinematic Spotlight‘s direction is and I agree 100%. Comparisons to All the President’s Men are appropriate as far as subject matter goes but in terms of execution the two really couldn’t be further … Continue reading
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Tagged Liev Schrieber, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Tom McCarthy
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"This Film Should Be Played Loud" 