Badlands Story Hour Ep. 187: The Batman
Chris Paul and Burning Bright revisit Matt Reeves's 2022 take on the Caped Crusader, and both come away more impressed than they expected to be. Expect a thoughtful dive into the film's central theme of vengeance versus justice, what it means to be harmed by a system versus harmed by people, and how that tension plays out through Bruce Wayne's arc. There's a genuinely funny personal theater horror story woven into the discussion, plenty of comic book fan perspective comparing this take to Nolan's trilogy, and a sharp pivot into real world parallels about political lying, informed consent, and…
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