TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Sacrifices Plot For Character In Penultimate Episode
After moving full steam ahead for so long, The Penguin was bound to stumble eventually. This week’s penultimate episode tried
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Author: Frank Martin
TV Review: ‘Agatha All Along’ Final Episode Is Just An Epilogue
It should be obvious after watching the final episode of Agatha All Along why they released it along with the penultimate
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TV Review: ‘Agatha All Along’ Returns To Its MCU Roots In Part One Of The Season(?) Finale
The great thing about the Marvel Cinematic Universe: it really is a place of superheroes. Despite the diversity in storytelling
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TV Review: ‘Superman & Lois’ Season 4, Episode 5 Offer A Definitive Superman And Lex Story
They are very few superhero feuds more iconic than Superman and Lex Luthor. Their battle between brains and brawn is
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Commentary: ‘Rebel Ridge’ And The Expectation Of Hyper-Reality
For the most part, stories take place in hyper-reality. The events and circumstances that transpire are crafted to tell the
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TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Episode 6 Illustrates The Many Sides Of Oz
The evolution of Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) has been interesting to watch. In his first appearance in The Batman, he
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‘Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval’ Is A Worthy Capstone To A Roller Coaster Career
On the one hand, it’s kind of dangerous for a comedian to list a stand-up special as their final one.
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Commentary: ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice’ Puts Nostalgia Before Story
With the demand of nostalgia at an all-time high, it’s inevitable for studios to revisit some fan favorite properties for
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TV Review: ‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 7 Delivers Something Oddly Unique
When it comes to short-run seasons — programs that are always planned to be just six-to-ten episodes long — they
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TV Review: ‘Superman & Lois’ Season 4, Episode 4 Demonstrates The Importance Of Side Characters
There’s a striking difference between Superman’s (Henry Cavil) returns in Zack Snyder‘s Justice League compared to Superman & Lois. In
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NYCC Panel Review: The Art Of Leveling Up
Depending on the type of story being told, power levels can be very important in comics. They are a way
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TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Is More Like ‘GTA’ Than ‘The Sopranos’ In Episode 5
There’s been a lot of comparison between The Penguin and The Sopranos, and for good reason. The former is a
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Commentary: Just Like Batman, The Penguin Is A Freak
In the realm of comic book stories, there are the special characters, superheroes and supervillains, and everyone else. There’s a
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NYCC 2024: The ‘Dune’ Fan Experience Immerses Con-Goers In The Realm Of The Bene Gesserit
Comic conventions are all about fan experiences. With tons of upcoming series and films to market, studios want to create
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TV Review: ‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 6 Shows Its Range
If Agatha All Along gave fans a taste of Billy Maximoff (Joe Locke) last episode, then this week’s installment was a complete
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Commentary: ‘Only Murders In The Building’ Crafts A Star-Studded Scene
There’s something about ensemble stories that just feels entertaining. Since the dawn of cinema, there’s been a certain aura around
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TV Review: ‘Superman & Lois’ Season 4, Episode 3 Delivers A More Powerful Death Than The Demise Of Superman
It’s strange that it’s taken this long for Superman & Lois to truly feel like it’s had an episode that
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Commentary: ‘The Bear’ Uses Characterization To Build Tension
Stories can utilize a lot of different tools to create tension. The easiest form is to build it around the
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TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Episode 4 Offers A Mixed Bag Detour
Just as a previous episode of The Penguin focused on one side character, this week’s episode solely focused on another.
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Commentary: ‘Rebel Ridge’ Sacrifices Character To Create Tension
By their very definition, stories are contrived situations. Writers are manipulating characters and their actions in order to create certain
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Commentary: The Real Sad Truth Of The Empire In ‘Star Wars’
As a thematic roller coaster, Star Wars has an incredible level of highs and lows. Although each individual character has
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TV Review: ‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 5 Reminds Viewers Who The Title Character Really Is
Agatha All Along is a strange show. It throws together so many elements into one program. It’s a throwback to
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TV Review: ‘Superman & Lois’ Season 4, Episode 2 Demonstrates The Power Of Lex Luthor
Fans so often compare various adaptations of Batman and Superman that the villains sometimes get left out of the conversation.
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TV Review: The ‘Superman & Lois’ Final Season Premiere Does It Better Than The Snyderverse
The previous season of Superman & Lois left off on a huge cliffhanger that was all resolved in the this
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Commentary: The Growth Of The MCU Was Always Unsustainable
The Marvel Cinematic Universe was, and still is, a marvel in cohesive storytelling. It took characters from a wide
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TV Review: ‘The Penguin’ Matches ‘The Sopranos’ In Pacing
There are a lot of comparisons between The Penguin and The Sopranos — and with a lot of justification. In many
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The first two seasons of The Bear established that the series was going to move at a fairly slow place.
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TV Review: ‘Agatha: All Along’ Episode 3 Reveals The Price Of Power In The MCU
Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe often take for granted the powerful beings within it. These characters often stumble or
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Commentary: ‘What We Do In The Shadows’ Returned Mystery To Vampires
A huge component of vampire stories is mystery. Vampires are meant to be creatures that hide in the shadows. Their
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Commentary: Pacing Allows ‘Slow Horses’ To Be Funny
Tone is an extremely important part of storytelling. It determines whether or not a story is a comedy, a drama,
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TV Review: The Superpower Of ‘The Penguin’ Revealed
In just two episodes, The Penguin has proved itself to be an HBO-caliber crime drama. The network has a reputation
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