The Penguin’s ending, explained
HBO HBO’s The Penguin, starring Oscar nominee Colin Farrell and (hopefully) future Emmy nominee Cristin Milioti, just wrapped up its eight-episode run with an explosive and tragic finale that featured a…
Black Panther and Terminator Zero’s Creators Are Teaming Up for a New Time-Travel Movie
Cover art for A Vicious Circle graphic novel.Image: Boom Studios Graphic novel series A Vicious Circle already tells a cinematic story—following time-traveling assassins chasing each other through the past and…
Batman: Caped Crusader’s First Trailer Has an Important Question to Ask
Gotham City’s most notorious vigilante is also its most despised citizen, according to the new trailer for Batman: Caped Crusader. The animated series from executive producers J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves,…
The Penguin’s New Trailer Teases the Crimes That Come After The Batman
Screenshot: Max Max has released a second trailer for The Penguin, its upcoming spinoff of Matt Reeves’ The Batman starring Colin Farrell as crime lord Oswald Cobblepott. Take a look!…
It’s a Planet of the Apes, and We’re Just Living in It
All the way back in 2011, Rise of the Planet of the Apes seemed like it’d be an unremarkable but potentially solid movie. No one really knew what to make…
Batman: The Animated Series Creator Bruce Timm’s New Gotham Cartoon Is Going to Get Weird
Batman: The Animated Series remains an important, influential superhero show, even nearly 30 years after its final episode, and the loss of iconic voice actor Kevin Conroy. But Batman the…
How Leeches and Eagles Played a Role in Making Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
While almost every animal in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes was computer generated, one particular species was practical: the leeches on the bodies of the entire crew. “Everyone…
War for the Planet of the Apes Remains a Difficult, Rewarding Watch
War for the Planet of the Apes takes Caesar’s apocalyptic story from the previous two films and gives it a focused, heartbreaking finish. We see both humans and apes struggle…
Apes, Capes, and Banned Blueys Defined Our Week in Pop Culture News
Image: Marvel, Fox, Tordotcom, Toho/Bottleneck/Ish, Bluey – Official Channel, Screenshot: Marvel, Marvel May the 4th be with you! But if you’d like to read some things that aren’t about Star…
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Is a Heartbreaking, Heavenly Film
Director Matt Reeves was not messing around when he made Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. He wipes out most of the human race before the title card, then…