’Gotham’: ‘Time Bomb’ Review

Gotham is turning up the heat in their ongoing season as people begin to declare war between each other in this week’s episode of the Batman prequel series. As Nygma has been trying to avenge Isabella’s death, we discover that he has kidnapped Butch and Tabitha. Through hours of torture, when things get really crazy, as Butch tries to save Tabitha, it becomes very clear to Nygma that he had nothing to do with Isabella’s death.

Meanwhile, Barbara is trying to locate her friends on her own and as she discovers that Nygma has them captive, she learns about Penguin’s secret that he is in love with Nygma. But not only that, she also puts two and two together that Penguin killed Nygma’s beloved Isabella. As she rescues Butch and Tabitha from Nygma, she decides at the hospital while Tabitha is getting help, to reveal to Butch that she is going to put the Penguin and Nygma against each other.

Bruce, Selina and Ivy are staying safe at the Wayne Manor after the events of last week’s episode, with the mysterious key in their possession that is revealed to be a Court of Owls key. When the criminal gang kidnaps Ivy and demands the key in exchange, Bruce and their leader Volk discover that they are both aiming to take down the Court. Bruce also questions Selina why she isn’t willing to acknowledge their relationship for what it is at this point.

Mario Falcone isn’t having the best day either as he becomes the target of the Court, but during an encounter with them, he begins to show his more violent colors. Towards the end of the episode, it’s revealed that he has also been infected by the Tetch virus after seeing Leslie leaving Gordon’s place before heading to the rehearsal dinner.

As usual, a lot happened in this week’s episode of Gotham that we want to break-down and discuss. So hit the NEXT button below and let’s go through the top 5 highlights and important moments of the Gotham Season 3 episode: “Time Bomb”

#5: Trouble In Paradise For Bruce & Selina

#4: New Answers To The Court Of Owls

#3: Nygma’s Torture Fest With Butch & Tabitha

#2: The Glory That Is Barbara Kean

#1: Mario Falcone Reveals His New Color

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‘Westworld’ 1.08 “Trace Decay” Review

With only two episodes left, Westworld is closing with some real momentum. It was on display in full in tonight’s eighth episode “Trace Decay,” which admirably dealt with the twist at the end of last week’s episode “Trompe L’Oeil,” making the big William=MiB fan theory either obvious or the grandest red herring ever, and furthering Maeve’s nascent robot rebellion. We also got more Man in Black backstory, after the self-styled supervillain was absent for an episode.

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1. Ford’s session with Bernard
2. Post-murder breakdown
3. Dolores and William’s mutual journey of self-discovery
4. Maeve’s escape plan deepens
5. Teddy interrogates the Man in Black

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Eddie Redmayne Calls ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Sequels “A Dream”

J.K. Rowling’s Wizardly World, which originally started with the Harry Potter franchise, continues this weekend with the highly anticipated release of Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. The film is one of five movies currently planned by Warner Bros, all of which, are to be directed by David Yates. The latest movie stars Academy Award winning actor Eddie Redmayne as the lead character, Newt Scamander, a wizard who brings his magical beasts to New York City in the 1920s, only for them to run amuck throughout the growing town.

Redmayne is joined by Colin Farrell, Justice League‘s Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler and Katherine Waterston, who will next be seen in Alien: Covenant. In a new interview with the Oscar winner, Redmayne discussed the sheer size of a franchise like Harry Potter, and where the sequels will likely go:

“As an actor, if it’s your dream to tell stories, getting to tell stories within the imagination of one of the greatest storytellers in the world is all you can hope for, really. Long may that continue.”

Originally, the franchise was only meant to be three films long, however, when Rowling looked at the films as a whole, she and Yates felt two additional films would bring the series full circle. When asked why Redmayne signed on for the other two movies, the actor kept it short and simple:

“I love[d] who she’d written.”

Redmayne then revealed an awesome story about how he landed the gig of a lifetime:

“It came to me in a wonderfully top-secret way. I got a call, saying David Yates wanted to meet me about an unknown project. We met in a pub called Blacks, which is in Soho in London. As I went to this place, it was pouring rain, and downstairs in the basement, there was a fire and David. The whole thing had a Diagon Alley vibe to it. He started telling me this story that J.K. Rowling was writing, and he talked about Newt and the case. I had taken a suitcase that I had. As he talked more about the case, I gently pushed my case back. I had this embarrassment that I looked like one of those actors that turned up dressed for the part.”

When asked if Redmayne went back and watched the Harry Potter films the actor responded:

“I didn’t. They are always on. I did watch moments, like the wand stuff. There is a sense that every actor is like, “One day, I’ll get my wand moment.” I got my wand moment, and I got stage fright. I got awkward. I didn’t know what to do with it. In the end, I watched Dan Radcliffe, Ralph Fiennes, and Emma Watson. I definitely stole, and thieved.”

What do you guys think? I actually just got home from seeing the movie, and, as someone who was not too fond of the original Harry Potter films, Fantastic Beasts won me over. The movie is a huge blast. You can check out the full interview over at Variety, in which the actor also discusses some components of the audition process involving other actors.

Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them is in theatres now.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling. Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) stars in the central role of wizarding world magizoologist Newt Scamander, under the direction of David Yates, who helmed the last four Harry Potter blockbusters. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) named Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.

Source: Variety (Via Comicbook.com)

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‘Legends Of Tomorrow’: ‘Outlaw Country’ Review

Legends of Tomorrow has at this point discovered that an evil speedster is now their newest enemy that they have to deal with. As the team tries to figure out how to deal with this new foe, this week’s episode of the show takes them back to the Old Western for another Aberration.

As they arrive, they discover their old ally Jonah Hex being in a bit of trouble and they save him before he finds out that Rip Hunter is currently missing. The baddie that they have to deal with this time in the Old Western is Quentin Tumbull who is trying to take over the West.

Nate is beginning to stepping outside of his comfort zone as he takes on the role of hero, but during an encounter with Tumbell, he is shot by a Dwarf Star bullet that is revealed to be one thing that can go through Nate’s steel-skin. Nate begins to doubt whether he should be a hero, but Ray steps in with several encouraging words.

Meanwhile, Stein is beginning to see flashes of a mysterious woman that he has never seen before, but yet has some connection to. Jax and Stein together figure out that due to him interacting with the Stein in the past. As they realize that, Stein begins to fear that maybe his history with Clarissa may have been erased from his timeline in 2016.

With everything that went down in the episode, there is a lot that we want to discuss and breakdown. So hit the next button below and let’s breakdown the top moments and highlights from the Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 episode: “Outlaw Country”

#5: Nate’s Weakness Revealed

#4: Return To Wild Western

#3: Stein Begins To Feel Changes

#2: The Return Of Jonah Hex

#1: Setup For The Crossover

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‘Suicide Squad – Extended Cut’ Review: What’s New?

First things first: the Extended Cut is not to Suicide Squad as the Ultimate Edition is to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Whereas the latter uses an extra half-hour to reshape and clarify its plot and characters to their original intent, the former merely embellishes what is already there. The Ultimate Edition is, by director Zack Snyder’s admission, his preferred cut of the film. David Ayer on the other hand professes that the theatrical cut of Squad, despite all the production drama and cut or altered scenes, is his.

The new footage in the Extended Cut revolves mostly around the Squad and their relationships, whether it is the Deadshot/Flag bro dynamic, the Joker/Harley toxic romance or Killer Croc with everyone. Much of it amounts to extra quips, gags, and character moments in between the bombast of the action scenes. More than anything, they feel like a taste of “what could have been” with this divisive film if it had been a more coherent, focused story.

Without further adieu, whether you’re a Squad lover or just a glutton for punishment, here’s a list of what’s new in the Extended Cut. Click Next to scroll through gallery.

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‘Arrow’: ‘Vigilante’ Review

Arrow has been crowded with vigilantes more than ever this season, as Oliver Queen a.k.a. the Green Arrow has recruited new members like Rag Man, Wild Dog, Artemis, along with Mr. Terrific. But in Star City, there is no limits to how many vigilantes there can as this week’s episode marked the introduction of one of Arrow’s most brutal vigilantes.

Team Arrow begins to discover that someone is cleaning up the streets of criminals, but in a more violent way than the team is operating with. He is simply known as Vigilante who clashes with Green Arrow because of their different methods of protecting the city.

In the Russian flashbacks, Oliver is being kept hostage by Konstantin Kovar who is insisting that the Bratva are actually corrupt. But Oliver isn’t giving in to his words as he tries to challenge the Russian baddie.

Quentin confesses to Thea about his alcoholic problems and his blackouts, along with the mysterious throwing star as well as that he woke up covered in blood. The two realizes that Prometheus is trying to paint Quentin as the new evil archer, which leads Quentin to resign as deputy mayor.

While Vigilante gets away, the episode ends on a huge Prometheus moment as we discover that one of Oliver’s allies has betrayed the team. Given how packed “Vigilante” was, we have a lot to breakdown so hit the next button below and let’s go through some of the highlights and important moments of the Arrow Season 5 episode: “Vigilante”

#5: Oliver’s Bonding With Susan Williams

#4: Konstantin Vs Oliver In Russian Flashbacks

#3: Quentin Deals With His Problems

#2: Enter Star City’s New Vigilante

#1: Team Arrow 2.0. Has A Traitor

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‘The Flash’: ‘Shade’ Review

The Flash has focused a lot this season so far on Wally West trying to get his speed and become a speeding hero. In this week’s episode, “Shade”, Wally begins to having dream of his time as Kid Flash in the Flashpoint Universe.

As he suffers from the effects, Barry finally decides to tell Wally and the whole gang what happened to Kid Flash in the other timeline. With Wally finding out what happened, Joe tries to convince him to not pursue trying to get his speed, until eventually accepting his son’s wish and trying to help out. However, Alchemy is trying to reach Wally mentally and tempting him with his former life.

Caitlin reveals to Cisco that she has ice powers and admits her fear that she is turning into Killer Frost, the way her Earth-2 counterpart became a villain. She asks him to vibe her future and see if things go bad, which it does as Cisco sees him, as Vibe fighting Killer Frost. Cisco decides to reveal to the team her secret as secrets just hurt the team.

As the team decides to go after Alchemy and stop him once and for all, things go really south as Alchemy is one step ahead. The Doctor reveals another ally of his as the episode ends on more than one big cliffhanger.

Given everything that happened in tonight’s episode, there is a lot we want to break down and discuss. So hit the NEXT button below and let’s go through some of the important moments and highlights of The Flash season three episode: “Shade”

#5: Flash Villain Shade Introduced

#4: Caitlin Reveals Her Secret

#3: Wally Hunts For Speed

#2: H.R. [Really] Tries To Help

#1: Cliffhangers & Debut Of A New Villain

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