Posts By Amon Warmann
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 8 (The Mask)
December 1, 2014 | Amon WarmannAlthough it’s saddled once again with an insignificant case-of-the-week, Episode 8 of Gotham does well to build on the momentum of last week’s season-high episode with some strong development in several of its arcs. Indeed, it would seem as though … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 7 (Penguin’s Umbrella)
November 24, 2014 | Amon WarmannOver the last couple of weeks, Gotham has been taking baby steps in the right direction. With Penguin’s Umbrella, however, the show takes a gargantuan step forward in what is its first bonafide great episode.
Last week’s hour ended on … Read More
Netflix UK VOD TV review: Gotham Episode 6
November 17, 2014 | Amon WarmannOver the past couple of episodes, Gotham has been taking small steps in the right direction and the upward streak continues in the latest hour.
Spirit of the Goat wisely seeks to attend to one of our most regular … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 5
November 10, 2014 | Amon WarmannIt’s official, ladies and gentlemen: Selina Kyle is the world’s worst pickpocket. We’ve mentioned in previous reviews that Gotham needs to do a better job of managing its ensemble, and this week saw perhaps its most extraneous scene yet, in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 4 (Arkham)
November 3, 2014 | Amon WarmannEven though we’re yet to be wowed by Gotham, Arkham is generally one of the stronger episodes the series has produced so far.
While last week we ventured into camp territory with a vigilante who sent people to their … Read More
Sky TV review: The Flash Season 1 Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
October 29, 2014 | Amon WarmannThe cinematic universes for our favourite comic book heroes are continually expanding, and with Arrow now having established itself as superior superhero television over the past couple of years, it’s unsurprising that the popular notion has spread to the small … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 3 (spoiler-free)
October 27, 2014 | Amon WarmannThe awkward clash between Gotham’s gritty realism and its cartoonish elements becomes yet more glaring in The Balloonman, easily the weakest episode of the series thus far.
The title refers to Gotham’s first vigilante, who bumps off criminals by … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 2 (spoiler-free)
October 20, 2014 | Amon WarmannWhile marginally better than its pilot, Gotham continues to experience some growing pains in its second episode, curiously titled Selina Kyle.
We say curiously titled, as the titular character doesn’t become the episode’s focus until the final 15 minutes. Even … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
October 11, 2014 | Amon Warmann“Before Batman, there was Gotham.” So reads the tagline to the latest series to take ownership of The Dark Knight’s world, this time with the proviso that the iconic hero won’t feature, an idea that was understandably met with no … Read More