After Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin came and left the negative impression it did, it seemed that Warner Brothers was going to give up on the franchise. Though seven years later, we saw they had one more ace up their sleeve. Or was it a 4?

Michelle Pfieffer’s Catwoman was one of the few things that was almost universally about 1992’s Batman Returns. So it was only a given that there would be a movie based on it. But after years of stumbling over script after script and actress after actress taking the role and eventually backing off, Warner Brothers settled on recent Oscar winning actress Halle Berry donning the leather and special effects artist Pitof the directing reigns.

The result is one of the most notorious films of all time, as it is looked at in some circles as good/bad as 1995’s Showgirls. Join Garrett, Matt, and Adam as they look at it with 2022 eyes, with Adam watching it for the very first time. Will the guys find it as bad as its reputation?

Next week the Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast takes a break from DC and start their mini Predator series with 2004’s Alien vs Predator!

It is one of the most notorious comic book blockbusters of all time. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, George Clooney, and hot girl of the moment Alicia Silverstone, Batman & Robin should have been the hit of all hits…

In 1995, Warner Brothers was thinking the Caped Crusader was in need of a new coat of neon. Enter Joel Schumacher and his vision for Batman Forever. Though Tim Burton’s name is the first you see move across the screen, there is little doubt that this is not his vision. Schumacher’s stylings, along with new Batman Val Kilmer, rampaged through theaters to an over $300 million dollar take in June of 1995…

After Batman Returns caused advertisers to run like the Batmobile from the Penguin with green goop coming out of his mouth, Warner Brothers was starting to realize their once reliable tent pole comic book franchise was going to have to reset their movie franchise expectations…

1989’s Batman was a vision of the title character that was never attempted onscreen before. The risk paid off, as it made over $400 million and was classified as a massive hit. So the question was, what does Warner Brothers do from here?

Even after a production rife with tension, producers Jon Peters and Peter Guber went right back to their foreseen meal ticket, Tim Burton. But Burton was adamant that he didn’t do sequels. He had ventured out and made Edward Scissorhands to massive success, and wasn’t interested in revisiting a comic book franchise he didn’t even bring a love for. But the producers used a term each and every director lives for: creative freedom. They promised they would stay out of Burton’s hair, and he could make it into any vision he wants.

The result is one of the most polarizing sequels ever made. After last week’s film, how will the hosts, notably Matt, react to such a bold vision? After all, they have always said if a vision is solid and not slavish to the source material, it usually makes for a good movie.

Join Garrett, Matt, and Adam as they continue their discussions of the Batman franchise with this once again combative review of Batman Returns. And don’t forget to come back midweek, as we will have a surprise podcast made in honor of our loyal listeners who have followed us on our new venture…

In 1989, all non comic book readers could think of when thinking about Batman was the campy 60s show starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Over two decades later, there was a new vision, from a relatively new director, and starring a man named Jack.

Is Batman ‘89 the ‘dark’ vision its reputation makes it out to be, and who in their right in mind finally got this new vision greenlit? Listen in as Garrett, Adam, and Matt do the show they have all been wanting to do for YEARS, and if the film rubbed one of the other’s rhubarb.

After years of contemplating it, the time has finally come for the Matt, Garrett, and Adam to dive into the Batman series. Having done it years ago at Binge Media, Garrett had some reservations about going back to Bat Land. But a brand new vision led by Matt Reeves, not to mention Matt’s constant prodding, led Garrett to succumb to the pressures and review the entire series as it was meant to be reviewed…