Yearly Archives: 2020
John Carpenter Teases Reboot of The Thing
Tenet Reviews Hail Nolan’s Latest as a Thrilling Spectacle Despite Being Cold, Confusing
After ruminating on the major themes and ideas of Tenet for over a decade, Nolan spent five-years crafting the script. Did the endeavor pay off, or is the finished project to much of a thinker to resonate with a mass crowd? Variety's Guy Lodge hails Tenet as being a “big, brashly beautiful, grandiosely enjoyable” movie. Though Tenet is no "Holy Grail," Lodge says the "sheer meticulousness of Nolan’s grand-canvas action aesthetic is enthralling, as if to compensate for the stray loose threads and teasing paradoxes of his screenplay — or perhaps simply to underline that they don’t matter all that much."Tenet is a thrilling addition to the Christopher Nolan canon, but is slightly held back by a sense of over-familiarity.
Our review: https://t.co/HcVBYqQsb5 pic.twitter.com/tCBTLM80vO — IGN (@IGN) August 21, 2020
Tenet stars John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Michael Cain, and Kenneth Branagh in an time-bending espionage adventure film that, while captivating most critics, is leaving some cold. The Guardian's Catherine Shoard says the flick is a "pandemic dud" and that she's not even sure "in five years’ time, it’d be worth staying up to catch on telly."‘Tenet’ Review: Christopher Nolan’s Grandly Entertaining, Time-Slipping Spectacle Is a Futuristic Throwback https://t.co/q6cLARQimT
— Variety (@Variety) August 21, 2020
If critics do agree on one thing however, it's that Tenet's plot isn't the easiest to follow. The Independent's Clarisse Loughrey says Tenet is Nolan's most confusing film, but that it's also a "rare action film where the characters don’t just say the world will end if they fail in their mission - you feel it, too."Tenet review: Christopher Nolan's thriller is a palindromic dud https://t.co/O40xYfmiw7
— Guardian culture (@guardianculture) August 21, 2020
Meanwhile, GameSpot called the film a "mind-melting stunner" while THR said the movie was "rich in audacity and originality, but almost impossible to love, lacking as it is in a certain humanity."Tenet is Christopher Nolan's most confusing film, but the most thrilling to get lost in – review https://t.co/tGkJkMlrYL
— The Independent (@Independent) August 23, 2020
Tenet is a mind-melting stunner.
Here's our review: https://t.co/oDNOFqNHjm pic.twitter.com/wjMt0M0BML — GameSpot (@GameSpot) August 21, 2020
The New York Times' Jessica Kiang noted that the film was “undeniably enjoyable, but its giddy grandiosity only serves to highlight the brittleness of its purported braininess.”In #Tenet, writer-director Christopher Nolan sends star John David Washington moving back and forth in every dimension in this sci-fi thriller costarring Robert Pattinson and Elizabeth Debicki. Read THR's review here: https://t.co/MiehbwjSs3 pic.twitter.com/k9VWGLdaEn
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 23, 2020
Both The Telegraph and Total Film both loved Tenet, calling out the movie's "heart-stopping grandeur" and saying "one viewing just won't be enough."Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" will be released outside the U.S. next week, and our review is in. We won't spoil the plot, partly because it's so convoluted. https://t.co/maaCoVCrip
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) August 21, 2020
"Christopher Nolan's time-bending action spectacular is the perfect film to get us back in cinemas – one viewing just won't be enough," writes @robbiereviews.
'Tenet' review: https://t.co/xR8QE9pwHL — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 21, 2020
Empire's Alex Godfrey writes that Tenet "proves Nolan’s undying commitment to big-screen thrills and spills.""A monumental big-screen spectacle, Tenet is a film that perfectly exemplifies what makes the cinema experience – in all its heart-stopping grandeur – quite so special." Read @JordanFarley's review https://t.co/NrQs0ymyY9 pic.twitter.com/Pqgco3qCyx
— Total Film (@totalfilm) August 21, 2020
Check out IGN's Tenet review here... [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/08/21/tenet-review"] [poilib element="accentDivider"] Matt Fowler is a writer for IGN and a member of the Television Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @TheMattFowler and Facebook at Facebook.com/MattBFowler.“It has its cake, eats it, then goes back in time and eats it again.” Read the official Empire review of Christopher Nolan’s #Tenet. https://t.co/ulLb1BQF1h pic.twitter.com/2Yp1XIxuwu
— Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) August 21, 2020
Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Raises $2.3 Million for Charity
There were 148 runs, 159 prizes given out, and 20,430 donors who made an average donation of $68.71. These donations were made through direct donations, Twitch subscriptions and bits given during Games Done Quick's streams, and purchases from partners like The Yetee and Fangamer. This year's SGDQ featured its first ever VR speedrun in Half-Life: Alyx, alongside games like Final Fantasy VII Remake, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Bros., and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. The Games Done Quick events usually take place in person, just like Awesome Games Done Quick 2020 that raised $3.13 million, but the COVID-19 pandemic made it so SGDQ 2020 was fully online. It was an unfortunate change, but it's great to see it was still a huge success. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/03/14/half-life-2-developers-react-to-50-minute-speedrun"] You can rewatch all the speedruns on Games Done Quick's YouTube channel, and learn more about donating and getting involved at their website. For more speedrunning goodness, also be sure to check out our Devs React to Speedruns series for games like Half-Life 2, Doom Eternal, and SpongeBob: Battle for Bikini Bottom. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com. Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.You ever see a flying mount? Here you go. #SGDQ2020 pic.twitter.com/uFFZRMAC89
— Games Done Quick (@GamesDoneQuick) August 21, 2020
The Batman Trailer: First Look at Catwoman, Penguin and Gordon
We get a lot of footage of Zoe Kravitz in her Catwoman outfit, which seems very homemade and less of a costume per se. She even spars with Batman at one point, who seems surprised by her martial prowess. But as Reeves pointed out in the panel, she is not yet Catwoman in this movie, She will emerge as Catwoman.
We get a very quick shot of what appears to be of a heavily made-up Colin Farrell as Penguin standing in the rain. Someone get that man an umbrella! Reeves said he is still "Oz" at this point and doesn't like being called Penguin. The movie is about the snowballing of these characters into who they will become. Reeves also said Riddler is just starting out at this point in the story.
While we don't see Andy Serkis' Alfred we do hear him speaking to Bruce Wayne at one point, where he observes that he's becoming quite the celebrity. We do see Batman's work station in the Batcave, the Batmobile parked nearby.
Much of the trailer establishes the face-painted street gang members Batman confronts, including one prolonged shot where he beats the living crap out of one goon's face before telling, "I'm vengeance." Betcha thought he was gonna say "I'm Batman," didn't you?
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We see much more of Batman's costume here, including the lenses that cover his eyes (but notice at the end that Bruce still wears black makeup over his eyes). It should also be noted that Bruce goes out in public at one point on a motorcycle with half his face covered but not in his Batman costume.
And that voice at the end of the trailer -- is it Riddler? Hush? The Holiday Killer? "You're a part of this, too," the voice says. "How am I part of this?," Batman asks. "You'll see ..."
Matt Reeves said that gothic Liverpool, England -- yes, the home of the Beatles! -- is the stand-in for Gotham City, although the director hopes that viewers won't be able to identify where this Gotham is exactly.
Reeves also said Gotham City is afraid of Batman in this story. He's in his second year and is not yet the symbol of hope that he will become so they are unnerved -- those who believe he's even real -- by his violent vigilantism.
He also said we will see this Batman mistakes during his investigation and grow from it. Reeves cited Darwyn Cooke's "Ego" storyline as a comics influence on Batman/Bruce Wayne peering into himself but also cites the movie Chinatown as a detective story about a gritty, flawed investigator looking into murders in a deeply corrupt place. The French Connection and Taxi Driver were also cited as film influences.
For more Bat-coverage, feast your eyes on the first images from The Batman, The Batman's new logo and this sweet Jim Lee artwork, get the latest on when The Batman will resume filming, and learn about the GCPD spin-off series coming to HBO Max.
And for more from DC FanDome, check out what we learned about Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton both returning as Batman in The Flash movie!The Batman Trailer: First Look at Catwoman, Penguin and Gordon
We get a lot of footage of Zoe Kravitz in her Catwoman outfit, which seems very homemade and less of a costume per se. She even spars with Batman at one point, who seems surprised by her martial prowess. But as Reeves pointed out in the panel, she is not yet Catwoman in this movie, She will emerge as Catwoman.
We get a very quick shot of what appears to be of a heavily made-up Colin Farrell as Penguin standing in the rain. Someone get that man an umbrella! Reeves said he is still "Oz" at this point and doesn't like being called Penguin. The movie is about the snowballing of these characters into who they will become. Reeves also said Riddler is just starting out at this point in the story.
While we don't see Andy Serkis' Alfred we do hear him speaking to Bruce Wayne at one point, where he observes that he's becoming quite the celebrity. We do see Batman's work station in the Batcave, the Batmobile parked nearby.
Much of the trailer establishes the face-painted street gang members Batman confronts, including one prolonged shot where he beats the living crap out of one goon's face before telling, "I'm vengeance." Betcha thought he was gonna say "I'm Batman," didn't you?
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We see much more of Batman's costume here, including the lenses that cover his eyes (but notice at the end that Bruce still wears black makeup over his eyes). It should also be noted that Bruce goes out in public at one point on a motorcycle with half his face covered but not in his Batman costume.
And that voice at the end of the trailer -- is it Riddler? Hush? The Holiday Killer? "You're a part of this, too," the voice says. "How am I part of this?," Batman asks. "You'll see ..."
Matt Reeves said that gothic Liverpool, England -- yes, the home of the Beatles! -- is the stand-in for Gotham City, although the director hopes that viewers won't be able to identify where this Gotham is exactly.
Reeves also said Gotham City is afraid of Batman in this story. He's in his second year and is not yet the symbol of hope that he will become so they are unnerved -- those who believe he's even real -- by his violent vigilantism.
He also said we will see this Batman mistakes during his investigation and grow from it. Reeves cited Darwyn Cooke's "Ego" storyline as a comics influence on Batman/Bruce Wayne peering into himself but also cites the movie Chinatown as a detective story about a gritty, flawed investigator looking into murders in a deeply corrupt place. The French Connection and Taxi Driver were also cited as film influences.
For more Bat-coverage, feast your eyes on the first images from The Batman, The Batman's new logo and this sweet Jim Lee artwork, get the latest on when The Batman will resume filming, and learn about the GCPD spin-off series coming to HBO Max.
And for more from DC FanDome, check out what we learned about Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton both returning as Batman in The Flash movie!Matt Reeves Explains The Batman’s Connection to HBO Max’s Gotham PD
Matt Reeves Explains The Batman’s Connection to HBO Max’s Gotham PD
Suicide Squad Game Is Set in Batman: Arkham Universe
Suicide Squad Game Is Set in Batman: Arkham Universe
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Playable Characters Announced
- Harley Quinn a.k.a. Dr. Harleen Quinzel, the "mistress of mayhem"
- King Shark a.k.a. Nanaue, the "demigod humanoid shark"
- Deadshot a.k.a. Floyd Lawton, the "most dangerous marksman alive"
- Captain Boomerang a.k.a. Digger Harkness, the "Aussie assassin extraordinaire"
