Episode 25: "The Batman (2022)" and The Zany

Fake Film Fans

It is our 25th episode and we are joined by family. Riley is Walter's younger brother and he's ready to pump out some great takes on the new Batman film and the Batman franchise in general. This special episode is unfortunately only special for Swade because he is the only real Batman fan on this episode. (00:03:02) Riley and Swade are friends but they haven't caught up with one another in awhile. Swade shares stories about the movie theater that has influenced his current book in progress. (00:13:13) On the last episode Fake Film Fans talked about Batman, Swade mentioned he believes his favorite Batman films have a zany element to them. Riley and Walter don't see it and challenge him to explain. (00:23:54) The Riddler seems to bring out the most controversy between Fake Film Fans and they discuss what they like and do not like about him as a character in this film (00:35:00) Walter thinks Gotham in this particular Batman film is interesting and Riley shares how he sees all Gothams as interesting spaces. (00:46:34) Riley's favorite Batman film is the Christopher Nolan Batman franchise and he feels he didn't connect with this Batman as much because of it. Swade and Walter feel this film uniquely centers Batman as the main character which they believe isn't always the case in a lot of Batman media (00:56:11) Fake Film Fans moves into discussing Batman's femininity and the other nontraditional villains like Catwoman and Penguin. (01:07:33) As this episode starts to wrap up, Swade brainstorms an idea for a sequel. (01:09:25) Swade and Walter prepared by watching a lot of Batman for this episode and they share what other Batman films they've watched. (01:11:46) Riley feels a true Batman fan has to be able to do Batman impressions and is ready to strip Swade's Batman badge away from him after listening to Swade's tragic impressions. (01:13:24) Finally, our special episode ends with Swade trying to figure out what martial art he wants to take and answering questions from our listeners!

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