Jun 5, 2026 · 50 min · 9 segments
We're back boys! Even when he's not donning cape + cowl as Batman, Michael Keaton is one of the weirdest and most interesting movie stars to emerge from the '80s, For their third installment of…
So no, I mean, for me it, it begins with Batman, uh, obviously Beetlejuice as well.
Um, and I've, I've always been a fan of his, and then we'll get to I'm a big fan of Pacific Heights.
Mine was weird because I've always toggled back and forth between really liking him and thinking his, like, manic theater kid energy kind of overwhelms his performances sometimes, because he's so ticky.
He's so, like, reliant on a lot of gesturing and, like, almost over the top facial acting.
I mean, one of my favorite moments in Desperate Measures is just a small little quiet moment in between, like, action set pieces where you kinda zero in on Keaton's villain, and he gets to be humanized with just a couple facial expressions.
And it's, it is a testament that he is a very good actor, it's just I think I've never fully bought into his energy all the way, the way a lot of other people did.
At the same time, though, his movies have, like, you know, been a huge part of my life.
So no, I mean, for me it, it begins with Batman, uh, obviously Beetlejuice as well.
Um, and I've, I've always been a fan of his, and then we'll get to I'm a big fan of Pacific Heights.
Mine was weird because I've always toggled back and forth between really liking him and thinking his, like, manic theater kid energy kind of overwhelms his performances sometimes, because he's so ticky.
He's so, like, reliant on a lot of gesturing and, like, almost over the top facial acting.
I mean, one of my favorite moments in Desperate Measures is just a small little quiet moment in between, like, action set pieces where you kinda zero in on Keaton's villain, and he gets to be humanized with just a couple facial expressions.
And it's, it is a testament that he is a very good actor, it's just I think I've never fully bought into his energy all the way, the way a lot of other people did.
At the same time, though, his movies have, like, you know, been a huge part of my life.
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