Another Dark Knight Review

When I was six years old, my dad took me to see a movie that made a lasting impression in my life. That movie was Batman. If Superman gave us the quintessential superhero in Christopher Reeve, then Batman gave us his counterpart in Jack Nicholson’s portrayal of Batman’s nemesis, the Joker. After almost twenty years, nobody has been able to top Jack’s performance, until last night.

The Dark Knight, the latest installment in the Batman movie franchise, returns us to same conflict between Batman and the Joker, with a Joker that makes Jack Nicholson look like Cesar Romero (look it up if you don’t get the reference). Read more