Tag: Colin Farrell
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 MoreA Tale of Two Penguins – The Batman: Part II and Batman: Caped Crusader SDCC Updates
A couple of DC tidbits have come out of the San Diego Comic-Con, and both are about the Penguin, one of the most famous members of Batman’s rogues gallery. The first is a small but expected confirmation that the villain will return in The Batman: Part II, the next in Matt Reeves’ film series, on...
Read MoreTRAILER: The Penguin (2024)
Today, MAX released a trailer for The Penguin, a spin-off of Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Colin Farrell returns to the titular role in his own series set in the seedy underworld of an already grimy Gotham City, with Cristin Millioti, Clancy Brown, Mark Strong, and Michael Kelly in supporting roles. ...
Read MoreThe Penguin Trailer Waddles Online
Umbrellas just went on sale at Warner Bros., as HBO Max – which will soon be called “Max” because some idiot thinks HBO has too much brand recognition – has released a trailer for The Penguin, its currently-in-production miniseries about one of Batman’s greatest villains. A spinoff of Matt...
Read MoreThe Naughty List: Five Christmas Crime Movies
Not everyone is nice on Christmas. There are plenty of Christmas movies with love, kindness, family, and charity, but sometimes you’re more in the mood to party with Scrooge before his big reform. For those instances, here are five lumps of coal for the cinematic stocking: Five Christmas Crime Mov...
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