Batman on the Big Screen: An Analysis of the Cinematic Caped Crusader from Batman: The Movie to The Dark Knight Rises

Screenwriter Todd Alcott breaks down fifty years worth of Batman cinematic narratives, every Batman movie from the 1966 TV-show spinoff to the culmination of Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy. The results are surprising, incisive and penetrating, revealing why Batman has sustained his popularity and hold on popular culture.