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Tim Burton movies in order

From Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, and Batman, to Big Fish, Planet of the Apes, and Mars Attacks!, director Tim Burton has been responsible for some weird, whacky, and extremely popular movies, and a heck of a lot of colourful characters too. His strange viewpoint on the world, as well as his sheer creativity has made him a fan-favourite director, and…

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The Batman movie that never was: Inside the lost fifth film

Back during the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Batman movie franchise was going strong, with Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), and Batman Forever (1995) putting the Caped Crusader on the big screen in big budget feature-length adventures. Then came the fourth entry in the Batman Anthology, Batman & Robin – the final chapter in the ’80s/’90s run of Bat-flicks. But was Batman & Robin always intended to be…

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Deep dive: Batman & Robin (1997)

In 1997, action-adventure sequel, Batman & Robin made its debut. The movie – the fourth entry in the Batman Anthology – followed the Dynamic Duo as they battled new villains, Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy, and Bane. Meanwhile, new ally, Batgirl joined the team, and Alfred suffered from health problems. And if that wasn’t enough, Batman…

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The forgotten Batman adventures of the early 2000s

In 1997, Batman & Robin arrived in cinemas and was met with a largely negative reaction from audiences. As such, the Batman movie franchise, which included Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992) and Batman Forever (1995), entered into a period of development hell, as Warner Bros. Pictures debated how to move forward with the series. Ultimately, the studio would take the Batman films in a new direction, beginning…

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Deep dive: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

In 2010, Warner Bros. Animation released the feature-length direct-to-video movie, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. Directed by Lauren Montgomery and Sam Liu, the film is loosely based on two stories: Crisis on Earth-Three! (from Justice League of America issues #29-#30) and JLA: Earth 2. Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is a multiverse tale, which focuses on two very different versions…

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Is Supergirl (2026) suitable for a family?

This June, sci-fi comic book movie, Supergirl soars into cinemas. The fantasy from director Craig Gillespie, stars Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa, and David Corenswet, and follows the titular hero on an intergalactic adventure. Describing the new movie, Warner Bros. said: “When an unexpected and ruthless adversary strikes too close to home, Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, reluctantly joins…

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Batman Recast: The villains we wish we’d seen in the Burton and Schumacher era

Between 1989 and 1997, Warner Bros. Pictures released a successful run of Batman movies under the watchful eye of directors Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher. Burton directed the first two movies: Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992), and Schumacher directed the second two: Batman Forever(1995) and Batman & Robin (1997). The four films were distinctly different, yet shared the same continuity. They also provided…

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