Our latest episode is a take on the latest caped crusader flick The Batman (Matt Reeves, 2022) - a very hot take: when this was recorded, we'd all seen it just once, 24 hours previously.
Joining me once again is Matt - and, for the first time on this show, his regular podcasting partner Mike Dunn! Between us, we chat a bit about our various histories with the Batman movie series, and after half an hour, we move onto a spoiler-free review (if you haven't seen the movie yet, you might want to switch us off at the 54 minute mark, because, at that point, after a break, we move onto SPOILERS).
So here it is, a sketchy first draft of history. Hope you enjoy, folks!
(a version of this episode is also available on Matt and Mike's YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/RI3XzdGz3Y0)
0.00 Intro/basic chat about the Batman franchise
0.34 The Batman - a review (spoiler-free)
0.55 The Batman - further discussion (with spoilers)
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Matt and Mike can be found on YouTube with their regular co-hosted movie analysis show 'Matt and Mike Pull Focus' - in fact, a version of this recording will be posted there before too long! Matt has previously appeared on several episodes of this show - most recently, our episode on Time Bandits.
All original intro, outro and other incidental music recorded and made available by kind permission of Richard Gilbert.
NOTES
As mentioned in the episode, Matt and Mike recorded an episode about Batman (Tim Burton, 1989) a few years ago, as the first episode of their show - you can listen to it here. Before The EscapeGoat Podcast even launched, they were also kind enough to have me on the show, talking about yuletide Muppets - a fond memory!
Near the beginning of the podcast, I make reference to this YouTube chat, between Jack Graham, George Daniel Lean and Kit Power - all previous guests on this show. It might be the definitive critical podcast take on the Nolan Batman trilogy - definitely check it out. Also want to give a shout out to Jack's essay from years back (I've referenced this before) which was prompted by an earlier Matt Reeves movie, and probably has relevance to The Riddler in The Batman, too. Equally, give it a look.
