Some things are inevitable in soccer: VAR will generate more anger than its benefits, Erling Haaland will score, and EA Sports’ annual game releases will improve an already excellent Product. EA Sports FC 25 is the latest addition to the 30-year-old series (let’s face it, last year FIFA Rebirth was a rebrand in name only), and once again, you get the feeling of Pep Guardiola tweaking things, rather than a director of football trying to change the culture. Every year, EA Sports promises changes, and although the level of evolution will never match some players’ call to action, FC 25…
Author: Simon Gallagher
when it starts, Mr. McMahon is a perverse love story to WWE founder Vince McMahon, one of the most controversial figures in entertainment. Quickly, the story changes, as allegations of sexual misconduct emerge, which offers a stark realization of the clear agenda of the mini-series to show “the real Vince McMahon”. This was always a difficult prospect, and McMahon’s early refusal to say “The real stories”Watching yourself doesn’t exactly set your own agenda. To understand Vince McMahon, and to understand the difficulties of Mr. McMahon As an extension, you must understand that wrestling requires “marks”, the industry equivalent to “robes”…
in 1968, Rosemary’s baby was released and became one of the most influential horror movies of all time. 56 years later, Apartment 7a Tells the story of what happened just as Mia Farrow and John Cassavetes moved into New York’s creepy Bramford building and were engrossed in the plans of the resident devil worshippers. Set once again in 1965, it tells the sad tale of Terry Gionofrio (Julia Garner) and her own involvement with the same cult, until we meet her in Rosemary’s baby. The Rosemary’s baby Prequel comes from director Natalie Erica James, who previously made the critically acclaimed…
With precious little information about the upcoming The Batman: Part IIMatt Reeves’ Batman universe expands with HBO’s 8-part spin-off series The penguin. Once again with Colin Farrell as wannabe Gotham City kingpin Oz Cobb, The penguinThe cast boasts newcomers like Christian Milioti, Deirdre O’Connell, Rhenzy Feliz and Clancy Brown and takes DC firmly into the realm of prestige television. Picking up immediately after the events of The Batmanend, The penguin Deals with the aftermath of Carmine Falcone’s death and the criminal underworld’s attempts to consolidate their positions. Gotham City’s crime families and gangs battle for control of the drug trade…
After 2 years The Batman Brought a grungy new take on DC’s Dark Knight and reopened Gotham City for business, HBO’s The penguin is back to remind us all why we loved this movie so much. That episode 1 achieves that while expanding the world and turning the light of the bat signal onto Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb without Robert Pattinson’s bat is a very impressive beginning. The penguin Episode 1 takes a week after The Batmans explosive ending, with the Falcone mob family picking up the pieces of the death of Carmine Falcone (John Turturro). Farrell’s Oz Cobb -…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Penguin Episode 1. HBO’s The penguin Episode 1 sets the bar high for The Batman Spin-off, opening DC’s new take on Gotham that feels disarmingly familiar. Colin Farrell’s Oz may be a new take, with a changed origin and radically different power to Penguin’s other live-action pictures, but his Gotham embraces him like an old friend, building on ideas written in DC lore for decades. The opening episode of The penguin Just yet The Batmans ending, with Gotham in limbo. The Riddler’s gang has destroyed most of the poorer neighborhoods – especially Crown…
Among the subtle DC Comics references in HBO The penguinIt’s an interactive mystery that leads to a huge revelation about the Riddler. The spin-off is the first DC TV show to be released under the DC Studios banner – though not as part of James Gunn’s main DCU timeline, with the drop-out of The BatmanIt’s the end. And it seems there are some significant loose ends beyond Oz Cobb’s story. The penguins Easter eggs include a QR code confirming that while Batman caught the Riddler, he never won. Gotham’s destruction is a very tangible indication of this, but on top…
After an excellent opening episode, The penguin Episode 2 settles into its groove. It’s a slower burn, consciously removed from the usual pulp of DC comic book adaptations, but which continues to hit its premium TV marks. It still feels like Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb is positioning chess pieces around the board, though The penguin The end of episode 2 sets an explosive new direction for the show. Picking up right after the grim discovery of Alberto Falcone’s body at the end of The penguin Episode 1, the newest episode of The BatmanThe first spin-off takes a small step back…
In the same week as the CD Joker: Folie à Deux Released to critical apathy and a disappointing box office take, The penguin Episode 3 – “Bliss” – continues to remind everyone that there is actually a way to tell great stories that rewrites established lore. Even if Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb is very different from his DC Comics counterpart, his spin-off story builds heavily from his comparatively brief appearance in the batman, With no room for accusations of provocation. It helps, of course, that The penguin Has eight episodes to explore him more. Episode 3 isn’t traditionally the blast…
The penguin has bucked the trend of most comic book TV shows by refusing to bend in the middle. The inspired move that makes this possible is shifting focus away from Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb for a chapter dedicated almost entirely to Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti), who has so far proven to be a revelation. If you weren’t convinced of that already, this episode will be the clincher. It’s easily one of the most impressive episodes of DC TV I’ve ever seen. Episode 4 takes a detour away from Oz’s attempts to consolidate his rising power and wants to build…