Batman/Gotham

‘Batman: Gotham Knight’ (2008) plays in ‘Dark Knight’ sandbox

In retrospect, “The Dark Knight” (2008) perhaps didn’t need much of a promotional boost; it was one of those movies that came out at the

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‘Catwoman’ (2004) is not the cat’s pajamas

Halle Berry won the Razzie for Worst Actress for “Catwoman” (2004) and famously accepted the award in person, but she is not at all the

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‘Mask of the Phantasm’ (1993) reveals Batman’s lost love

“Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” (1993), like most animated films based on properties best known for live action, made only a blip at the box

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‘Birds of Prey’ is hard to take seriously

“Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn” plays like a throw-it-at-the-wall experiment, but an earnest one. This eighth DC Extended Universe

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John’s top 10 movies of 2019

These were my 10 favorite movies of 2019, a year when superheroes continued to dominate but when we also got prime slices of action, comedy

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Phoenix pulls off impressive magic trick with ‘Joker’

In 1988, Alan Moore wrote “The Killing Joke,” imagining the Joker’s origin story outside the primary DC Comics continuity. And now director/co-writer Todd Phillips (“The

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CW DC universe finally goes to Gotham for ‘Batwoman’

“Batwoman” (Sundays, CW) is the 17th current show produced by Greg Berlanti – that’s not a joke for the sake of exaggeration, he really does

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‘Pennyworth’ tackles Batman’s butler’s backstory

It says something about the sheer number of TV shows that are made nowadays that a show set in the “Batman” universe can sneak onto

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‘Gotham’ was terrible … and great … but mostly a crazy, fun ride

“Gotham” (2014-19, Fox), which aired its final episode Thursday – and will likely draw more fans on Netflix in this age when shows are perpetually

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‘Batman: The Movie’ (1966) is an endless lame joke

With “Gotham” back for its final season, I’m looking back at past “Batman” projects from the perspective of someone who enjoyed “The Animated Series” as

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