Tag: HBO
Warner Bros. Developing a Game of Thrones Movie
Westeros is coming to the big screen. The Hollywood Reporter has heard from “multiple sources” that HBO is planning a Game of Thrones movie. The film is said to be in “very early stage development” and doesn’t have a creative team yet; it’s not even clear if this would be a continuation...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 8, “A Great or Little Thing”
It all came down to “A Great or Little Thing,” a title that sums up the entire series, particularly its main character. The Penguin is a story awash in lies and myth-making, with little things – little people – becoming greater than what they are based on the tall tales we tell each other ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 7, “Top Hat”
“Top Hat” packs in enough story and character development for half a season, but the writers of The Penguin keep it from feeling rushed. Admittedly, part of that is because it’s following a bunch of stellar episodes that made the characters complex and the story a winding road of plotting, po...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 6, “Gold Summit”
The war for Gotham’s underworld heats up in “Gold Summit,” yet another fantastic episode of The Penguin that manages to add layers to some already well-drawn characters, humanizing the show’s array of monsters and graying conflicts that were beginning to look fairly straightforward. Sofia a...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 5, “Homecoming”
In a way, it’s unfortunate that “Homecoming” is following the outstanding “Cent’Anni,” as it was all but destined to suffer by comparison. But it’s another great episode of The Penguin, rocketing the story forward on multiple fronts, bringing all the major characters into the next leg ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 4, “Cent’Anni”
The Penguin’s trend appears to be one-upping itself every week, but I don’t know if it will be able to pull that trick again; although it’s following the excellent “Bliss,” “Cent’Anni” is even better than its immediate predecessor and the best episode of this series yet. This week fo...
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