Official Website MPAA Rating: PG-13 Theater Release: 7/18/2008 Video Release: 12/9/2008 Buy it from Amazon: DVDVHS
Standing Up to Chaos - By Jeffrey Chen It's been a joy to follow The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan's career through his last five movies, beginning with Memento. His films have now consistently explored the thin line that separates the civilized from the primal, obsessive survivalist. Usually, they focus... MORE >>
Chaos Theory - By Adam Hakari One only has to stack up Batman Begins and now The Dark Knight against the previous slate of Batman films to see where director Christopher Nolan and crew are taking the series. Those first movies were fun in their own right -- well, two... MORE >>
Anarchy in Gotham City? - By John P. McCarthy Will chaos and fear reign in Gotham City? That's one question posed in Christopher Nolan's TheDarkKnight, a profoundly disturbing study of how terror can destabilize individuals and whole societies. Although the stunning action sequences derive from a traditional... MORE >>
Dark Knight of the Soul - By Joanne Ross In the movie version of Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead, antagonist Ellsworth Toohey reveals his contempt for humanity when he says, “I play the stock market of the spirit and I sell short.” Nothing less than the spirit and soul of an entire city and three men in particular... MORE >>
