‘The Batman’ Review Roundup: Critics Hail Superhero Film as a ‘Great Murder Mystery’ and ‘Best Bat-Movie Yet’

The Batman remains a hit.

Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home snared a leading three trophies including Best Superhero Movie at the second annual Critics Choice Super Awards, which were announced today. Netflix’s Squid Game and Disney+’s WandaVision topped the TV field with three wins each. See the full winners list below.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterJared Leto admits to being “a bit of a snob when it comes to film.”But in this week’s Variety cover story, the “Morbius” actor talked about his concern for the financial health of the entertainment industry.“If it wasn’t for Marvel films, I don’t even know if theaters would exist,” he says. “It doesn’t seem like there’s room for everyone, and that starts to become a little heartbreaking.”COVID-19 has only accelerated the moviegoing trend in favor of superhero spectacles and away from (mostly) everything else.

Batman film in the future.The Spider-Man and Doctor Strange And The Multiverse of Madness director recently opened up about his love for the caped crusader.“I’ve always loved Batman,” Raimi told Empire in a new interview. “If I ever saw the Batsignal up in the air, I’d come running.“If I heard that deep, gurgling laugh of The Shadow coming from the darkness, I would also tentatively step outside.”Reflecting on other characters that he’d like to make more films for, he added: “And Spider-Man would be ahead of Doctor Strange, but I don’t want to put him down the list!”Matt Reeves most recently put a new spin on the character with The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Colin Farrell, Paul Dano and more.In a four-star review of The Batman, NME wrote: “Director Matt Reeves has mixed up gritty mob drama with film-noir detective thriller – and thanks to Dano’s ultra-creepy villain, some psychological horror too.“Most of the time it comes off brilliantly.

Tom Holland might have plans to take a break from acting, but he will have to go against Jared Leto’s manifestation abilities. Leto, who is starring as Michael Morbius in the upcoming film, Morbius, told Entertainment Tonight at the Critics Choice Awards he is manifesting a movie with the Spider-Man star. Morbius hits tears on April 1st, and Leto plays the biochemist-turns-vampire.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThis year, all five Oscar nominees in the sound category have also scored Motion Picture Sound Editors nominations at the 69th annual Golden Reel Awards. For the second year in a row, the Oscar category combines sound editing and sound mixing.The MPSE Golden Reel Awards, to be held as a virtual global ceremony March 13, recognizes the craft of sound editing, dividing those accolades into three disciplines for the awards category.“Dune,” “Nightmare Alley,” “No Time to Die” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” all received nominations.

With “Spider-Man: No Way Home” breaking pandemic box office records and “The Batman” continuing the genre’s popularity, one superhero property is returning to remind everyone of the darker, morbid, and arguably more fascinating side of the genre. READ MORE: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Becomes First Pandemic-Era Film To Pass $1 Billion As ‘Matrix’ & ‘King’s Man’ Struggle At The Box Office A year and a half after the bombastic and gory Season two finale (our review of the season you can read below), we have our first trailer for Season 3 of the Amazon series “The Boys.” Adapted from the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis, both the comic and the television series have become known for their no holds barred portrayal of sex, gore, and cursing in a genre often dodging all three.

Kelly Ripa is once again proving she can take on any character.

Zack Sharf A screening of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” was disrupted on opening night (March 4) at the Moviehouse & Eatery by Cinépolis in Austin, Texas after a moviegoer released a live bat inside the theater. Annelise Holyoak, a spokesperson at Cinépolis, confirmed the news with CBS Austin and said the moviegoer was pulling a prank and not trying to actively harm anyone.“Local animal control was immediately contacted, and they have been overseeing the situation to ensure guest, associate and animal safety,” Holyoak said in a statement.

EXCLUSIVE: In the wake of AMC CEO Adam Aron’s announcement during a recent earnings call that he’s raised ticket prices specifically on The Batman, there are some studio executives and producers who are miffed.

LOS ANGELES -- Batman has his fair share of pressures, from saving Gotham to saving movie theaters. And while they’re both still decidedly works in progress, “The Batman,” starring Robert Pattinson, managed to give a little glimmer of hope to both by grossing $128.5 million in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday.The latest relaunch of the 80-year-old comic book character is well above Warner Bros.’ conservative estimates going into the weekend, which had the film pegged for a debut in the $90 million range.

Ridley Scott and Francis Ford Coppola have all criticised modern superhero films to various degrees. The latter, last month, said they’re all based on the same “prototype” that is “made over and over and over again”.Jackson, who plays Nick Fury in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, addressed the criticism in an interview with The Times.“All movies are valid,” Jackson said. “Some go to the cinema to be moved dearly.

The Batman‘s run time has been revealed and it has the third longest running time of any superhero movie ever made.

Clayton Davis As one Oscar season comes to a close, another opens (at least to speculation) with Matt Reeves’ newest take on the Batman franchise starring Robert Pattinson, Jeffrey Wright, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano and Colin Farrell.The director and co-writer (along with Peter Craig) delivers a dark take on the world’s greatest detective as he battles villains the Riddler, the Penguin and (sorta, but not really) Catwoman. Receiving positive reviews from critics, will this new take on the Caped Crusader land major Oscar attention —  including best picture — following in the footsteps of “Black Panther” (2017) and “Joker” (2019)?But with a limited sense of what the rest of 2022 will have to offer the cinematic landscape, there are certainly two spots well worth considering “The Batman” for recognition: cinematography and original score.

The Walt Disney Company is halting the release of its upcoming films in Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine. “Given the unprovoked invasion of Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are pausing the release of theatrical films in Russia, including the upcoming ‘Turning Red’ from Pixar,” a spokesperson for The Walt Disney Company said in a statement Monday. “We will make future business decisions based on the evolving situation.

Zack Sharf The review embargo for Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” has lifted, bringing with it a handful of raves and several mixed takes on the director’s very long and very dark interpretation of the Caped Crusader. The Warner Bros.

Unforgettable images—the coned, fiery blue flames of the Batmobile, bodies thrashing, enveloped in shadows, the brailed scars crawling across Robert Pattinson’s muscled back—converge in Matt Reeves’ three-hour, noir-infused epic “The Batman.” Ever since Bob Kane and Bill Finger created him in 1939, the philanthropist playboy by day, Caped Crusader by night, has signified isolation, grief, trauma — vengeance. Over the decades, television and cinematic incarnations, projected through the personalities of the actors who’ve portrayed him, have amplified those traits through both campy and brooding means.

Ben Affleck and now Robert Pattison might, the metropolis gets worse and worse.Running time: 175 minutes. Rated PG-13 (strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material.) In theaters March 4.In the latest perfunctory film, “The Batman,” Gotham is bleaker than ever. Too bleak, if you ask me.

Charlie Cox is opening up about witnessing the reaction to his cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home – and it wasn’t what he was expecting at all.