Joel Schumacher’s filmography could never be described as “boring.” Uneven, sure. Indulgent, maybe. But boring? Never. 

Schumacher was a relentless showman, a flashy, flagrant storyteller who believed that more is always more.  The New York-born director and one-time costume designer made movies that certain audiences and critics loved to hate, and he certainly had all manners of unkind critical pejoratives hurled at him over the course of his long, unpredictable career. 

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Schumacher helmed some great movies, some compelling curios, and a few outright turkeys during his thirty-plus years in the business.

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