The final act of Batman Begins is all about three things that the movie is obsessed with but does not understand: water, air and fear. There's a pointless ninja switcheroo, a random house fire and a happy ending that pleases nobody, especially us.

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It's the middle of the beginning as we delve into Act 2 of Batman Begins! This is the part where Bruce Wayne turns into Patrick Bateman and does improbable things with bats. Mostly I'm concerned about all those confused slaves that great-grandpa Wayne was trying to stash underground.

Come back for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3!

In the season finale, Danny and guest Trevor Bolliger examine the 2005 instruction manual for psychopaths Batman Begins! In which Bruce Wayne goes to Ninja Hogwarts for seven years, and then burns it down just like every other facility we've ever seen.

Come back later this week for Act 2 and Act 3!

It's the thrilling conclusion to our episode about X-Men: The Last Stand! The good guys fight to take away their own rights in what might be the most unintentionally conservative superhero movie ever. Plus: Why Dark Phoenix is never going to work in a movie, so please stop trying.

Come back in two weeks for episode #23: Batman Begins!

In Act 2 of The Last Stand, everyone chants "We don't need the cure" so much that it's no wonder Robert Smith gets depressed all the time. More useful characters are senselessly disposed of, and the Merry Men assemble in Sherwood Forest.

Look out for the thrilling conclusion in Act 3!

Another hot slice of mutant madness! Author Laramie Dean joins Danny to talk about the 2006 mixed metaphor X-Men: The Last Stand.

Come back later this week for Act 2!

It's the thrilling conclusion of Joss Whedon's Justice League, and we ask the most pressing question: Does Superman have two birthdays now? It's a laugh a minute as the parademons attack and the world is on the brink of destruction, and the only thing that can save us now is Steppenwolf's allergy to the end of movies.

It's act 2 of our Justice League episode, where we confront the question: What is this movie actually about? I mean, I know, it's The Avengers for sad people, but besides that.