Blue Rose Film Review

The Batman (M) Directed by Matt Reeves Written by Matt Reeves and Peter Craig Starring Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, Zoe Kravitz and Jeffrey Wright Duration: 175 minutes There has been no shortage of Batman films, both live-action and animated, since the 1990s, so it's not without merit to ask the question ahead of Matt Reeves' and Robert Pattinson's new take on the Caped Crusader;  do we need another Batman movie? ©Warner Bros. 2022 Of course the practical answer is invariably no, we never need another Batman movie, but if you were to make another entry into the canon, what is it going to add to the already fairly comprehensive collection of films that exist at the pointy end of popular culture and cinema? For some, the fact that Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight Trilogy only concluded ten years ago with The Dark Knight Rises would be enough to convince you that The Batman could never be anything more than a footnote, a feeling that I do understand.  However, having seen

“Who killed Laura Palmer?”  It’s the question that defined TV for much of the nineties, so much so that even if you never saw the original Twin Peaks you are probably aware of the name Laura Palmer, or at least peripherally aware of the madman with the raised hair at its centre, David Lynch. It’s iconic for a reason, and still holds up as one of the most culturally important moments in television history.  But what about its revival back in 2017? There had been so much speculation in the lead up to its official announcement that it seemed like public interest in Twin Peaks had only grown since the original series aired and the poor critical reception to its prequel/sequel film Fire Walk With Me killed any hope for a continuation of the mystery. Cryptic tweets from Lynch himself and his co-writer and creator Mark Frost fuelled the hypothetical fire (pun fully intended), and fans were sent over the moon with excitement when it was finally announced that Showtime would be bringing Twin Pe