Review: ‘The Batman’ is a Perfect Batman Film

I am a big superhero fan. I have been since I was young, due to my father loving all things sci-fi and comic book related and passing that onto me. Like most other people, Batman has always been my go-to. All forms of Batman are unique, with different directors, different men under the cowl, different villains, and varying messages and themes. Every Batman iteration is different even Batman from the same iteration but separate films are different from each other. I could go on for a while about the original live-action film with Adam West, or how Tim Burton’s Batman series was screwed up after he was dropped as director, or Christopher Nolan’s near-perfect trilogy that, while amazing, ignored a lot of what made Batman truly himself in place of better villainy and theming. 

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UW Film Club Podcast #10: Swiss Army Man

“If my best friend hides his podcast from me then what else is he hiding from me, and why does that make me feel so alone?” This week Ty Gouveia brings one of the most unique films to come out of 2016: Swiss Army Man. Together with Louie, the two talk about the film’s unique premise, its great use of humor, and how the film manages to make farting actually funny. Give a listen to our tenth episode now!

On this week’s episode: Ty Gouveia, and Louie Ghalib.

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