Tag: Matt Reeves
REVIEW: The Penguin – Episode 3, “Bliss”
“Bliss” slows things down just a bit so that The Penguin can focus on the characters, and that’s good because one character desperately needed this episode. “Bliss” is primarily about Victor, Oz’s sidekick who, until now, was more or less there to be a sounding board for the lead. This...
Read MoreDynamic Duo, an Animated Nightwing/Red Hood Film, Coming From DC Studios
James Gunn and Peter Safran appear to be thinking outside the box with certain corners of their (relatively) newly formed DC Studios. Deadline exclusively reports that the pair has just greenlit an animated movie called Dynamic Duo that will feature Nightwing and Red Hood – the current alter egos...
Read MoreREVIEW: 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 MoreBatman: Caped Crusader Trailer Takes The Dark Knight Back to His Roots… Kind Of
Batman is going back to the beginning. Today, DC and Amazon released a trailer for the upcoming Amazon Prime series Batman: Caped Crusader. From Bruce Timm, one of the creators of Batman: The Animated Series, Batman: Caped Crusader is based on the earliest Batman comics by Bob Kane (more or less), ...
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