Now Playing Podcast Presents: The Batman Retrospective Series

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The Dark Knight has been reinvented for every generation, but Gotham's stories don't belong to Batman alone. In this definitive Now Playing Podcast retrospective, we review Batman's big-screen adventures across every cinematic era. From Adam West's campy Caped Crusader to the gothic vision of Tim Burton, the neon spectacle of Joel Schumacher, Christopher Nolan's grounded trilogy, Ben Affleck's battle-hardened Batman, Robert Pattinson's detective-driven take, and every theatrical adventure in between, we also venture into Gotham's cinematic side streets with films like Catwoman, Joker, and Mask of the Phantasm. As new Batman and Gotham films arrive, we'll keep the Bat-Signal lit, exploring every new chapter to determine which heroes and villains truly deserve a place in Batman's legacy.

  1. 10/08/2024

    Joker: Folie à Deux

    While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.

  2. 06/20/2023

    The Flash

    When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that...

  3. 03/08/2022

    The Batman

    In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.

  4. 03/23/2021

    Zack Snyder’s Justice League

    Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.

  5. 10/08/2019

    Joker

    During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

  6. 11/22/2017

    Justice League

    Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and...

  7. 08/10/2016

    Suicide Squad

    From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.

  8. 03/30/2016

    Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

    Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman...

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The Dark Knight has been reinvented for every generation, but Gotham's stories don't belong to Batman alone. In this definitive Now Playing Podcast retrospective, we review Batman's big-screen adventures across every cinematic era. From Adam West's campy Caped Crusader to the gothic vision of Tim Burton, the neon spectacle of Joel Schumacher, Christopher Nolan's grounded trilogy, Ben Affleck's battle-hardened Batman, Robert Pattinson's detective-driven take, and every theatrical adventure in between, we also venture into Gotham's cinematic side streets with films like Catwoman, Joker, and Mask of the Phantasm. As new Batman and Gotham films arrive, we'll keep the Bat-Signal lit, exploring every new chapter to determine which heroes and villains truly deserve a place in Batman's legacy.

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