In 1966, Batman wasn’t just a movie — it was an explosion of pop culture that forever changed the landscape of superhero media. The iconic movie, starring Adam West and Burt Ward, epitomized ...

But there's something even grimmer about the Gotham portrayed in HBO's new Batman-adjacent "The Penguin" (Thursday, 9 EDT/PDT, moves to Sundays starting Sept. 29, ★★★ out of four).

An almost-unrecognizable Colin Farrell stars as ambitious Gotham City criminal Oz Cobb – a change from the traditional Cobblepot from “Batman” lore – “The Penguin,” a new HBO/Max ...