Crooked Table Podcast: Holy Rusted Metal, Batman! (Crooked Commentary #6) (featuring Kai Yaniz)

Riddle me this, riddle me that… it’s finally time to talk about the Bat.

That’s right. Somehow, the Crooked Table Podcast has never taken on a Batman solo movie. And with news Michael Keaton may return to the Batsuit, the Dark Knight’s future has never been brighter. Sadly, that exciting news came out the same day we learned of director Joel Schumacher’s passing.

So, on this episode, partially in tribute to Schumacher’s work, Kai Yaniz joins the show as we watch and discuss his 1995 film, Batman Forever. The movie is often criticized for turning away from Tim Burton’s gothic aesthetic and paving the way for Batman & Robin. Alas, on his 25th anniversary, we aim to reclaim Batman Forever.

So flash that Bat-signal, polish your two-sided coin, and slap on a green leotard covered in question marks (if you have one laying around, that is). Because it’s time to start talking Batman Forever.

SYNOPSIS

Batman (Val Kilmer) faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), and the Riddler (Jim Carrey), a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City’s residents. As the caped crusader also deals with tortured memories of his parents’ murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman).