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๐Ÿฟ The Ricks Review 'The Batman'

With Matt Reeves' "The Batman" now streaming on HBOMax, the Ricks release their super-sized, mid-March review of the Caped Crusader's latest reboot. What works, what doesn't, a look at plentiful comics and movie Easter eggs, and more. Brought to you by Taskin, the first name in ultra-stylish, premium-quality travel gear for ๐Ÿ›ฉ-setters everywhere. ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸปShop now and save 30% with promo code R&RTAKE30 at TaskinSF.com: ow.ly/Vh6M30r9EpF๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป IN THIS EPISODE: ๐Ÿ“† Meanwhile, two years later: Rick M. returns to the cineplex (at 1-min, 15-sec) ๐Ÿ“ Rick W. gets his bearings in Matt Reeves' Batworld (at 1:50) ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿป๐Ÿฆ๐Ÿจ A Batman actor menagerie reimagined as a police lineup (at 2:20) ๐ŸŽฌ Holy battle of the box office: Which "Batman" scored best? (at 3:13) ๐Ÿ’ฅ Not your father's Caped Crusaderโ€”a masked hero for Millennials? (at 3:42) ๐ŸŽ‰ What do Batman, Daredevil, and Spider-Man have common? (at 4:30) ๐ŸŽƒ A (very) "Long Halloween"โ€”Bat meets cat & other stuff (at 5:00) ๐ŸŽญ Robert Pattinson: Batman down โ€ฆ but what about Bruce Wayne? (at 6:10) ๐Ÿฅท๐Ÿป Alfred, we barely saw yeโ€”the Bat's most underutilized asset (at 9:26) ๐Ÿฑ The Bat's Meow: Kicks & attitude make Zoe Kravitz's Cat a hit (at 11:26) ๐Ÿ‘บ Adam West Revisited: A closer look at Batman's cape and cowl (at 11:54) ๐ŸŽฉ Quack-Quack-Crooked: Colin Farrell's scene-stealing Penguin (at 13:27) ๐Ÿš” The Wright Stuff: Jeffrey Wright's Jim Gordon is one for the ages (at 14:46) โ“ Riddle me WTF: Paul Dano and the dastardly villain (at 15:32) ๐Ÿคก The Joker Gang and โ€ฆ a Boy Wonder-in-the-making? (at 16:39) ๐ŸŽฅ The filmmakers behind the action and the secrets of Gotham, Inc. (at 17:09) ๐ŸŽต Big score: From Fringe to Star Trek to Spider-Man, Batman & beyond (at 18:36) ๐Ÿ Fire up the Batmobileโ€”and a look at Tumblers past (at 19:44) ๐Ÿฆ‡ Quick, to the Bat Cave: An OG Easter egg that's a total bust (at 20:34) ๐Ÿ˜Ž Character arc: From emo downer to hopeful hero (at 21:03) โ˜•๏ธ Dano's last call on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams (at 22:29) ๐Ÿค  Batman, gunslinger? What's the deal with the spurs, Bruce? (at 23:33) Juicing it: Is that's Bane's venomโ€”or just Guano-ade? (at 24:24) ๐Ÿ’ฌ Final gradesโ€”and the Ricks' votes for the Definitive Dark Knight (at 24:58) Approx. 27 minutes, 33 seconds. For US audiences. Review cookie and privacy policies for iTunes, Spotify, Soundcloud and all other streaming services.

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