Solo Cinema

For any film fan, a non-negotiable is to have your four favourites on Letterboxd in your mind at all times, in case you are in a situation where someone asks. However, as any film fan knows, your four favourites can change daily, but for me, two films always remain in my firm top four. Until recently, out of those two, I had only seen one of them on the big screen and longed to see the other, so when the opportunit y came to see it, I jumped at the chance.  That film, in my opinion, is Christopher Nolan's masterpiece, The Dark Knight, released in 2008, and it remains influential to this day. When it was released, it changed the landscape for what comic book movies could be, which was big summer popcorn flicks lacking in any substance and plot. Then The Dark Knight was released, which was a smart, crime caper and didn't alienate its audience; you didn't have to know who Batman was to appreciate the film.  However, even though this film does hold up over fifteen years after i...