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Synopsis: Batman and Batgirl are at odds when the ambitious nephew of a powerful mob boss takes interest in her and Batman fears it will put his partner in an unnecessary amount of danger. Later, Batman's nemesis, the Joker, escapes Arkham Asylum and kidnaps Commissioner Gordon forcing the masked vigilante to track down his friend and possibly fight in a duel to the death with the insane clown. Who's in it? The animated movie uses voices from Mark Hamill , Kevin Conroy, Ray Wise , Tara Strong and John DiMaggio. Review: I took the afternoon off today and while having lunch, looked for something to watch. I have not seen any of the Batman animated movies, other than some of the crossovers with Scooby Doo and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles so, since Batman: The Killing Joke was available, I figured I'd give it a try. It turned out not to be at all what I was expecting, and I mean that in a good way. I had heard this and other Batman animated films described as "a...

Synopsis: While solving a mystery in Gotham City, the Mystery Incorporated gang discovers they are being tested by Batman to see if they are good enough to be part of his Mystery Analysts team, alongside Martian Manhunter, Detective Chimp, Question, Black Canary and Plastic Man. During their first case, they encounter the Crimson Cloak, a mysterious villain that seems to be connected to one of Batman’s first cases, which was the only time he allowed an innocent person to die. Soon after, Mystery Inc. is framed for breaking into Gotham Chemical Storage and, with Batman’s assistance, they become fugitives while trying to help him solve the case. Who’s in it? The animated movie uses voices from Frank Welker , Grey Griffin , Matthew Lillard , Diedrich Bader and Tom Kenny . Review: I wanted to change things up a bit this morning and since my daughters never seem to have time to watch cartoons with me, I decided to watch Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold this morning. I...

My wife and I finally got caught up on the show Gotham  last night, watching both last week's episode and last night's episode one right after the other. As we did that, I found myself wondering if maybe the show, which tells Gotham City's backstory leading up to Bruce Wayne ( David Mazouz ) made a mistake when the show's creators decided to center the series around Jim Gordon ( Ben McKenzie ) as a Gotham City police detective. Don't get me wrong, I like Jim Gordon and his "me against the world" saga as the police department's only honest cop does have some merit. But, other than the fact he is constantly up against Gotham City's future super criminals, there are plenty of times when this show isn't much different from other cop shows that we've already seen. Plus, to tell you the truth, he is kind of dull when compared to the bad guys he's chasing. Not to mention, now that Bruce Wayne is older and starting down the vigilante p...

Synopsis: After once again foiling the Joker and Gotham City's other villains, Batman uses his fame and glory to overcome the loneliness he feels because he has chosen to isolate himself from the rest of the world. However, when a new police commissioner takes over and the Joker and the other villains surprise everyone by surrendering, it flips his life upside down. To make matters worse, his alter ego, Bruce Wayne, accidentally adopts an orphan. Who's in it? The animated movie uses voices from Will Arnett , Zach Galifianakis , Rosario Dawson , Michael Cera and Ralph Fiennes . Review: My wife, oldest daughter and I saw the trailer for this movie a few weeks ago and, even though it is a film we normally wouldn't make an effort to watch, we thought it looked interesting enough to add it to our Netflix list. We received it on DVD this past weekend and ended up watching it for our family movie night on Saturday. While it (predictably) wasn't as good as the prev...