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UK Release Date: 04 March 2022 Certification: 15 Director: Matt Reeves Cast: Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Zoë Kravitz, Robert Pattinson, Andy Serkis, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright Rating: 97% "If you are justice please do not lie. What is the price for your blind eye?" Review: Batman is my favourite comic book hero of all time so it's safe to say I was absolutely buzzing to be watching Matt Reeves' The Batman on opening weekend. It's hard not to compare The Batman to The Dark Knight - the best comic book movie of all time -    but the film creates its own unique, bleak story that is more like a Seven rather than a superhero movie.  Matt Reeves does an excellent job taking the character back to his roots whilst crafting an artistic film. Batman's original comic book run describes him as 'the world's greatest detective' and we've yet to see that on the big screen but The Batman delivers on that promise. It's nice to see Batman be the sm...

UK Release Date:  27 September 2013 Certification:  15 Director:  Denis Villeneuve Cast:  Maria Bello, Paul Dano, David Dastmalchian, Viola Davis, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo  Rating: 98 % My brilliant introduction to Denis Villeneuve.  Review: In my opinion, the main takeaway after watching Prisoners is that Denis  Villeneuve is an utterly brilliant and insanely talented director. Not only is his filmography utterly impressive from top to bottom with  Arrival ,  Blade Runner 2049  and the unreleased but eagerly anticipated Dune standing out. But also the deliberate choice of shots and filming techniques increases the tension and suspense - credit to cinematographer, Roger Deakins, for being able to depict Denis Villeneuve's vision.  And although this was my first time seeing one of his movie's, I can't wait to watch what else he has to offer.  Every time I see Jake...