This week on Men Who Watch Movies, we take a deep dive (or maybe just a blind leap) into Daredevil (2003), the superhero movie that made Ben Affleck swear off capes—at least until Batman called. We’re talking wire-fu, Evanescence-fueled fight scenes, and Colin Farrell’s Bullseye, who may or may not be the most unhinged villain to ever grace a Marvel movie (yes, including Nicolas Cage’s Ghost Rider).
Was this film ahead of its time, or should it have stayed in the shadows like its brooding hero? Join us as we navigate the Hell’s Kitchen of early 2000s superhero cinema, dissect Jennifer Garner’s Elektra audition tape (which somehow got its own movie), and ponder why Michael Clarke Duncan’s Kingpin was the only one who seemed to understand the assignment.
So grab your red leather suit, crank up the nu-metal, and prepare for some early 200s nostalgia!