Kneel Before Pod – The Batman (203)
The Batman recently released in cinemas so Kneel Before Pod answered the signal and had a conversation about it. The discussion covers the variety of Batman adaptations, what this take delivers and BatFranchising.
The Batman
The Batman
In his second year of protecting Gotham City, Batman faces a sadistic serial killer in Matt Reeves’ The Batman.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
The Harry Potter franchise expands with Datvid Yates’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) is the author of a textbook featured in previous Harry Potter adventures so his story is really good fodder for a prequel/spin-off explaining how he came about that knowledge and detailing the experiences he had gathering…
The Lobster
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Lobster depicts a dystopian society where being single is so heavily frowned upon that remaining that way nets you a unique punishment. The focus for the audience in this bizarre world is Colin Farrell’s David, a man who is recently divorced and basically sentenced to stay in a hotel in order to…
True Detective – Season 2 Episode 8
“Omega Station” The eighth and final episode of True Detective season two has come and gone, and it’s difficult not to compare it to the first season’s finale. There, Rust and Marty finally got their guy, and in somewhat of a twist ending, Rust survived the shootout, leaving hospital arm in arm with Marty, a…
True Detective – Season 2 Episode 7
“Black Maps and Motel Rooms” True Detective episode seven is the narrative yin to episode six’s characterisation yang. For weeks, Nic Pizzolatto has been exploring the minds of our four damaged protagonists. Broken families, relationships and promises abound in the City of Vinci, CA. Cops and criminals deal with their personal problems first, before allowing…
True Detective – Season 2 Episode 6
“Church in Ruins” Children and childhood are overarching themes of True Detective’s sixth episode “Church in Ruins”. This also happens to be Kneel Before Blog’s 500th post! Here’s to the next 500. Each protagonist deals with issues of childhood in some way; Semyon and Velcoro must contend with their own complicated families, whilst Woodrugh encounters…
True Detective – Season 2 Episode 5
“Other Lives” True Detective picks up in the aftermath of last week’s shootout. Things have changed significantly for the police protagonists and they’re each suffering in their own ways. Velcoro is off the force, and at first it seems he’s cleaning his life up, as he appears clean shaven with his hair swept back neatly. …
True Detective – Season 2 Episode 4
“Down Will Come” The majority of episode four of True Detective is a slow burn. We’re being drip-fed information about the case, the land deal, Caspar’s past and our protagonists throughout the hour. Every new detail is fascinating in the moment, but only leads to a craving for more. Even as the puzzle of the…
True Detective – Season 2 Episode 3
“Maybe Tomorrow” In fairly surreal fashion, True Detective episode three begins with a musical number – Conway Twitty’s version of “The Rose” – inside Ray Velcoro’s head. Could these be the last flashes of electricity dancing through his dying brain? He’s at his usual seat at the bar; his own personal purgatory. Seated across from…
