Alistair Duncan Archives

The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)

Rating: ★★

Apr 7, 2007Comic-Book Superhero vs Vampire/Animation

A film spinoff from the animated The Batman tv series, this offers a great title match but proves a disappointment. Moreover, it has to twist comic-book canon to make the plot work

Director: Michael Goguen

Actors: Rino Romano, Peter Stormare, Tara Strong, Tom Kenny, …

Category: Fantasy

7 April 200713 August 2025 by Roog

Batman: The Long Halloween Part One (2021)

Rating: ★★★

Jul 9, 2021Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

The first in a two-part adaptation of a classic Batman story, this shows great promise that lifts the DC Universe Original Animated Movies out of the comfortable middle ground they have been drifting through the last few years

Director: Chris Palmer

Actors: Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel, Billy Burke, Titus Welliver, …

Category: Fantasy

9 July 20218 February 2024 by Roog

Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two (2021)

Rating: ★★½

Aug 6, 2021Comic-Book Superhero/Animation

The Long Halloween Part One was one of the best DC animated films in some time, now comes the concluding chapter, which alas fails to fulfill the promise that the first film showed

Director: Chris Palmer

Actors: Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel, Naya Rivera, Billy Burke, …

Category: Fantasy

6 August 202125 November 2025 by Roog

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2024)

Rating: ★★½

Feb 4, 2024Animation/Comic-Book Superheroes

An animated film adaptation of Crisis on Infinite Earths, one of the classic DC Comics titles of all time. With superhero films now obsessed with multiverses, this seems the perfect time to bring it to the screen

Director: Jeff Wamester

Actors: Matt Bomer, Jensen Ackles, Darren Criss, Ashleigh Lathorp, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 February 202417 May 2026 by Roog