Film Grads

The Film Grads break down some of the evolutions they noticed across the entire Batman film franchise and each give their own individual ranking of all 11 movies.

We've reached the end of our Batman film journey and the Film Grads tackle 2017's The Lego Batman Movie! Spoiler alert: everyone has a fun time with the movie and Josh, Jordan and Chris all discuss why they think this movie has a lot to offer people whether they're fans of Batman or not.

For our penultimate Batman film, The Film Grads take on 2016's Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice. Chris and Jordan are having a hard time getting any enjoyment or significant Batman development out of the film while Josh tries to convince them that it has some redeeming qualities.

This week the Film Grads finish Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy with 2012's The Dark Knight Rises. Chris is fascinated with Bruce Wayne's hermit behavior early in the film, Jordan is excited to see Batman work with new allies and Josh talks about how he thinks the ending brings the trilogy full circle.

On this week's supersized episode the Film Grads invite guest and Batman super fan Eric Perles to talk about the second entry in Christopher Nolan's trilogy, The Dark Knight. Jordan laments the sidelining of Rachel Dawes, Chris is intrigued about the morality of Batman's citywide sonar machine, Josh marvels at the intricate layers of the film's plot and characters and Eric geeks out about his favorite movie of all time.NOTE: We had some audio trouble with this week's episode and we salvaged it as best as we could. You may notice some issues here and there, but this episode was too good to scrap and do over so we hope you bear with us.

This week the Film Grads discuss the first film of Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy, 2005's Batman Begins. Jordan gushes about the character of Rachel Dawes, Chris is impressed by this film's version of Gotham and Josh is just happy that there are no fight scenes involving ice skates in this movie.

Join the Film Grads for a special "midterm" episode. Now that we're half-way through the franchise, it's time for an unstructured chat about what we've seen so far, where we're going, and more complaints about Batman & Robin (mostly the last part).

This week, the gang tackles the most controversial entry in the Batman film franchise and a movie widely considered to be one of the worst of all time... 1997's Batman & Robin. Chris and Jordan do everything in their power to find redeeming qualities in this movie while Josh has a Batcomputer full of complaints.

The Film Grads aren't sure what to make of 1995's Batman Forever, a strange departure from what they've experienced so far on their journey. Chris questions Bruce Wayne's claim that he's never been in love before, Jordan performs a savage take down of Dr. Chase Meridian and Josh develops an interesting theory about why Bruce Wayne looks a little different in this movie...

The Film Grads enter the world of animation with 1993's Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Josh claims Kevin Conroy as his Batman, Jordan is amazed by how close Bruce Wayne gets to being exposed and Chris points out how Batman spends the entire movie losing fights.

The Grads aren't entirely sure what to make of 1992's Batman Returns. Jordan is disappointed with Bruce Wayne's date etiquette, Chris insists on calling one villain "Mr. Schreck" and Josh is amazed by one actor's brave Christopher Walken impression.

The gang continues their Batman journey with a fan favorite, 1989's Batman, directed by Tim Burton. Jordan argues that Bruce Wayne is a hopeless romantic, Chris praises the creepy clown aspect of Jack Nicholson's Joker, Josh marvels at the wonders of big 1980's glasses and the whole gang questions this particular Batman's commitment to his "no killing" rule.

The Film Grads start their journey into the Batman filmography with the 1966 Batman film starring Adam West. Josh discusses his love of Batman struggling to get rid of bombs, Jordan breaks down each of the movie's wacky villains, and Chris shares his belief on how Adam West magnificently represents the cardinal direction of West.

The Film Grads introduce themselves and concept of the show, detailing which films they'll look at and what they're looking for in each.