The politics of “The Dark Knight” have long been debated to death: With its grim, post-9/11 vision of a city grappling with terrorism, corruption and the rise of the surveillance state, the ...

The Dark Knight occupied a vague political space when it opened 15 years ago on July 18, 2008.Director Christopher Nolan had long avoided “specific messages” or themes with his Batman movies ...

The Dark Knight is often held up as the “Citizen Kane of superhero movies,”and for good reason. Christopher Nolan’s 2008 masterpiece was a rich crime epic that explored issues relating to ...

The Dark Knight is a fantastic film, and it remains the most critically acclaimed superhero film, even now, after years of studios attempting to recreate its magic. It succeeds as both a superhero ...

In The Dark Knight, The Joker killing Rachel Dawes (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and scarring Harvey Dent leads Batman down a morally questionable path, one in which he essentially activates a surveillance ...

Batman isn’t the star of The Dark Knight. That’s plain old conventional wisdom at this point. But Christian Bale’s foil, Heath Ledger’s iconic Joker, isn’t the star either. Not really ...

As The Dark Knight Rises brings a close to Christopher Nolan’s staggeringly ambitious Batman trilogy, it’s worth remembering that director chose The Scarecrow as his first villain—not ...

Pause and zoom on the image and you will see that the photo of the Joker was supposedly taken on “2008/07/18”, in other words 18 July 2008, The Dark Knight’s release date in the US. (The ...

"The Dark Knight" is one of the best Batman movies. But the more you watch it, some plot holes become more apparent. The novelization resolves some.

In The Dark Knight, the Tumblr is wrecked by the Joker, but not to worry: Batman simply ejects from the stricken vehicle with the 20-inch wheels rearranging themselves into a futuristic bike, the ...