Movies.Com: My name is Chris Clow, on loan here from the web’s premiere source for Batman movie news, Jett’s Batman-On-Film.com. You can find my comic book reviews for a couple of regular titles over there, and I’m very happy to be part of the team counting down to the future’s most anticipated film releases. Look for my Dark Knight Rises Countdown column to run here at Movies.com on a bi-weekly basis beginning in June.
I don’t think there’s any question that 2008’s The Dark Knight set a new standard for superhero films. Beyond the $1 billion gross, TDK also gave us a richly layered story of villainy, corruption, heroism, love, and loss. It doesn’t seem like it’s a movie that can be topped, but come July 2012, Christopher Nolan and company will try.
Testament The Story of Moses Review: The series depicts Moses' journey from an outcast and murderer to a prophet and liberator of the Hebrews. It interweaves docudrama and interviews, to present a more humanly image of the prophet.
Rest In Peace Review: A man in debt disappears. Years later, he considers reconnecting with his family, but his previous life takes him by surprise.
Nerd Reactor writes that a new international post has revealed the return of a fan-favorite Toho monster.