Tag: The Dark Knight

• 5 tips from 10 years of filmlogging

  In July 2008, while on a 24-hour break from the summer camp I was working at, I saw The Dark Knight with some fellow camp counselors. The next day I cracked open the new 3-subject composition notebook I’d brought to camp, flipped to the back third, and wrote a few lines on what I thought of the…

  Jul 16, 2018

  # Austin Kleon, film, Letterboxd, logbook, movies, The Dark Knight, writing

• Terror Will Lose

  At the climax of The Dark Knight, Joker has Batman trapped on the top of a skyscraper while he waits for the boats full of prisoners and civilians to blow up. The clock strikes midnight — the deadline the Joker gave to those on the boat — but there’s no explosion. For the first time…

  May 22, 2013

  # Batman, England, politics, religion, terrorism, The Dark Knight, The Joker

• Oh, Oscars, How Do I Loathe Thee?

  Published in the North Central Chronicle on January 30, 2009. Let me count the ways… 1. You want normal people to like you, but you fail to acknowledge what people like. In the past, you’ve been excused from this because most of the time the highest grossing film of year wasn’t worthy of awards. But…

  Jan 28, 2009

  # film, movies, NCC Chronicle, Oscars, The Dark Knight, WALL-E

• Best Films of 2008

  1. WALL-E By far the boldest movie of the year. The wordless first half-hour is delectably good and a bit subversive too. The plot sags once the robots leave Earth, but it remains a beauty to behold. I was surprised at how emotionally invested I was in those cute little robots. It’s certainly a better…

  Jan 3, 2009

  # best of, film, Happy Go Lucky, In Bruges, lists, Man On Wire, movies, NCC Chronicle, review, Shotgun Stories, The Dark Knight, WALL-E

• The Dark Knight – Round 2

  Just saw The Dark Knight for the second time. I tried to take in all the theories and analyses I read after seeing it the first time and look at the film with a discerning eye. The big thing I noticed was that Bruce’s love for Rachel fuels a lot of his decisions and affects…

  Aug 20, 2008

  # Batman, film, movies, The Dark Knight

• What’s Going On?

  Haven’t been on much—camp is keeping me busy. It is nice, though, to be able to unplug from the world for a while and not be able to check your email and keep up on the news even if you want to. Here’s a few thoughts on random stuff: —The Dark Knight was just amazing. I’m…

  Jul 26, 2008

  # Brett Favre, film, Green Bay Packers, life, movies, Richard Roeper, Roger Ebert, sports, summer, summer camp, television, The Dark Knight