Unwinnable

This past summer, Christopher Nolan ended his “Dark Knight Trilogy” with The Dark Knight Rises, a movie set on bringing the Nolan Bat-Verse to a close. The reviews were mixed. Some praised the movie as a great ending to a great trilogy. Richard Roeper said it was “a majestic, gorgeous, brutal and richly satisfying epic” while others said it was bloated and slow with CNN’s Tom Charity saying the film was a “disappointingly clunky and bombastic conclusion a superior series.”

So where does the end of the trilogy go wrong? Does the trilogy have to have a planned ending in order to work? Or can the story be a product of public reception and directorial impetus? What’s so difficult about ending the trilogy? (more…)

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the second round of the Unwinnable Superhero Movie Smack Down. As you may remember from our first installment, Team Unwinnable has gathered together to stand in haughty judgment on the superhero genre, arguing that our favorites are the best and everyone else’s opinion is stupid. You, Dear Reader, vote on the results.

Without further delay, let’s get it on! (more…)