The Specials (2000)
Jan 26, 2026Superhero Parody
An obscure parody about a team of inept and dysfunctional superheroes that was one of the earliest works from a then unknown James Gunn (who not only writes but stars as one of the superheroes)
Paget Brewster
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part I (2012)
Dec 22, 2012Comic-Book Superhero/Animation
The first of a two-part animated adaptation of the classic graphic novel ever written. The film lacks the same impact because, firstly, it is an incomplete story, and secondly, Frank Miller's ideas have now become so much part of the modern Batman
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
Nov 18, 2016Animation/Alternate World Justice League
An alternate world take on DC Comics characters, who are much more morally ambiguous – Superman is General Zod's son and Batman's role is taken by Man-Bat and is an actual vampire
Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
Aug 26, 2017Comic-Book Superhero/Animation
Building on the popularity of the character in Suicide Squad, an animated film that gives to Harley Quinn, and lets loose with a sense of humour far more adult than the other animated Batman films
The Witch Files (2018)
Aug 24, 2020Found Footage/High School Witches
Imagine a version of The Craft with a few dashes of The Breakfast Club - all shot as a Found Footage film. This is far more entertaining than one expects it to be