Tag: Clancy Brown
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 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 MoreREVIEW: Gen V – Season 1, Episode 1, 2, and 3, “God U,” “First Day,” and “#ThinkBrink”
Amazon has been trying to hype up Gen V for a while now. I don’t know how successful they’ve been, as I’ve seen a lot of marketing but haven’t heard much about it from fans. This spinoff of Prime Video’s hit comic book adaptation The Boys takes place in and around Godolkin University, a...
Read MoreGen V Gets a Red Band Trailer
Today, Amazon put out a red band trailer for The Boys spinoff Gen V. We get a good look at the young new heroes in the video, as well as Clancy Brown’s character. Check it out here (and remember, this is a red band trailer, so it’s not safe for work): I don’t feel too strongly ab...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ahsoka – Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: “Master and Apprentice” and “Toil and Trouble”
*SPOILERS* “Master and Apprentice ” finds Ahsoka seeking a map while Morgan Elsbeth is broken out of jail by two mysterious Force wielders, Baylan and Shin. Ahsoka reunites with Hera Syndulla and then Sabine Wren, the latter of whom she seeks to recruit. Sabine unlocks the map, but Shin ...
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