Superhero Hall of Fame: The Dark Knight (2008)

Join us for a new series we're calling "Superhero Hall of Fame" in which we go back to classic superhero movies and ask whether these movies hold up and whether the superhero genre has anything going for it, or whether it was all a fad.

This week we look at The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Aaron Eckhart and Heath Ledger, in which Batman battles the Joker for the soul of Gotham City.

We discuss why The Dark Knight is one of the best superhero movies ever made, why it is the perfect sequel in the Nolan trilogy, how the movie handles its themes of good and evil existing inside every person, and much more.