TUBE ROCKET: GOTHAM

Season One, Episode Twenty – “Under the Knife” By Jarrod Jones. Suspense? In Gotham? Get the hell out of here. I mean, sure, the show is good at faking it, but this week saw a pair of dumbfounded DoomRocket kids gaping at the television screen on...
RETROGRADING: SCROOGED

RETROGRADING: SCROOGED

By Matt Fleming. RETROGRADING is my attempt to parse the films of yesteryear, just to see if they hold their ground. Prologue: “The Ghost of Bill Murray’s Past.” With the possible exceptions of bacon and Jennifer Lawrence, Bill Murray has become something of a sacred...
RETROGRADING: LICENSE TO DRIVE

RETROGRADING: LICENSE TO DRIVE

By Matt Fleming. RETROGRADING is my attempt to parse the films of yesteryear, just to see if they hold their ground. Prologue: “A Tale Of Two Coreys.” Growing up in the 1980s meant witnessing a unique era in Hollywood, following the end of ‘70s realism and grit and...

TUBE ROCKET: GOTHAM

Season One, Episode Eight – “The Mask”  By Matt Fleming. “Alfred, can you teach me how to fight?” Young Bruce Wayne ends the eighth episode of Gotham with this request to his caretaker, who obliges, “Yes, I can.” Foreshadowing the continued genesis...

TUBE ROCKET: GOTHAM

Season One, Episode Two – “Selina Kyle” By Matt Fleming. The second entry in Fox’s Gotham, “Selina Kyle,” takes off running and gives the viewer an idea of how dexterous the show is attempting to be. Juggling multiple storylines that are both...