Hello Residents! In this issue, we are joined by comic book geek and film expert Matthew Poulter to discuss Christopher Nolan’s modern classic Dark Knight trilogy - what worked, what didn’t, and what we wish we had seen!

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(2:55) Meet Matthew Poulter

(12:40) Intro to the Nolanverse

(23:10) Rank the three movies.

(27:56) Do you think a Joseph Gordon-Levitt film could have worked?

(35:46) Do you believe that the Nolanverse showed that the quality of the world must be as important as any part of the story?

(44:24) It seems that while these movies are eternal, the ending was disappointing.  Thoughts?

(54:40) What villain would you like to have seen get the Nolanverse treatment?

(1:03:11) What hero would you like see to have seen besides Green Arrow?

(1:10:59) Does Gotham Knight count as part of the Nolanverse?  If so, does Killer Croc fit the style?

(1:15:43) If Heath Ledger had not died, what would have Dark Knight Rises looked like?

(1:21:02) What do you think of the theory that there were hidden villains in the movies?

(1:28:38) At the end of The Dark Knight, why doesn’t Batman reveal his identity to Harvey?

(1:33:15) How would the DCEU look if Nolan’s Batman been in the universe?

 

Guest Appearance

• Matthew Poulter

Characters

• Black Manta (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Booster Gold (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Bronze Tiger (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Clayface (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Cyborg (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Deadshot (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Dick Grayson (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Firefly (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Hush (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• James Gordon Jr. (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Jeremiah Arkham (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Lady Shiva (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Midnighter (Wildstorm) (Rebirth)
• Mister Freeze (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Penguin (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Riddler (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Scarecrow (Nolanverse) (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Suicide Squad (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)
• Zsasz (Pre Flashpoint) (Rebirth)

Recommended Reading/Viewing

• Batman: The Animated Series
• Batman: Black Mirror
• Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (film)
• Batman Begins (film)
• Constantine (film)
• Dark Knight (film)
• Dark Knight Rises (film)
• Gotham Knight (film)
• New Batman Adventures Episode 11: Over the Edge
• Red Hood and the Outlaws Vol 2

Media

• Animatrix (film)
• Archie Comics
• DCEU
• Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)
• Nolanverse
• Sonic the Hedgehog (comic series)

People

• Christopher Nolan
• Jospeh Gordon-Levitt