Emilio and Joseph being their review of Christian Bale's performance as Batman and Bruce Wayne in 2005's "Batman Begins."

Literally Him

Batman Begins (2005)

Emilio and Joseph review Ryan Gosling's performance as Ryland Grace in 2026's "Project Hail Mary."

Project Hail Mary (2026)

Emilio and Joseph conclude their review of Christian Bale's performance as Batman and Bruce Wayne in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises."

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Emilio and Joseph continue their review of Christian Bale's performance as Batman and Bruce Wayne in 2008's "The Dark Knight."

The Dark Knight (2008)

Emilio and Joseph review Christian Bale's performance as Dan Evan's in 2007's "3:10 to Yuma."

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Emilio and Joseph review Christian Bale's performance as Wade Walter Jr. in 2000's "Shaft."

Shaft (2000)

Emilio and Joseph review Christian Bale's performance as Gorr the God Butcherer in 2022's "Thor: Love and Thunder."

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

Emilio and Joseph review Christian Bale's performance as Jim in 2005's "Harsh Times."

Harsh Times (2005)

Emilio and Joseph review Christian Bale's performance as John Preston in 2002's "Equilibrium."

Equilibrium (2002)

Emilio and Joseph review Christian Bale's performance as Trevor Reznik in 2004's "The Machinist."

The Machinist (2004)

Film Reviews

TV & Film

Join Emilio and Joseph each week as they discuss different films starring Christian Bale (previously they covered Ryan Gosling) and try to answer the question: are they literally him? New episodes out each Monday!

Batman Begins (2005)

Literally Him

More episodes from "Literally Him"

Project Hail Mary (2026)

The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

The Dark Knight (2008)