From earlier this year, Ken Levine reviews mega-blockbuster The Dark Knight: "Why would anyone live in Gotham City? Jesus! You can't swing a dead cat without hitting six mob bosses. And then there's the town's super psycho villain -- they couldn't find someone a little more aesthetically pleasing? Children watch those televised truck chases too, y'know. And Juneau appears to have more daytime in the winter than Gotham City. Does it get dark everyday at noon? "The skyline is harsh and impersonal. All that's missing are smokestacks and an American Girl Place Experience."
Matthew Continetti
Dept. of Criticism
From earlier this year, Ken Levine reviews mega-blockbuster The Dark Knight: "Why would anyone live in Gotham City? Jesus! You can't swing a dead cat without hitting six mob bosses. And then there's the town's super psycho villain -- they couldn't find someone a little more aesthetically pleasing?…
Matthew Continetti · December 29, 2008
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