Okay - I'll bite. I read some Moench back in the day but I don't really remember. Based on the article I just ordered 540-552. Yeah, movie tie-ins are usually pretty wretched. There's certainly plenty of debate about whether the Joker is more or less effective with an origin attached to him.
Batman the Cult is listed there in the Top 25. I read it and it's not so bad, very DKRish and Deacon Blackfire is a bit Ras Al ghulish. But i like the story for the way Batman deals with been Broken mentally.