Author Archives: Alex

Batman: The Killing Joke

“It doesn’t have to be good to be a classic.” The Joker says this partway through the new animated adaptation of The Killing Joke. Alan Moore’s The Killing Joke, which took the comic world by storm in 1988, has long been … Continue reading →

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Alex

Oscars 2014: My Reviews

The Oscars are over, and now everyone can go back to forgetting that they never enjoy the ceremony so they can inevitably complain about the next host. For those who haven’t been following me outside of this website, for the … Continue reading →

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Alex

Pitch Perfect

  “At last,” said the scientist, her test tube glistening in the fluorescent light of the laboratory, “we have found this decade’s Bring It On!” She smashed the tube to the floor, and out of the smoke emerged a smiling … Continue reading →

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Alex

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

  Dear friend, Perhaps I have never been infinite. I have definitely never been an American teen, nor did I ever attend an American high school. To be an American teen is an experience not really comparable to any other … Continue reading →

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Alex

Prometheus

Someone has been waiting for Prometheus for 33 years. I hope they’re not disappointed. Me? Please, I’m only 26. Regardless, I’m satisfied. Others might not be so happy, but I don’t care: it’s my movie. They don’t need it, and … Continue reading →

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Alex

The Official Batrock.net 84th Oscars After Party!

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the Oscars this year. As a piece of television entertainment, there was barely any drag. Apart from the In Memoriam roll, which doesn’t count, there was only one montage, and it … Continue reading →

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Alex

The Official Batrock.net 84th Academy Awards Hoedown!

The annual bloodbath is upon us! The most notable films of 2011 have been filtered through the old white man machine, survived the gauntlet of lesser awards, and have been dragged onto the world stage for the only event that … Continue reading →

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Alex

Love Never Dies – February 21, Capitol Theatre

  The Phantom of the Opera is the most successful stage musical of all time, but what a lot of people ignore is that it is also one of the dumbest. It’s the story of a petulant child in the … Continue reading →

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Alex

Patlabor: The Motion Picture

  It’s rare that I’ll rewatch a movie months after the effect, take its unpublished review, and almost completely scrap my thesis. Patlabor: The Motion Picture confounded my expectations when I watched it again after having rewatched the later, and … Continue reading →

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Alex

Britney Spears: The Cabaret – February 18, The Reginald

Britney Spears, once a juggernaut of pop music, now has little more than ironic value in many circles. Tell someone that you’re going to see something called Britney Spears: The Cabaret and they’re going to look at you strangely and … Continue reading →

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Alex