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REVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 2, “Inside Man”
With its second episode, “Inside Man,” The Penguin hits its stride, mounting the tension as the subterfuge within the Falcone family begins. Mercifully, Colin Farrell tones down his caricaturish performance, mostly playing Oz straight, and the result is a much more immersive crime story. That b...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 1, “After Hours”
The Penguin, the HBO miniseries extension of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, is garnering a similar reaction to the film that spawned it. It’s getting near-universal acclaim, as “grounded” superhero fare always does, but is it really that good? Based on the premiere episode, “After Hours,” I do...
Read MoreSupergirl Sky Flight Ride Stops During Rain Storm at Six Flags Mexico
Theme park visitors in Mexico City were given the scare of a lifetime while flying through the air like superheroes. The incident happened on August 18 at Six Flags Mexico; if you’re unfamiliar with the brand, Six Flags is a series of theme parks throughout North America with rides, merchandise, a...
Read MoreSuccess of Black Myth: Wukong Enrages Games Journalists
Black Myth: Wukong, the highly anticipated Soulslike action game from Chinese developer Game Science, made a lake-emptying splash when it debuted yesterday. Its first day racked up 2,223,179 peak concurrent players on Steam, the second-highest ever after the 3,257,248 PUBG: Battlegrounds scored in 2...
Read MoreREVIEW: Batman: Caped Crusader: Season 1 (2024)
When Batman: Caped Crusader was announced, most people seemed excited. It would be set in the 1940s, loosely tied to the beloved 1992 classic Batman: The Animated Series, and Bruce Timm would produce and run the show. What could go wrong? Well, when it came out that Harley Quinn, The Penguin, and ot...
Read MoreMark Hamill Attacks and Hustles His Fans
Has Mark Hamill lost his mind, or is the real man just now coming out? We’ve had to ask this of a lot of people in the past decade or so, celebrities and average Joes alike, but it’s disheartening when someone who was once universally loved becomes so angry, bitter, and obsessed with partisan po...
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