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Television
Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.5: Pena Dura
The breakout pairing of Gotham was back in a big way this week. This episode proved once again that Oswald Cobblepot and Ed Nygma are truly special together. Word got out that Ed was responsible...
Handicapping Sports
The Jumbo Package NFL Podcast – Two-Part Super Bowl Preview Extravaganza
On a very special two-part season finale edition of The Jumbo Package NFL Podcast, all angles of Super Bowl LIII are covered in-depth by Sonny Giuliano and Paul Clark, plus special guests Joe Zambito and...
Television
Riverdale Season 3 Review: 3.11: The Red Dahlia
Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW This week Riverdale season 3 was a noir. The only justification for this was a Jughead Jones voiceover sloppily saying that Riverdale had become a noir. The episode went all-in on...
Culture of Pop
'The Favourite' Is A Diabolical Dramedy
The Favourite (Fox Searchlight Pictures) The Favourite Power dynamics is a complex necessity in life, as everyone is consciously or unconsciously fighting for the attention of some higher-up or for more control. In Yorgos Lanthimos’...
Television
The Flash Season 5: 5.12: Memorabilia
This week on The Flash , Barry Allen and Iris West-Allen ended up wandering through Nora West-Allen’s memories. That idea had a lot of potential, but the execution was a little bland. The episode opened...
Television
Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.11: Blood Memory
This week’s episode of Supergirl season 4 focused on Nia Nal. Nia is incredibly lovable so it’s always nice when she’s featured. On a basic level, this episode was stronger than most of this season....
Culture of Hoops
2019 Hardwood and Hollywood Bracketology – 1/28/19 Update
Make sure you’re checking back right here on Hardwood and Hollywood for my updated Bracketology Projections right up until the 2019 NCAA Tournament Bracket is revealed. And for the second consecutive year, you can see...
Movies
'Green Book' Is A Safe Film With A Dynamic Duo
Green Book (Universal Pictures) Green Book An annual guide entitled The Green Book was published from 1936 to 1966 to serve as a reference for African-Americans on road trips during the era of Jim Crow...
Television
Gotham Season 5: 5.4: Ruin
Credit: FOX I expected the final season of Gotham to go all out stylistically and be full of ridiculous turns. But, I’m enjoying that the episodes are more typical and focused on the character dynamics....
Culture of Pop
Riverdale Season 3 Review: 3.10: The Stranger
Photo: Jack Rowand/The CW This week on Riverdale the main characters at least spoke to each other. That might be the standard for a good episode at this point. The show revealed one person who’s...
