The Batman (2022)
Matt Reeves both directed and co-wrote this reboot of the classic Batman franchise. This time around Robert Pattinson has stepped into the hallowed cape with a superb performance, integrating both Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego into one solitude character relentlessly determined to exact his own form of vengeance against Gotham's hardened criminals. The film pulsates with gritty realism as we follow our beloved cape crusader ruthlessly patrolling the crime ridden streets of Gotham. A high-profile murder ropes Batman into the main plot as a letter addressed to 'The Batman' is found on the corpse of the city's mayor. From here on Lieutenant James Gordan and Batman team-up, following a breadcrumb trail of cryptic riddles plunging them deeper into Gotham's underworld, uncovering a deeply rooted infestation of corruption. The film adopts the common traits of film noir cinema, depicting Gotham as a cold, bleak city anchored in its peril by its criminal underworld. This und...