The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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DC Showcase: The Spectre
Animation · Crime · Mystery · 2010
As Detective Jim Corrigan investigates a murder, The Spectre delivers horrific justice to the perpetrators.
Movie details
DC Showcase: The Spectre
2010 Animation · Crime · Mystery 12m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.9 / 10
Community rating
As Detective Jim Corrigan investigates a murder, The Spectre delivers horrific justice to the perpetrators.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over DC Showcase: The Spectre?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Joaquim Dos Santos
Written by
Steve Niles
Gary Cole
Jim Corrigan / The Spectre (voice)
Alyssa Milano
Aimee Brenner (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Foster Brenner / Peter McCoy / Flemming (voice)
Rob Paulsen
Drew Flynn / Lt. Brice / Deandre (voice)
Jon Polito
Police Captain (voice)
Court is in session
Put DC Showcase: The Spectre on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.