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Why Do Conservatives Love Vigilantes And Liberals Love Anti-Heroes?

February 13, 2012Erik Kain

Alyssa Rosenberg has a smart response up to this piece by Anthony Paletta on the supposed distaste liberals have toward vigilante movies. Paletta argues that liberals essentially don’t like to see the use of force on criminals, especially by non-state actors. The principal objection, he argues, is “not aesthetic, but moral; the offense is to […]

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Antihero, Arts & Entertainment, Batman, byline=E.D. Kain, Christopher Nolan, Crime, Joker, Lifestyle, Omar Little, Television, Vigilante, Walter White

The Amazing Spider-Man Reboot Takes The Comic Seriously

February 7, 2012Erik Kain

The upcoming Spider-Man reboot looks promising. Will it stay true to its comic-book origins? I admit, I really wanted to hate the upcoming Spider-Man reboot. But Alex Knapp is working hard to change my mind. Like Alex, I couldn’t help but think it was all too soon. Didn’t we just have a three-part high-budget Spider-Man […]

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Amazing Spider-Man, Andrew Garfield, Arts & Entertainment, Batman, byline=E.D. Kain, Christopher Nolan, Lifestyle, Marc Webb, Sam Raimi, Social network, Spider-Man, The Dark Knight, Tobey Maguire

Holy Smokes Batman! Arkham City Is Unbelievably Awesome

January 27, 2012Erik Kain

Few games rival Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham City in terms of game play or graphics. I’m sort of overwhelmed with various amazing video games at the moment in my project to catch up on the last four years of gaming abstinence. Between Skyrim, Killzone, and the occasional Little Big Planet level, I haven’t had nearly enough […]

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Arkham City, Arkham City Batman, Batman, byline=E.D. Kain, Facebook, Forbes, Games, Killzone, PS3, Tech, Twitter, Video game

The Dark Knight and the Breakdown of Social Order

January 17, 2012Erik Kain

Taylor Marvin’s musings on the breakdown of social order and the loss of the state’s monopoly on violence in Gotham in ‘s The Dark Knight is well worth the read. I’m not entirely sure I agree, but it’s a smart post either way. Marvin argues that Batman’s vigilantism underscores the loss of the monopoly of violence […]

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Arts & Entertainment, Batman, Batman Begins, byline=E.D. Kain, Christopher Nolan, Dark Knight, Dark Knight [Blu-ray], Gotham, Heath Ledger, Joker, Lifestyle, Media, Television

Watch the New ‘Dark Knight Rises’ Trailer

December 19, 2011Erik Kain

The second trailer for the third Batman ‘Dark Knight’ series has leaked online. And Gotham is at war. See also: Mark Hughes on the new Dark Knight trailer plus some more trailers to keep you occupied. A part of me thinks that there’s no way the third Dark Knight film could be anywhere near as […]

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Arts & Entertainment, Bane, Batman, byline=E.D. Kain, Catwoman, Christopher Nolan, Dark Knight, Dark Knight Rises Trailer, Facebook, Film, Games, Gotham City, Heath Ledger, Lifestyle, Movies, Tech, The Dark Knight Rises

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