First Showing | by Alex Billington | Thu, Oct 2
Thu, Oct 2
Thought you were done with the blind superhero when Ben Affleck disappointed us all in 2003? Think again. Hollywood seems to be much more open to reboots and re-imaginings ever since The Dark Knight took the world by storm. And it must be coincidental that it was just earlier today that I was t...
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