The Batman

"The Batman" has been flying high at the box office this year, and so HCC film professors Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano have a lot to discuss in this podcast episode concerning the latest installment in this superhero franchise. Although they agree that Robert Pattinson is well cast in the title role, they also agree that the film's nearly three-hour running time is excessive. Marie and Mike both appreciate the brooding production design emulating the graphic design of the source material but be prepared for a lot of nocturnal scenes and endless rain. Marie and Mike also talk about a much smaller film, "Sundown," in which Tim Roth portrays an alienated British heir vacationing with relatives in Acapulco. Marie and Mike are in emphatic agreement that the thin script and its unsympathetic protagonist make the 83-minute running time seem longer than "The Batman."