"Twenty years in Gotham...we know what promises are worth."

Let's start with the petty stuff. If the Superman reboot was called MAN OF STEEL, then the followup simply should have been called DAWN OF JUSTICE. It's neither Batman's nor Superman's film, and the V part is so minimal that they should have accepted that the film was really about the necessity of the idea behind the birth of the Justice League.

The film has very distinct flaws, but never ones…

This will probably not end up as my favorite Anderson film; I like my tales a bit more damning, so THERE WILL BE BLOOD and THE MASTER are the ones to beat. But I loved INHERENT VICE, and never more so than when characters pop in and command the film for a few moments, never to be seen again. Michelle Sinclair, Martin Short, and Eric Roberts all punctuate the film handily in their respective scenes. But Phoenix is a marvel;…