Review: `Dark Knight' nearly lives up to the hype
It's difficult to separate the movie from its mystique.
It's difficult to separate the movie from its mystique.

Thousands of Batman fans finally got what they were waiting for Friday as sold-out midnight showings of "The Dark Knight" kicked off a weekend of screenings across the country.
We've graduated to the second half of 2008, which has made me reflect on the music that has kept me occupied this year.