Exactly how much bigger can reggaeton get? This is a perpetually grating question that’s followed the genre around as it’s skyrocketed to the very center of the mainstream over the last few years and become one of the most omnipresent sounds on the planet. To naysayers, the music represents an annoyingly large bubble that’ll pop and fizzle out any day now, while fans and artists are hell-bent on proving that there’s limitless space for it to keep growing. Unfortunately, certain acts — driven by the popularity, profitability,...
- 5/9/2022
- by Julyssa Lopez
- Rollingstone.com
Elaborate album rollouts usually aren’t Bad Bunny‘s style — most of his projects have dropped into the universe in an unexpected, last-minute burst of chaos, excitement, and social media freakouts. His latest, Un Verano Sin Ti, has been a little different: The Puerto Rican singer started posting playful Instagram videos in January that extended a running gag about him leaving his girlfriend Gabriela Berlingeri with the handsome Spanish actor Mario Casa all summer so he could work on new songs. From there, he kept sharing short clips of Casa...
- 5/6/2022
- by Julyssa Lopez
- Rollingstone.com
Bad Bunny has dropped new song “Yonaguni.” It’s the reggaeton star’s first official single since releasing El Último Tour del Mundo last November.
In the single’s accompanying video, Bad Bunny tries to get his love interest off his mind. Whether he dines alone at a sushi restaurant, walks dogs, practices martial arts and yoga, gets a tattoo or goes to a party, the often humorous distractions don’t stick. He sings in both Spanish and Japanese on the song.
Bad Bunny recently announced a 2022 tour in support...
In the single’s accompanying video, Bad Bunny tries to get his love interest off his mind. Whether he dines alone at a sushi restaurant, walks dogs, practices martial arts and yoga, gets a tattoo or goes to a party, the often humorous distractions don’t stick. He sings in both Spanish and Japanese on the song.
Bad Bunny recently announced a 2022 tour in support...
- 6/4/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
The cream of German Expressionist filmmaking of the 1920s is increasingly accessible to modern audiences. The curated restoration of F.W. Murnau’s expressionist masterpiece is a beauty — we finally can experience the film in its full original form.
The Last Laugh
Blu-ray
Kino Lorber Kino Classics
1924 / B&W / 1:37 flat full frame / 90 min. / Der letze mann / Street Date November 14, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring: Emil Jannings, Georg John.
Cinematography: Karl Freund
Film Editor: Elfi Böttrich
Production Design: Edgar G. Ulmer
Original Music: Giuseppe Becce
Written by Carl Mayer
Produced by Erich Pommer
Directed by F. W. Murnau
Back in the early 1970s film school professors had limited resources. They lectured, assigned readings from a short list of authoritative film scholars and screened 16mm prints of renowned world classics. The only problem is that it was often difficult to correlate the classics described in the texts with the ragged film prints available.
The Last Laugh
Blu-ray
Kino Lorber Kino Classics
1924 / B&W / 1:37 flat full frame / 90 min. / Der letze mann / Street Date November 14, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring: Emil Jannings, Georg John.
Cinematography: Karl Freund
Film Editor: Elfi Böttrich
Production Design: Edgar G. Ulmer
Original Music: Giuseppe Becce
Written by Carl Mayer
Produced by Erich Pommer
Directed by F. W. Murnau
Back in the early 1970s film school professors had limited resources. They lectured, assigned readings from a short list of authoritative film scholars and screened 16mm prints of renowned world classics. The only problem is that it was often difficult to correlate the classics described in the texts with the ragged film prints available.
- 11/14/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
One hundred seventy features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 90th Academy Awards. That’s 25 more than 2016. Assuming they all book their qualifying runs in New York and Los Angeles, the members of the documentary branch have just a few more weeks to see as many films as possible and file their votes for the shortlist of 15 to be announced in December. They’re each supposed to watch an assigned list of about 20 films, plus as many more as they can.
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Documentary Feature
It’s possible for documentaries to also vie for Best Picture, although it is rare. Among this year’s most lauded features are “City of Ghosts,” “Faces Places,” “Jane,” “Kedi” and “One of Us.”
The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
“Aida’s Secrets”
“Al Di Qua”
“All the Rage...
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Documentary Feature
It’s possible for documentaries to also vie for Best Picture, although it is rare. Among this year’s most lauded features are “City of Ghosts,” “Faces Places,” “Jane,” “Kedi” and “One of Us.”
The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
“Aida’s Secrets”
“Al Di Qua”
“All the Rage...
- 10/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
One hundred seventy features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 90th Academy Awards. That’s 25 more than 2016. Assuming they all book their qualifying runs in New York and Los Angeles, the members of the documentary branch have just a few more weeks to see as many films as possible and file their votes for the shortlist of 15 to be announced in December. They’re each supposed to watch an assigned list of about 20 films, plus as many more as they can.
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Documentary Feature
It’s possible for documentaries to also vie for Best Picture, although it is rare. Among this year’s most lauded features are “City of Ghosts,” “Faces Places,” “Jane,” “Kedi” and “One of Us.”
The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
“Aida’s Secrets”
“Al Di Qua”
“All the Rage...
Read More:2018 Oscar Predictions: Best Documentary Feature
It’s possible for documentaries to also vie for Best Picture, although it is rare. Among this year’s most lauded features are “City of Ghosts,” “Faces Places,” “Jane,” “Kedi” and “One of Us.”
The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:
“Abacus: Small Enough to Jail”
“Aida’s Secrets”
“Al Di Qua”
“All the Rage...
- 10/27/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Netflix has gathered Chevy Chase, Richard Dreyfuss, Andie MacDowell, Lewis Black, Kate Micucci and Chris Parnell for its feature comedy The Last Laugh, written and directed by Greg Pritikin. Rob Paris of Paris Film, Inc. is producing. Production starts this week in New Orleans.
The Last Laugh centers on talent manager and widower Al Hart who reunites with his former client Buddy Green after 50 years. Though Buddy gave up a promising career as a stand-up comedian to settle down and have a family, Al convinces him to perform on a bucket list tour of classic stand-up venues across America,...
The Last Laugh centers on talent manager and widower Al Hart who reunites with his former client Buddy Green after 50 years. Though Buddy gave up a promising career as a stand-up comedian to settle down and have a family, Al convinces him to perform on a bucket list tour of classic stand-up venues across America,...
- 9/26/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As announced in a press release, Netflix has lined up Chevy Chase, Richard Dreyfuss, Lewis Black, Andie MacDowell, Kate Micucci, and Chris Parnell to star in a new comedy film called The Last Laugh. The movie is about a “talent manager and widower” who reconnects with one of his old clients, a stand-up who quit so he…
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- 9/25/2017
- by Sam Barsanti
- avclub.com
Andie MacDowell, Lewis Black, Kate Micucci and Chris Parnell also cast
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- 9/25/2017
- by Jenna Busch
- Comingsoon.net
Emmy winner Chevy Chase (National Lampoon's Vacation franchise), Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day), and Oscar winner Richard Dreyfuss (Close Encounters of the Third Kind) have signed on to star the Netflix original film The Last Laugh, written and directed by Greg Pritikin (Dummy). The comedy, which hails from producer Rob Paris of Paris Film, Inc, also co-stars Lewis Black (Inside Out), Kate Micucci (The Lego Batman Movie) and Chris Parnell (Battle of the Sexes). Currently…...
- 9/25/2017
- Deadline
As I write every year around this point, time just flies, doesn’t it? We’re now about to hit July and officially enter into the second half of the year. That of course means one thing…it’s time for my mid year look at the best of the first half! As of the writing of this piece, I’ve seen about 130 movies so far in 2017, which is slightly less than normal for me. Still, it’s plenty and doesn’t really omit any huge early year releases. There are some upcoming July releases I’ve been unable to see so far, like A Ghost Story and Landline, but by and large, I’ve hit everything that needed to be hit in order to put together a decent list like the one you’re about to see. Below you’ll see my rankings for everything that I’ve seen since the year began.
- 6/30/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Some like their comedy hot and some like it cold. Billy Wilder opted to step on the joke accelerator to see what top speed looked like. One of the most finely tuned comedies ever made, this political satire crams five hours’ worth of wit and sight gags into 115 minutes. The retirement-age James Cagney practically blows a fuse rattling through Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond’s high-pressure speeches, without slurring so much as a single syllable.
One, Two, Three
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1961 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 115 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Arlene Francis,
Howard St. John, Hanns Lothar, Lilo Pulver
Cinematography Daniel L. Fapp
Production Designers Robert Stratil, Heinrich Weidemann
Art Direction Alexander Trauner
Film Editor Daniel Mandell
Original Music André Previn
Written by Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond from the play by Ferenc Molnar
Produced and Directed by Billy Wilder
How...
One, Two, Three
Blu-ray
Kl Studio Classics
1961 / B&W / 2:35 widescreen / 115 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin, Arlene Francis,
Howard St. John, Hanns Lothar, Lilo Pulver
Cinematography Daniel L. Fapp
Production Designers Robert Stratil, Heinrich Weidemann
Art Direction Alexander Trauner
Film Editor Daniel Mandell
Original Music André Previn
Written by Billy Wilder, I.A.L. Diamond from the play by Ferenc Molnar
Produced and Directed by Billy Wilder
How...
- 5/27/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Todd Haynes loves period films, and capturing the look of the eras’ movies, but he doesn’t stop there; he’s obsessed with the visual languages as well. And all of that would be impossible without Haynes’ longtime cinematographer Edward Lachman, who takes a forensic approach: If you want the look, it makes sense to use the tools and production modes that created it.
In “Far From Heaven,” Lachman figured out how to recreate the manufactured studio look of Douglas Sirk’s 1950s Universal melodramas, while shooting on real locations. For “Carol,” he mirrored the color palette and sense of composition of mid-century color photographers like Saul Leiter.
Read More: Cannes Review – With ‘Wonderstruck,’ Todd Haynes Returns With A Profoundly Moving Fable For All Ages
Lachman and Haynes’ latest collaboration on “Wonderstruck” – which just premiered at Cannes to rave reviews and is in the early poll position for the Palme...
In “Far From Heaven,” Lachman figured out how to recreate the manufactured studio look of Douglas Sirk’s 1950s Universal melodramas, while shooting on real locations. For “Carol,” he mirrored the color palette and sense of composition of mid-century color photographers like Saul Leiter.
Read More: Cannes Review – With ‘Wonderstruck,’ Todd Haynes Returns With A Profoundly Moving Fable For All Ages
Lachman and Haynes’ latest collaboration on “Wonderstruck” – which just premiered at Cannes to rave reviews and is in the early poll position for the Palme...
- 5/20/2017
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
Folks, is the year moving a bit quickly or is it just me? Maybe it’s me? I can deal with that. Anyway, on to the point of this whole thing. With it now being just about the month of May, we’ve officially finished up with the first third of the calendar. As such, I wanted to once again highlight the best of the year so far, consisting of my top ten and various awards for 2017 to date. Much like last time around, when I did the first quarter of the year at the start of April, I’m mostly limiting it to things that have already hit theaters. My only exception is that I’m including eligible titles from the recently concluded Tribeca Film Festival. There are some others from the year that I’m fond of and might have otherwise included, but I didn’t want to cheat too badly,...
- 4/28/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
This week Independent Lens asks if the Holocaust should be off-limits to comedians. The Last Laugh is a 90-minute documentary that asks whether some subjects are just too sensitive to be funny. Should certain topics always be taboo for comedy? Comedians and indeed humans in general often use humor to make light of things that are in fact very serious or tragic. It’s a sort of coping mechanism perhaps, that gets people through difficult times and helps them come to terms with terrible events — whether it’s the dark humor of morticians or the jokes doctors often crack to relieve the tension...read more...
- 4/24/2017
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Much like I seem to find myself saying around this point each and every single year…time really flies. Believe it or not, we’re now a full three months into the 2017 movie calendar, which means we’re literally a quarter of the way through the film slate for the year. Wow. That got me thinking about what the best of the bunch so far this year has been. Since now is the time when the film slate begins to transition into summer releases and counter programming independent fare ramps up, I thought it was the perfect time to praise the best of 2017 so far. Basically, anything that hit screens between January 1st and March 31st will be up for grabs here for my personal honors. Once again, here goes nothing! So far, 2017 has been on the weaker side of things, at least in my humble opinion. There’s been a few legitimately great films,...
- 3/31/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
How Richard Simmons Used His Painful Childhood to Become the Most Successful Fitness Guru in History
After embracing fame for 40 years, fitness star Richard Simmons has withdrawn from public life. Now friends and family address the mystery surrounding his disappearance from the spotlight. Subscribe now for the exclusive details – only in People!
Before Richard Simmons became a household name, he was known in his New Orleans neighborhood as “Dickie” Simmons, a praline seller.
Simmons grew up in the French Quarter helping his parents out with money by taking tourists through St. Louis Cathedral and working as a guide at the famed, haunted Musee Conti wax museum. Probably his first and favorite gig was when he was...
Before Richard Simmons became a household name, he was known in his New Orleans neighborhood as “Dickie” Simmons, a praline seller.
Simmons grew up in the French Quarter helping his parents out with money by taking tourists through St. Louis Cathedral and working as a guide at the famed, haunted Musee Conti wax museum. Probably his first and favorite gig was when he was...
- 3/24/2017
- by Rose Minutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out. And if you're into box office and how movies might do, come play some of the box office games at EZ1 Productions including their new Pick 5 game!
This Past Weekend:
As expected, Legendary Pictures’ Kong: Skull Island won the weekend, and honestly, the Weekend Warrior’s original prediction of $61.6 million was pretty darn close to the movie’s opening weekend which ended up at $61 million. (Unfortunately, I chickened out on Thursday because my prediction was so much higher than all others and lowered it to $58 million, which was Still closer to than every other prediction last weekend.) Also, as expected (at least by me), Hugh Jackman’s Logan took a 2nd weekend tumble as has been the case with most X-Men movies,...
This Past Weekend:
As expected, Legendary Pictures’ Kong: Skull Island won the weekend, and honestly, the Weekend Warrior’s original prediction of $61.6 million was pretty darn close to the movie’s opening weekend which ended up at $61 million. (Unfortunately, I chickened out on Thursday because my prediction was so much higher than all others and lowered it to $58 million, which was Still closer to than every other prediction last weekend.) Also, as expected (at least by me), Hugh Jackman’s Logan took a 2nd weekend tumble as has been the case with most X-Men movies,...
- 3/15/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
There are very few taboos left in comedy. Boundary-pushers like “South Park” have been taking on hot-button topics for decades, and so-called equal opportunity offenders like Ricky Gervais and Seth MacFarlane have made huge careers by saying anti-pc things. Sacha Baron Cohen can set an entire scene inside the vagina of an elephant, and include a giant elephant penis, and no one blinks an eye.
Continue reading Documentary ‘The Last Laugh’ A Fascinating Look At Comedy & The Holocaust [BFI London Film Fest Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading Documentary ‘The Last Laugh’ A Fascinating Look At Comedy & The Holocaust [BFI London Film Fest Review] at The Playlist.
- 10/16/2016
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Utilizing a tremendous premise in the most laborious way possible, Josef von Sternberg’s The Last Command has to rank among his least dynamic and interesting films. Taking inspiration from an actual Russian general who fled the motherland and was forced to work as a day-player extra in early Hollywood, the 1928 film only treats its present-day setting as a framing device to house a too-familiar tale. Sergius Alexander (Emil Jannings), grand duke and army commander, had a special fervor for quashing revolutionary movements, but, as he’s living on the brink of the Russian Revolution, this task is sure to overwhelm him. Stretching this exposition across an hour of screentime, even someone of Sternberg’s genius cannot find purchase in anything of interest. There’s nothing distinctive about Sergius’s fall from glory, nor the manner in which he wields his power. Nothing in this section is a fraction as...
- 8/12/2016
- by Scott Nye
- CriterionCast
On 22 August, Eureka! Entertainment is releasing Early Murnau: Five Films, 1921-1925 on its Masters of Cinema label in the UK. As its name might suggest, the deluxe three-disc Blu-ray set includes five masterpieces from German director F.W. Murnau - Schloß Vogelöd, Phantom, Die Finanzen des Großherzogs (The Grand Duke’s Finances), Der Letzte Mann (The Last Laugh) and Tartuffe - all arriving on Blu-ray in new high definition transfers for the very first time. As if that wasn’t reason enough to pick up this set, the supplements have now been revealed to further whet your appetite: New high-definition presentations of all five films, created by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung Uncompressed Pcm audio on all five scores Original German-language intertitles with newly translated optional English-language subtitles on...
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- 6/18/2016
- Screen Anarchy
On 22 August, Eureka! Entertainment is releasing Early Murnau: Five Films, 1921-1925 on its Masters of Cinema label in the UK. As its name might suggest, the deluxe three-disc Blu-ray set includes five masterpieces from German director F.W. Murnau - Schloß Vogelöd, Phantom, Die Finanzen des Großherzogs (The Grand Duke’s Finances), Der Letzte Mann (The Last Laugh) and Tartuffe - all arriving on Blu-ray in new high definition transfers for the very first time. As if that wasn’t reason enough to pick up this set, the supplements have now been revealed to further whet your appetite: New high-definition presentations of all five films, created by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung Uncompressed Pcm audio on all five scores Original German-language intertitles with newly translated optional English-language subtitles on...
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- 6/18/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Ferne Pearlstein: "Renee [Firestone] and Steven Spielberg became very close." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
A highlight of the Tribeca Film Festival, Ferne Pearlstein's stunning The Last Laugh has Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Sarah Silverman, Robert Clary, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Jeffrey Ross, Alan Zweibel, Gilbert Gottfried, Judy Gold, Larry Charles, David Steinberg, Susie Essman, Lisa Lampanelli and Hanala Sagal reflect on questions of free speech, taboos and time limits. Holocaust survivor Renee Firestone is the film's responsive centre.
Jerry Lewis's The Day The Clown Cried, James Moll's The Last Days and Paul Provenza's The Aristocrats open up the discussion and Brooks's comment on Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful leads me to Son Of Saul star Géza Röhrig's response to Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds in my conversation with Ferne and her co-writer/co-producer Robert Edwards.
Mel Brooks who never included a swastika in his material until The Producers, makes an important distinction between jokes about Nazis and jokes about the Holocaust....
A highlight of the Tribeca Film Festival, Ferne Pearlstein's stunning The Last Laugh has Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Sarah Silverman, Robert Clary, Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Jeffrey Ross, Alan Zweibel, Gilbert Gottfried, Judy Gold, Larry Charles, David Steinberg, Susie Essman, Lisa Lampanelli and Hanala Sagal reflect on questions of free speech, taboos and time limits. Holocaust survivor Renee Firestone is the film's responsive centre.
Jerry Lewis's The Day The Clown Cried, James Moll's The Last Days and Paul Provenza's The Aristocrats open up the discussion and Brooks's comment on Roberto Benigni's Life Is Beautiful leads me to Son Of Saul star Géza Röhrig's response to Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds in my conversation with Ferne and her co-writer/co-producer Robert Edwards.
Mel Brooks who never included a swastika in his material until The Producers, makes an important distinction between jokes about Nazis and jokes about the Holocaust....
- 6/14/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Laughter doesn’t immediately come to mind when you think of Quentin Tarantino’s body of work. But as video essayist Candice Drouet reveals in her latest video essay Tarantino Had The Last Laugh (above), Tarantino’s characters laugh more than you may recall….and the effect is quite menacing. The four-minute supercut features every instance a Quentin Tarantino character or the director himself laughs in one his films. The result is less hilarious than insidious as anyone familiar with the works referenced will understand the context of these laughs. More often than not, these characters are laughing at another character’s suffering or before or after they have inflicted suffering.
- 6/7/2016
- by Paula Bernstein
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Burbank, CA (May 24, 2016) – Building on the momentum of its wildly successful first season, Gotham turned up the heat with a villain-centric second season that has elevated the series to No. 2 among Fox shows*. Fans have the chance to prepare for this fall’s suspenseful third season with the August 16, 2016 release of Gotham: The Complete Second Season on Blu-rayTM including Digital HD and DVD from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (Wbhe).
*Source: Nielsen National TV View L+7 Men 12-17 Us AA%; excluding repeats, specials, sports, and <2 TCs; Season To-Date = 9/21/15-2/7/16
The Wbhe release of the Gotham: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray including Digital HD ($54.97 Srp) and DVD ($49.99 Srp) includes all 22 episodes of the series’ thrilling second, as well as fascinating featurettes, Gotham’s 2015 Comic-Con panel, deleted scenes and a gag reel. Gotham: The Complete Second Season is also available to own on Digital HD via purchase from digital retailers.
*Source: Nielsen National TV View L+7 Men 12-17 Us AA%; excluding repeats, specials, sports, and <2 TCs; Season To-Date = 9/21/15-2/7/16
The Wbhe release of the Gotham: The Complete Second Season Blu-ray including Digital HD ($54.97 Srp) and DVD ($49.99 Srp) includes all 22 episodes of the series’ thrilling second, as well as fascinating featurettes, Gotham’s 2015 Comic-Con panel, deleted scenes and a gag reel. Gotham: The Complete Second Season is also available to own on Digital HD via purchase from digital retailers.
- 5/25/2016
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
For the past week and change or so, I’ve been attending pre screenings for the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival. This lead up to the fest is always interesting to me because it represents a small sampling of what I’ll get to see during the few weeks that represents Tribeca. For now, it’s just a few recognizable titles sandwiched between a lot of ones I’d go in blind on, but that’s not a bad thing at all. So far, I’ve gotten to see Equals, Don’t Think Twice, High Rise, and Holidays, to name just a few that I’ve caught at pre screenings, but the real deal is set to begin very soon. In honor of that, I wanted to list all oft the movies that I think are of note at the fest. It’s far from a an all encompassing view of Tribeca,...
- 4/6/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
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It’s ice to meet Nathan Darrow’s Mr. Freeze, but the overcrowded-ness of this mid-season premiere means he’s given short shrift…
This review contains spoilers
2.12 Mr Freeze
Holy lengthy absence, Batman! After a mid-season break of three full months, Gotham season 2 has finally returned to our screens. It’s been so long that it could almost feel like the start of a new season rather than a continuation. That is, if it wasn’t for the eight and a half minutes of recapping that took place at the start of the episode.
The montage of all the villains we’ve already met felt a tad unnecessary, as did the not-yet-followed-up-on scene in which Tabitha and Butch formed an alliance, reminded us that Theo Galavan is dead, and clinked metal things saucily. I can’t help feeling that Jim’s flashback-heavy questioning session with Harvey Dent...
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It’s ice to meet Nathan Darrow’s Mr. Freeze, but the overcrowded-ness of this mid-season premiere means he’s given short shrift…
This review contains spoilers
2.12 Mr Freeze
Holy lengthy absence, Batman! After a mid-season break of three full months, Gotham season 2 has finally returned to our screens. It’s been so long that it could almost feel like the start of a new season rather than a continuation. That is, if it wasn’t for the eight and a half minutes of recapping that took place at the start of the episode.
The montage of all the villains we’ve already met felt a tad unnecessary, as did the not-yet-followed-up-on scene in which Tabitha and Butch formed an alliance, reminded us that Theo Galavan is dead, and clinked metal things saucily. I can’t help feeling that Jim’s flashback-heavy questioning session with Harvey Dent...
- 3/2/2016
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
The latest restoration of a German silent classic is F.W. Murnau's lavishly mounted version of the Goethe tale, starring Emil Jannings as Mephisto. It's an impressive drama but also has a sense of (Teutonic) humor here and there. Most every shot is a fantastic visuals, and the bigger scenes use visual designs worthy of fine art. Faust Blu-ray + DVD Kino Classics 1926 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame / 106, 116 min / Street Date November 17, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 34.96 Starring Gösta Ekman, Emil Jannings, Camilla Horn, Frida Richard, William Dieterle, Yvette Guilbert, Eric Barclay, Hanna Ralph, Werner Fuetterer. Cinematography Carl Hoffman Production Design Robert Herlth, Walter Röhrig Film Editor Elfi Böttrich Written by Gerhart Hauptmann, Hans Kyser from plays by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Christopher Marlowe Produced by Erich Pommer Directed by F.W. Murnau
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Back in film school, lecturers on cinema art of the 1920s claimed that Germany had an edge over Hollywood.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Back in film school, lecturers on cinema art of the 1920s claimed that Germany had an edge over Hollywood.
- 1/1/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
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Mr Robot, Cucumber, Inside No. 9...Here are Den Of Geek writers' top 15 TV episodes of 2015. Did your favourites make the cut?
The votes are in.
Earlier this month, over thirty of Den Of Geek's writers nominated up to five of their favourite television episodes of the year, ranked in order of preference. Points were allocated. Favourites emerged. And the sanity of the site's TV editor was offered once again as a festive sacrifice to the God of Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Over eighty individual episodes were nominated in total, and below are the fifteen that placed highest overall...
15. Rick & Morty – Total Rickall
What our writer said:
“Clip shows are traditionally seen as ways to save money, building a flimsy narrative framework of nostalgia-fuelled new footage around flashbacks to previous episodes. Somehow, Dan Harmon's shows usually manage to put more effort into spoofing this type of episode than any other episode.
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Mr Robot, Cucumber, Inside No. 9...Here are Den Of Geek writers' top 15 TV episodes of 2015. Did your favourites make the cut?
The votes are in.
Earlier this month, over thirty of Den Of Geek's writers nominated up to five of their favourite television episodes of the year, ranked in order of preference. Points were allocated. Favourites emerged. And the sanity of the site's TV editor was offered once again as a festive sacrifice to the God of Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Over eighty individual episodes were nominated in total, and below are the fifteen that placed highest overall...
15. Rick & Morty – Total Rickall
What our writer said:
“Clip shows are traditionally seen as ways to save money, building a flimsy narrative framework of nostalgia-fuelled new footage around flashbacks to previous episodes. Somehow, Dan Harmon's shows usually manage to put more effort into spoofing this type of episode than any other episode.
- 12/18/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
By 1931, nearly the entirety of the film industry had not only gained the capabilities to make sound pictures, but appeared to leave silent cinema completely behind. Save for a few iconic artists like Charlie Chaplin, who stuck with silent cinema aesthetics for quite some time after the growth of sound in cinema, the medium had all but shifted into both sound storytelling, and the stationary camera that it would need.
And then there is Tabu. From not only one, but two of those iconic artists mentioned in the paragraph above, this brisk and powerful journey into the South Seas was created by the pair of F.W. Murnau and Nanook of the North director Robert J. Flaherty, and tells a story only these two legendary filmmakers could. Blending both Murnau’s beautiful, expressionistic filmmaking with the cultural focus that made the heart of Flaherty’s work beat, Tabu became a film...
And then there is Tabu. From not only one, but two of those iconic artists mentioned in the paragraph above, this brisk and powerful journey into the South Seas was created by the pair of F.W. Murnau and Nanook of the North director Robert J. Flaherty, and tells a story only these two legendary filmmakers could. Blending both Murnau’s beautiful, expressionistic filmmaking with the cultural focus that made the heart of Flaherty’s work beat, Tabu became a film...
- 12/16/2015
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas
Written by (Told by): F.W. Murnau and Robert J. Flaherty
Directed by F.W. Murnau
USA, 1931
Compared to John Ford’s studio-bound—though still highly appealing—South Seas adventure The Hurricane, recently reviewed here, Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, directed by the great German filmmaker F.W. Murnau, is a patently more realistic and wholly distinctive production. Aside from its genuine French Polynesian locations (Bora Bora and Tahiti), Murnau’s silent 1931 film features a cast consisting almost entirely of actual island inhabitants, rather than Hollywood stars, thus resulting in a generally less strained authenticity. Not necessarily a better film for this reason alone, Tabu, even with its fictional plot, is nevertheless a purer and more revealing historical and scenic document.
Directed by Murnau and “told by” he and renowned documentarian Robert J. Flaherty (of Nanook of the North [1922] fame), Tabu is divided into two chapters.
Written by (Told by): F.W. Murnau and Robert J. Flaherty
Directed by F.W. Murnau
USA, 1931
Compared to John Ford’s studio-bound—though still highly appealing—South Seas adventure The Hurricane, recently reviewed here, Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, directed by the great German filmmaker F.W. Murnau, is a patently more realistic and wholly distinctive production. Aside from its genuine French Polynesian locations (Bora Bora and Tahiti), Murnau’s silent 1931 film features a cast consisting almost entirely of actual island inhabitants, rather than Hollywood stars, thus resulting in a generally less strained authenticity. Not necessarily a better film for this reason alone, Tabu, even with its fictional plot, is nevertheless a purer and more revealing historical and scenic document.
Directed by Murnau and “told by” he and renowned documentarian Robert J. Flaherty (of Nanook of the North [1922] fame), Tabu is divided into two chapters.
- 12/16/2015
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
All good things must come to an end. It’s a well-worn adage that everyone knows and has to come to terms with at one point or another. It’s funny sometimes that we can detect when something is nearing its conclusion without succinctly knowing the end date yet to be etched in stone. It forces us to enjoy the ride that much more. But of course, to remain just as cliché, when one door closes, another opens
Take into consideration today’s comedy actors that we so often revere; the Seth Rogens, James Francos, Jonah Hills, and basically anyone else has been a part of or recruited into the Apatow group of comedians. Since the premieres of Knocked Up and Superbad in 2007, comedies featuring these actors have reigned in Hollywood, firmly establishing and confirming the popularity of raunchy comedies. Since 2008’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Pineapple Express, however, the...
Take into consideration today’s comedy actors that we so often revere; the Seth Rogens, James Francos, Jonah Hills, and basically anyone else has been a part of or recruited into the Apatow group of comedians. Since the premieres of Knocked Up and Superbad in 2007, comedies featuring these actors have reigned in Hollywood, firmly establishing and confirming the popularity of raunchy comedies. Since 2008’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Pineapple Express, however, the...
- 12/15/2015
- by William Penix
- SoundOnSight
The last laugh belongs to the tasty treats of Gingerbreed, a long time passion project from the Emmy Award winning VFX artists at HiFi 3D who first began toying with the concept as students over a decade ago. Synopsis? You need a synopsis? It's got angry alien gingerbread men going on a killing rampage through a space station. How's that for a synopsis?With the film now shot and edited the Gingerbreed team have launched a trailer for the film along with an ambitious crowdfunding campaign to raise the funds to actually hire people to finish the VFX work and post production on a reasonable schedule rather than stretching it out over years by doing it all themselves in between the paying jobs that keep the...
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- 12/1/2015
- Screen Anarchy
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Gotham's mid-season finale was a little lacking in excitement, but gave us some hefty teases of things to come…
Holy mid-season finale, Batman! To get straight to the point – this week’s Gotham episode wasn’t one of my favourites. I’m not trying to slam the series on the whole (indeed, I’ve been enjoying it for the most part), but Worse Than A Crime lacked a certain pizzazz, in my eyes.
It’s difficult to put a finger on exactly why it didn’t ignite my interest, but I guess I just wanted a little bit more excitement after ten episodes of build-up. Finally, the showdown between Bruce Wayne and The Order Of Saint Dumas (TOoSD) has come to pass, but, in terms of actual action and violence, it didn’t amount to much.
Despite Bruce’s stellar Batman-like behaviour last week, Worse...
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Gotham's mid-season finale was a little lacking in excitement, but gave us some hefty teases of things to come…
Holy mid-season finale, Batman! To get straight to the point – this week’s Gotham episode wasn’t one of my favourites. I’m not trying to slam the series on the whole (indeed, I’ve been enjoying it for the most part), but Worse Than A Crime lacked a certain pizzazz, in my eyes.
It’s difficult to put a finger on exactly why it didn’t ignite my interest, but I guess I just wanted a little bit more excitement after ten episodes of build-up. Finally, the showdown between Bruce Wayne and The Order Of Saint Dumas (TOoSD) has come to pass, but, in terms of actual action and violence, it didn’t amount to much.
Despite Bruce’s stellar Batman-like behaviour last week, Worse...
- 12/1/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
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This week’s Gotham had some great fight scenes, big plot advancements and Batman-like behaviour…
This review contains spoilers.
2.10 The Son Of Gotham
Holy spicy mustard, Batman! If you’re ever in a heated pub discussion with someone who thinks Gotham is more of a police procedural than a Batman prequel, this is the episode to mention when you’re ready to unpick their argument.
Indeed, The Son Of Gotham had heaps of references to DC history. This stellar episode really embraced the visual and storytelling lore of the comics, taking familiar motifs and using them in in some engaging ways.
The Order Of Saint Dumas (TOoSD) arrived with a bang this week, making an immediate impression in that short pre-title-card mugging scene. And here was us thinking that it’d be years before Gotham showed us a darkly dressed figure apprehending a street criminal and disappearing from sight.
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This week’s Gotham had some great fight scenes, big plot advancements and Batman-like behaviour…
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2.10 The Son Of Gotham
Holy spicy mustard, Batman! If you’re ever in a heated pub discussion with someone who thinks Gotham is more of a police procedural than a Batman prequel, this is the episode to mention when you’re ready to unpick their argument.
Indeed, The Son Of Gotham had heaps of references to DC history. This stellar episode really embraced the visual and storytelling lore of the comics, taking familiar motifs and using them in in some engaging ways.
The Order Of Saint Dumas (TOoSD) arrived with a bang this week, making an immediate impression in that short pre-title-card mugging scene. And here was us thinking that it’d be years before Gotham showed us a darkly dressed figure apprehending a street criminal and disappearing from sight.
- 11/25/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Gotham, Season 2, Episode 10, “The Son of Gotham”
Written by John Stephens
Directed by Rob Bailey
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
Gotham returns to form with another excellent installment that is set to bring the entire Galavan story arc to a truly exciting conclusion. Despite being mostly set up for next week’s mid-season finale, this episode has more than enough good action, great character moments, smart narrative turns, and interesting plot developments to make it more than worthwhile.
Following last week’s detour, “The Son of Gotham” picks up the momentum and brings Gordon up to date with the truth about Galavan’s surname of Dumas, something that viewers and The Penguin learned quite some time ago. Most of this episode shows Gordon putting the pieces together about Galavan’s connection to the Order of St. Dumas but without allowing Gordon any real proof to keep Galavan behind bars.
Written by John Stephens
Directed by Rob Bailey
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
Gotham returns to form with another excellent installment that is set to bring the entire Galavan story arc to a truly exciting conclusion. Despite being mostly set up for next week’s mid-season finale, this episode has more than enough good action, great character moments, smart narrative turns, and interesting plot developments to make it more than worthwhile.
Following last week’s detour, “The Son of Gotham” picks up the momentum and brings Gordon up to date with the truth about Galavan’s surname of Dumas, something that viewers and The Penguin learned quite some time ago. Most of this episode shows Gordon putting the pieces together about Galavan’s connection to the Order of St. Dumas but without allowing Gordon any real proof to keep Galavan behind bars.
- 11/24/2015
- by Jean Pierre Diez
- SoundOnSight
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This week’s Gotham made up for some dodgy fight scenes with some winning dialogue exhanges…
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2.9 A Bitter Pill To Swallow
Holy climactic cannibal, Batman! This week’s episode of Gotham got a lot of things right, particularly by spending time with its characters rather than rushing from one set piece to the next.
Mixing up the formula a bit, A Bitter Pill To Swallow saw Gotham’s trademarked shoot-out scene brought forward to the middle the episode. This structural shift allowed for dialogue-driven scenes to flow at their own pace on either side of the action, rather than having to ratchet up to a conclusion as you’d usually expect.
Particularly welcome were the moments where Gotham took its time to examine its protagonist’s mental state. After all, there’s often so much going on that Ben McKenzie’s Jim Gordon...
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This week’s Gotham made up for some dodgy fight scenes with some winning dialogue exhanges…
This review contains spoilers.
2.9 A Bitter Pill To Swallow
Holy climactic cannibal, Batman! This week’s episode of Gotham got a lot of things right, particularly by spending time with its characters rather than rushing from one set piece to the next.
Mixing up the formula a bit, A Bitter Pill To Swallow saw Gotham’s trademarked shoot-out scene brought forward to the middle the episode. This structural shift allowed for dialogue-driven scenes to flow at their own pace on either side of the action, rather than having to ratchet up to a conclusion as you’d usually expect.
Particularly welcome were the moments where Gotham took its time to examine its protagonist’s mental state. After all, there’s often so much going on that Ben McKenzie’s Jim Gordon...
- 11/18/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.
The Apu Trilogy (Satyajit Ray)
Although it premiered 60 years ago this week at the Museum of Modern Art, Satyajit Ray‘s Pather Panchali remains among both the most accomplished of debuts and cinema’s most universally relatable experiences. Accentuating the basics of human emotions to result in the most complex of reactions, Ray’s subsequent trilogy of films follows the hardships of a Bengali boy as he passes into adulthood, a delicately powerful tale of transition that’s now been gloriously restored.
The Apu Trilogy (Satyajit Ray)
Although it premiered 60 years ago this week at the Museum of Modern Art, Satyajit Ray‘s Pather Panchali remains among both the most accomplished of debuts and cinema’s most universally relatable experiences. Accentuating the basics of human emotions to result in the most complex of reactions, Ray’s subsequent trilogy of films follows the hardships of a Bengali boy as he passes into adulthood, a delicately powerful tale of transition that’s now been gloriously restored.
- 11/17/2015
- by TFS Staff
- The Film Stage
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Thrills, unpredictability and moral dilemmas abound in this excellent episode of Gotham season 2...
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2.8 Tonight's The Night
Holy shotgun wedding, Batman! Tonight’s The Night marks one of Gotham’s best episodes to date. Only the mob war episodes at the end of last year and the Jerome trilogy at the start of this season have had a similar level of thrills and unpredictability.
Episodes that hinge on villains needing to kill some time are rarely inspiring instalments of comic book TV shows, but Galavan’s desire to distract Jim this week reaped some seriously impressive results. Galavan sent Barbara to waylay the morally murky detective, enabling Jim’s former fiancée to enact her wedding fantasy that opened the episode in such unsettling style.
By the end of the episode, this fantasy had become reality. But before we rush into that, it’s worth...
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Thrills, unpredictability and moral dilemmas abound in this excellent episode of Gotham season 2...
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2.8 Tonight's The Night
Holy shotgun wedding, Batman! Tonight’s The Night marks one of Gotham’s best episodes to date. Only the mob war episodes at the end of last year and the Jerome trilogy at the start of this season have had a similar level of thrills and unpredictability.
Episodes that hinge on villains needing to kill some time are rarely inspiring instalments of comic book TV shows, but Galavan’s desire to distract Jim this week reaped some seriously impressive results. Galavan sent Barbara to waylay the morally murky detective, enabling Jim’s former fiancée to enact her wedding fantasy that opened the episode in such unsettling style.
By the end of the episode, this fantasy had become reality. But before we rush into that, it’s worth...
- 11/10/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Gotham, Season 2, Episode 8, “Tonight’s the Night”
Written by Jim Barnes
Directed by Jeffrey Hunt
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
Following the closing moments of “Mommy’s Little Monster”, Gordon had put the pieces together that Galavan was, in fact, responsible for the chaos that Gotham had endured in recent months, a reveal which then forced Galavan to move forward with his plans to convince Bruce to hand over Wayne Enterprises and to activate Barbara to take out Gordon. Throughout the season it has been clear that Galavan had been reluctant to kill Gordon up until now; part of it is explained as him not wanting to upset Bruce before making his plea for Wayne Enterprises and the other part is that he was saving him for Barbara. Finally, today is the day that Barbara is unleashed and her showdown with Gordon is as fun as is to be expected.
Written by Jim Barnes
Directed by Jeffrey Hunt
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
Following the closing moments of “Mommy’s Little Monster”, Gordon had put the pieces together that Galavan was, in fact, responsible for the chaos that Gotham had endured in recent months, a reveal which then forced Galavan to move forward with his plans to convince Bruce to hand over Wayne Enterprises and to activate Barbara to take out Gordon. Throughout the season it has been clear that Galavan had been reluctant to kill Gordon up until now; part of it is explained as him not wanting to upset Bruce before making his plea for Wayne Enterprises and the other part is that he was saving him for Barbara. Finally, today is the day that Barbara is unleashed and her showdown with Gordon is as fun as is to be expected.
- 11/10/2015
- by Jean Pierre Diez
- SoundOnSight
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This week’s Gotham featured an army of Penguin lookalikes, but not much else to demand our attention…
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2.7 Mommy's Little Monster
Holy handy vending machine, Batman! This week’s Gotham escalated fairly quickly, didn’t it? Within forty-five minutes of the Galavans killing Oswald’s mum, things had developed into a full-blown public shootout featuring plenty of death.
The only problem is this: we’ve seen shoot-outs countless times in Gotham already. Each new iteration of this people-shooting-each-other staple scene needs a truly stand-out hook if it’s going to lodge itself in our memories for long.
Mommy’s Little Monster’s attempted Usp was the huddle of Penguin lookalikes that swarmed the locale to hide Oswald among the crowd. But while this was a nice visual flourish, it wasn’t quite enough to make this episode all that remarkable. The multiple Oswalds were introduced,...
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This week’s Gotham featured an army of Penguin lookalikes, but not much else to demand our attention…
This review contains spoilers.
2.7 Mommy's Little Monster
Holy handy vending machine, Batman! This week’s Gotham escalated fairly quickly, didn’t it? Within forty-five minutes of the Galavans killing Oswald’s mum, things had developed into a full-blown public shootout featuring plenty of death.
The only problem is this: we’ve seen shoot-outs countless times in Gotham already. Each new iteration of this people-shooting-each-other staple scene needs a truly stand-out hook if it’s going to lodge itself in our memories for long.
Mommy’s Little Monster’s attempted Usp was the huddle of Penguin lookalikes that swarmed the locale to hide Oswald among the crowd. But while this was a nice visual flourish, it wasn’t quite enough to make this episode all that remarkable. The multiple Oswalds were introduced,...
- 11/3/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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With more twists and turns than the average midseason finale, this week’s Gotham was one of the best yet…
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2.6 By Fire
Holy cliff-hanger, Batman! Despite being placed as the sixth episode of the season, By Fire felt like a midseason finale. That’s mainly because of the whopping revelation at the end; that Wayne Enterprises are in the business of experimenting on ‘monsters.’ Crikey. How’s that for a shock?
We’ve always known that Wayne Enterprises were up to something dodgy, but a bit of insider dealing or black market arms trading or funding a few gangsters is all many might have expected. Deciding to bring them into the ‘testing’ of enhanced people sets them up as a potential equivalent to other evil comic book companies and a genuine overarching adversary for the show going forward.
In the same way that...
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With more twists and turns than the average midseason finale, this week’s Gotham was one of the best yet…
This review contains spoilers.
2.6 By Fire
Holy cliff-hanger, Batman! Despite being placed as the sixth episode of the season, By Fire felt like a midseason finale. That’s mainly because of the whopping revelation at the end; that Wayne Enterprises are in the business of experimenting on ‘monsters.’ Crikey. How’s that for a shock?
We’ve always known that Wayne Enterprises were up to something dodgy, but a bit of insider dealing or black market arms trading or funding a few gangsters is all many might have expected. Deciding to bring them into the ‘testing’ of enhanced people sets them up as a potential equivalent to other evil comic book companies and a genuine overarching adversary for the show going forward.
In the same way that...
- 10/27/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Gotham, Season 2, Episode 5, “By Fire”
Written by Rebecca Perry Cutter
Directed by Tj Scott
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
The Firefly story comes to a close this week in spectacular fashion as Gotham balances some very campy elements with emotional truths that skirt the line enough to work as an overall episode. There are many great, genuinely touching moments, others that are pitch-perfect black comedy, and a few instances of weird kitsch ideas that for the most part work, as they are executed with full-on commitment.
Gotham throughout its run has mixed many genres into its mold and some are more successful than others. This season has been more of a city-set western, with how brutal the villains have been and how Gotham feels almost lawless, even among those wearing the badge. Captain Barnes brings in the ideals of civilization, which is what Gordon began with in season one,...
Written by Rebecca Perry Cutter
Directed by Tj Scott
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
The Firefly story comes to a close this week in spectacular fashion as Gotham balances some very campy elements with emotional truths that skirt the line enough to work as an overall episode. There are many great, genuinely touching moments, others that are pitch-perfect black comedy, and a few instances of weird kitsch ideas that for the most part work, as they are executed with full-on commitment.
Gotham throughout its run has mixed many genres into its mold and some are more successful than others. This season has been more of a city-set western, with how brutal the villains have been and how Gotham feels almost lawless, even among those wearing the badge. Captain Barnes brings in the ideals of civilization, which is what Gordon began with in season one,...
- 10/27/2015
- by Jean Pierre Diez
- SoundOnSight
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Penguin is back at centre stage in this week’s filler-ish Gotham, which reminds us how just brilliant Robin Lord Taylor is as Penguin...
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2.4 Strike Force
Ladies, gentlemen, others – let us discuss this episode! With the opening salvo of interconnected instalments Damned If You Do, Knock Knock and The Last Laugh all wrapped up, there’s a sense that we’re back to Gotham’s status quo with Strike Force.
Penguin was attempting to maintain control, Jim was trying to clean up the Gcpd, Bullock was being a cynic, and Bruce went back to school after his near death experience last week. It was business as usual. We even had a shootout involving Jim and Victor Zsasz, just like old times.
Of course, not every episode can be one of theatrics and dramatic rug-pull death scenes. Some of them are just connective tissue – gradually eking out character arcs,...
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Penguin is back at centre stage in this week’s filler-ish Gotham, which reminds us how just brilliant Robin Lord Taylor is as Penguin...
This review contains spoilers.
2.4 Strike Force
Ladies, gentlemen, others – let us discuss this episode! With the opening salvo of interconnected instalments Damned If You Do, Knock Knock and The Last Laugh all wrapped up, there’s a sense that we’re back to Gotham’s status quo with Strike Force.
Penguin was attempting to maintain control, Jim was trying to clean up the Gcpd, Bullock was being a cynic, and Bruce went back to school after his near death experience last week. It was business as usual. We even had a shootout involving Jim and Victor Zsasz, just like old times.
Of course, not every episode can be one of theatrics and dramatic rug-pull death scenes. Some of them are just connective tissue – gradually eking out character arcs,...
- 10/13/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Gotham, Season 2, Episode 4, “Strike Force”
Written by Danny Cannon
Directed by Tj Scott
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
Gotham enters a new arc as Theo Galavan begins to implement phase two of his plan to seize control of the City. The first part of his plan was to bestow chaos by unleashing the Maniax and his next move involves making himself appear as a hero to win the hearts and minds of the citizens. The extent of this plan was accomplished with the surprising twist in last week’s “The Last Laugh”, which also disposed of one of the show’s most interesting villains. This turn has reaped rewards for Galavan, as well as created a new shift in the direction of the season.
Galavan’s staged heroism has won him a candidacy for the Mayor’s office which will give passage for the next phase of his evil plan.
Written by Danny Cannon
Directed by Tj Scott
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
Gotham enters a new arc as Theo Galavan begins to implement phase two of his plan to seize control of the City. The first part of his plan was to bestow chaos by unleashing the Maniax and his next move involves making himself appear as a hero to win the hearts and minds of the citizens. The extent of this plan was accomplished with the surprising twist in last week’s “The Last Laugh”, which also disposed of one of the show’s most interesting villains. This turn has reaped rewards for Galavan, as well as created a new shift in the direction of the season.
Galavan’s staged heroism has won him a candidacy for the Mayor’s office which will give passage for the next phase of his evil plan.
- 10/13/2015
- by Jean Pierre Diez
- SoundOnSight
The Performer | Cameron Monaghan
The Show | Gotham
The Episode | “The Last Laugh” (Oct. 5, 2015)
The Performance | Stabbed in the neck — and, metaphorically speaking, the back — by coconspirator Theo, Gotham psycho Jerome Valeska never got to finish choking out his last words: “You said that I was gonna be… ” (We knew, of course, that the sentence would end in “… a star.”) But, while the maniac died thinking that lasting celebrity had eluded him, Monaghan can sleep easy knowing that his spectacular swan song will live in infamy.
RelatedGotham‘s Cameron Monaghan Talks About Deadly Twist, His Animated Idol, Losing Sleep Over ‘Joker’ Role
In fact,...
The Show | Gotham
The Episode | “The Last Laugh” (Oct. 5, 2015)
The Performance | Stabbed in the neck — and, metaphorically speaking, the back — by coconspirator Theo, Gotham psycho Jerome Valeska never got to finish choking out his last words: “You said that I was gonna be… ” (We knew, of course, that the sentence would end in “… a star.”) But, while the maniac died thinking that lasting celebrity had eluded him, Monaghan can sleep easy knowing that his spectacular swan song will live in infamy.
RelatedGotham‘s Cameron Monaghan Talks About Deadly Twist, His Animated Idol, Losing Sleep Over ‘Joker’ Role
In fact,...
- 10/10/2015
- TVLine.com
In three episodes, Fox's "Gotham" has shown that its second season does indeed seem to have more balls on display than its first season.
Spoilers Ahead For Gotham 2.03 "The Last Laugh"
However, no-one really expected that last night's third episode would do something so dramatic - namely kill off Cameron Monaghan's Jerome character - the young man who looked like he was on his way to becoming The Joker. Appearing in only one episode last year and the first three this year, it seems surprising to kill off the character so early. Showrunner Bruno Heller was asked by Deadline why Jerome had to go so soon:
"It's a twist that leads to more twists. The creation of the Joker is a larger and more epic story than people realize, and this show is very much about kind of the deep, secret history. So, as the show rolls on, people...
Spoilers Ahead For Gotham 2.03 "The Last Laugh"
However, no-one really expected that last night's third episode would do something so dramatic - namely kill off Cameron Monaghan's Jerome character - the young man who looked like he was on his way to becoming The Joker. Appearing in only one episode last year and the first three this year, it seems surprising to kill off the character so early. Showrunner Bruno Heller was asked by Deadline why Jerome had to go so soon:
"It's a twist that leads to more twists. The creation of the Joker is a larger and more epic story than people realize, and this show is very much about kind of the deep, secret history. So, as the show rolls on, people...
- 10/6/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The Last Laugh is Gotham’s best episode yet, with a great script and some hefty shocks…
This review contains spoilers.
2.3 The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh promised us a lot. As the third part of the ‘Rise Of The Villains’ trilogy that has started season two, it had the small task of following two of the best Gotham episodes ever. Also, we were promised a magician several times.
And, boy oh boy, that promise was fulfilled. By putting Cameron Monaghan at centre stage and giving him a truly theatrical and twisted scheme to enact, writer John Stephens has crafted Gotham’s best episode yet. As the scribe who also penned my least favourite episode ever, The Balloonman, that’s quite a turnaround.
The set-up for this episode was simple enough: Jim is on the hunt for Jerome, but by rejecting a social invitation from Leigh, he actually nearly misses his next attention-seeking criminal activity.
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2.3 The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh promised us a lot. As the third part of the ‘Rise Of The Villains’ trilogy that has started season two, it had the small task of following two of the best Gotham episodes ever. Also, we were promised a magician several times.
And, boy oh boy, that promise was fulfilled. By putting Cameron Monaghan at centre stage and giving him a truly theatrical and twisted scheme to enact, writer John Stephens has crafted Gotham’s best episode yet. As the scribe who also penned my least favourite episode ever, The Balloonman, that’s quite a turnaround.
The set-up for this episode was simple enough: Jim is on the hunt for Jerome, but by rejecting a social invitation from Leigh, he actually nearly misses his next attention-seeking criminal activity.
- 10/6/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Season 2 Episode 3: "The Last Laugh" Synopsis:Gordon and Bullock track down a nemesis from the past, leading to a standoff between Jerome (guest star Cameron Monaghan) and Gordon. Meanwhile, a magic show at the Gotham Children’s Hospital gala turns into a hostage situation Recap: Once again, Gotham has proven that the second season improvements are not a fluke... Read More...
- 10/6/2015
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Gotham, Season 2, Episode 3, “The Last Laugh”
Written by John Stephens
Directed by Eagle Egilsson
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
This season of Gotham continues in stride as it brings Jerome’s story arc to a surprisingly definitive close. The series has tweaked the source material before and taken characters that in the comic books are around during Batman’s tenure in Gotham City but ended their stories quite conclusively. Among the gone for good are Sal Maroni, Sarah Essen, and Carmine Falcone (who one can’t imagine will return). But how Gotham handles the Joker persona is different in that it takes out an iteration of the character from the series, but not the villain entirely, much like how they handled the Red Hood legacy last season. The show has made their iterations of these characters inspirations to fuel the madness of the masses with a spirit that...
Written by John Stephens
Directed by Eagle Egilsson
Airs Mondays at 8pm (Et) on Fox
This season of Gotham continues in stride as it brings Jerome’s story arc to a surprisingly definitive close. The series has tweaked the source material before and taken characters that in the comic books are around during Batman’s tenure in Gotham City but ended their stories quite conclusively. Among the gone for good are Sal Maroni, Sarah Essen, and Carmine Falcone (who one can’t imagine will return). But how Gotham handles the Joker persona is different in that it takes out an iteration of the character from the series, but not the villain entirely, much like how they handled the Red Hood legacy last season. The show has made their iterations of these characters inspirations to fuel the madness of the masses with a spirit that...
- 10/6/2015
- by Jean Pierre Diez
- SoundOnSight
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