The Penguin: Gold Summit

"People buy from whoever is selling."

And right now, Oz is selling a lot. Bliss, promises, a vision of a grander and better future... it just remains to be seen if he can follow through on any of them. At least he got the lights back on.

Batman The Animated Series: The Clock King

"When it comes to clocks, I am king. En garde!"

Batman: The Animated Series works its magic once again and turns another d-list baddie into a memorable foe.

This Week: Do You Watch Anything Special on Halloween?

What is everyone watching this week? Do you watch anything special on Halloween? I used to watch the Buffy Halloween episodes around this time of year, since I'm not a horror movie fan.

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)

“Destroy. Destroy Superman now!”

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. The same could easily be said of Superman IV.

The Penguin: Homecoming

"Freedom always comes at a cost, doesn't it?"

There weren't many good quotes to pull from this week, but this one felt the most applicable. After all, it's time we dealt with some of the debts that had piled up.

Megalopolis

“Time, show me the future.”

Megalopolis is the latest major film by New Hollywood icon, Francis Ford Coppola, distributed by his company American Zoetrope. This is the man behind Apocalypse Now, The Godfather trilogy, The Outsiders, Rumble Fish, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, etc. And the marketing appeared to promise an artistic, visually unique motion picture event. There was no way I was going to miss this in the theater.

Minor Spoilers

Slow Horses: Season Two Review

"They play a long game.”

The first season of Slow Horses was grown-up fun with a decorous amount of stakes. The second season adds another turn of the screw, ratcheting up the tension with some genuinely frightening villains and a higher body count.

Bride of Frankenstein

“An audience needs something stronger than a pretty little love story. So, why shouldn't I write of monsters?”

A direct sequel to their original Frankenstein movie, this is a rare sequel that many feel is better than the sublime original, and that includes me.

The Tourist: Season Two Review

"This whole situation is banana cakes."

This review spoils everything.

What Are You Reading? (Cozy Autumn Edition.)

It’s been more than two years since our last What Are You Reading? thread, and that means it’s time for a new one!

This is a chance to share what you’ve read recently, what you’re reading right now, and what you’re looking forward to reading soon.

If you want, you can also go hard mode: pick a TV show you like and then recommend a book to other people who like that show!

The Penguin: Cent'Anni

"Put your pants on, Johnny. We need to talk."

Wow. Just wow.

This might have been the best episode of TV that I've seen all year.

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

"One does not simply walk into Mordor."

Includes Spoilers!

Some plot stuff first of all.