15 Nov, 2024
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Before you watch The Batman: Re-introducing the Penguin

Whether it’s Bruce Wayne’s tragic origins, his first year as a neophyte crimefighter, or even his second donning the cape and cowl, organized crime almost always dominated Gotham City during Batman’s early days. Matt Reeves’ The Batman sports an impressive ensemble cast — and Colin Farrell’s unrecognizable transformation into Oswald Cobblepot/the Penguin is an important representation […]

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Who Is The Riddler Talking To?

“The Batman” is now out in theaters and streaming on HBO Max, and it is surely prompting strenuous debate. Is the tone too serious or should they have gone back to the Bat-nipples or pop art title cards that say “POW!”? Where does Robert Pattinson’s characterization of the Dark Knight fall amongst the various iterations […]

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Belgian Privacy Watchdog Takes Facebook to Court

Frederic Legrand/ShutterstockBelgium’s privacy watchdog the Commission for the Protection of Privacy (CPP) announced Monday that it will be escalating a dispute against Facebook brought on by increasing privacy concerns. The grievances include claims that Facebook is tracking its users’ activity across the Web to sell targeted advertisements. According to the CPP, Facebook is keeping an eye on people who […]

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Belkin SoundForm Elite Hi-Fi smart speaker review

One-minute review Packing Devialet sound engineering, a built-in wireless charging pad and the Google Assistant voice helper, the Belkin SoundForm Elite Hi-Fi smart speaker seems like the perfect bedside companion on paper. And it’s certainly useful, charging your phone effortlessly and speedily, controlling smart home devices and music playback, and offering more volume and bass […]

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Benediction review – artful Siegfried Sassoon biopic full of unresolved yearning | Biopics

Terence Davies, the writer-director behind such modern classics as Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes and more recently Sunset Song, has long been one of the great poets of British cinema. It’s perhaps unsurprising therefore that his films have occasionally focused on the lives of poets: Emily Dickinson in 2016’s A Quiet Passion, […]