So far, HBO’s The Penguin doesn’t have a ton of references to Batman or larger DC Comics lore. In fact, you could know next to nothing about Batman and enjoy this show as a pure crime drama series.

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for The Penguin Episode 4The Penguin just had its most explosive episode yet, exploring the long-awaited origins of Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti). We get ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Gotham is returning to FOX for a fifth and final season in 2019, and the chaotic Batman prequel is ...

The Penguin has defiantly resisted dabbling too deep in the Batman canon. A spinoff of the more gritty and grounded The Batman, the HBO show has zeroed in on its titular Batman antagonist and the much ...

This article contains spoilers for The Penguin episode 4. The latest episode of HBO’s The Penguin opens the doors to Arkham State Hospital and invites us into the fractured psyche of Sofia Falcone ...

Magpie's true name is Margaret Sorrow. She was a chronic kleptomaniac and inmate at Black Gate Prison. While serving her time in the prison, she took part in experiments in mind manipulation conducted ...

For someone born into the Falcone family, Sofia didn't seem to be all that hatefully villainous earlier in life, when Colin Farrell's Oz was merely her duplicitous driver. But after landing on her ...