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Dark Knight Review: Time Raves
Thompson On Hollywood —
... Time's Richard Corliss loves the latest Chris Nolan Batman.
In its rethinking and transcending of a schlock source, The Dark Knight is up there with David Cronenberg's 1986 version of The Fly. It turns pulp into dark poetry. Just as that movie found metaphors of cancer, AIDS and death in the story of a man devolving into an insect, so this one plumbs the nature of identity. Who are we? Has Bruce lost himself in the myth of the hero? Is his Batman persona a mission or an affliction? Can crusading Dent live down the nickname ...
The Dark Knight ascends
Awards Daily —
... In the first review from the dozen top critics (the handful who really matter), Time’s Richard Corliss gives The Dark Knight a perfect 100 score on Metacritic. ...
Time Magazine Proclaims "Batman is Back"
Oh No They Didn't! —
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1821365-1,00.html Batman is Back by Richard Corliss There's a beautiful high-angle shot, early in The Dark Knight, that looks down on Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) in full Batman regalia as he perches atop a Gotham skyscraper, surveying the city he lives to protect, then leaping off and spreading his majestic bat wings to swoop down into the night. Bruce's trajectory is also the film's. It traces a descent into moral anarchy, and each of its major characters will hit bottom. Some will ...
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Celebrity Fix 7/10/2008
Haven't you noticed? It's the Summer of the Fanboy, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Wanted and next week's The Dark Knight bringing all kinds of superhero action. Now comes the return of visionary director Guillermo del Toro, with his twist on the ...
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