Our editorial team member André Lamartine has already seen The Penguin and what he thought of season one you can read in our review. For us ordinary mortals, however, it is episode by episode that counts and during the weekend I watched part one.

I've been a DC fan for as long as I can remember, and really liked Matt Reeves' The Batman universe, and to be able to return to it feels absolutely lovely right from the first moment with that dark and red aesthetic he has gone for. Colin Farrell himself says he hates the costume and makeup he wears as the titular character, but if there's any consolation, he does it with aplomb. 

His version of Penguin is a slightly New Jersey-leaning gangster with clear Italian inspiration, and of the old slightly cheesy Batman villain, there's really nothing left - although you can note signs and comments that tie in to the character he once was. Actually, I'm a bit divided on this, I really don't think that superheroes (or their villains) on the big screen should try to be "realistic". It just takes away what's fun about them, but Reeves has actually succeeded in reinterpreting Batman's world and I buy this right up and down because he kind of goes all the way (just like Tim Burton did in the more comic book faithful Batman Returns).

Now I'm really looking forward to seeing more of the series and spontaneously I think that Cristin Milioti's interpretation of Sofia Falcone is very promising, and having Rhenzy Feliz's character Vic as some kind of human center in an otherwise very evil series feels like the right way to go.

What did you think of the first episode of The Penguin?

I've seen Demi Moore appear frequently on social media and on talk shows lately - without really caring why. The reason is that she plays the lead role in The Substance, a new horror film that premiered last week. Since it has been praised something huge, me and my partner went to see it without having checked any trailers before.

To sum up the cinema visit, I would have preferred another movie. Not that The Substance was really bad, but just too sprawling artistic for me and tried to make points about appearance fixation. The basic premise is that the substance of the film's title makes it possible to create a clone of itself (appears in the first five seconds, so it really can't qualify as a spoiler), but of course there are some significant catches.

The problem for me with The Substance is that the message is priority one, while entertaining as a film is something that has to take a back seat. The result is a lot of shock effects and logical gaps that are so insanely large that you almost have to consider the film an art project to have any real benefit. 

It never gets bad and it's fun to see Demi Moore do a nice role that she deserves a lot of praise for, but in the end it's a movie that feels deliberately weirder than good and that is also allowed to go on a little too long.

Have you seen The Substance and what did you think?

Over the past two weeks, I've enjoyed more action in one game than I've experienced in probably any other game combined in the last year. It's not a criticism of other games, but just a way for me to illustrate how insanely much action there actually is in  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II.

If you've already read our review (if not, do), then you know that it's a really great game, and our eminent freelancer Joakim Sjögren is 100% right when he writes:

"Ultimately, Space Marine II is a great action game that will satisfy both Warhammer fans and the more traditional adrenaline junkies. With a heavy focus on high-octane raw action and a constant display of cool design and fancy environments, Saber manages to captivate you as a player throughout the ten-hour story while keeping you around long after with new playthroughs and various multiplayer modes."

There was a lot of attention during the day because Saber Interactive's head Matthew Karch thinks that games today are too long and complicated, while at the same time he lacks more traditional gaming experiences without any moral cues. And when you dance along in this brutal killer waltz, it's easy to understand what he means. 

The variety isn't always there, but it doesn't matter when the gameplay loop never stops entertaining and the first total slaughter is just as entertaining as the 500th, and when this is then complemented by absolutely top-notch graphics and a killer soundtrack, you just have to take your hat off. Or as Jocke wrote:

"It's pompous. It's beautiful. And it's extremely violent. It's Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II -  And the emperor would have been proud."

You need to play this, trust me.

It has long been speculated that Final Fantasy XVI and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth did not sell as expected and now Square Enix themselves have confirmed this. Sad of course and I understand that they want to invest in multi-formats in the future to increase the number of potential buyers. Those who are closed out also miss the series and become less likely to jump on later on.

But... I don't think it's the Playstation exclusives that are the big problem. I know Final Fantasy XVI has received good ratings (full disclosure, I haven't played it yet), but it certainly doesn't look like the series I once fell in love with, nor does it play the same way anymore. And I know that many people feel the same way.

In the case of Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, I'm not at all surprised that things have gone badly. It's hard to jump into the game in the middle of it, and it's unlikely that everyone who bought the first one would be hungry for the sequel. In addition, the first part (Remake) also had its fair share of criticism from people who didn't like the new combat system. It will be even worse when part three comes. Then it's even harder to jump in and the audience is largely those who played the first one, then bought part two and still want more.

I'm definitely in favor of more people getting the chance to play Square Enix titles, but I suspect that they will continue to be disappointed if they don't change their strategy a bit. Final Fantasy would definitely need to go back to basics to a greater extent, and above all need to make the role-playing games more role-playing games again, and significantly less third-person action. I think remakes are a great idea (I dream about remakes of Final Fantasy VI and IX almost every day), but to divide them into several parts, I think is a lousy idea.

The gray, boring, and slightly impersonal design of Final Fantasy XVI didn't click for me. And apparently I wasn't alone in feeling that way.

Ever since the first issue of Transformers magazine was released in Sweden, I've been a big fan of Hasbro's robots. For a long time, I had my not inconspicuous collection standing on a long shelf in the living room, but dusting them became unsustainable and I gave up.

Today, robots are probably most associated with Michael Bay's films, which are of quite... The quality varies, but they produce really nice comic book adventures, we have several great games and we have a plethora of well-made TV series. In addition, I think the toys continue to be insanely delicious. A fan, as I said. 

Despite that, I continue to be violently skeptical of the acclaimed movie  Transformers One  which is now premiered. Every single review I read is that it's among the best things done with the robots, and that sounds good - but I have such a hard time getting past the design.

Transformers One looks to me like the mass-produced children's shows that aired in the early 2000s, which most of all resembled bad video games. Hopefully the movie will convince me of sheer quality, but when I sit down in the darkness of the cinema it will be with low expectations and I dislike the design so much that I fear I won't be able to fully appreciate it.

What do you think of the design of Transformers One?

September 22 is the big cinema day, take the opportunity to see movies for half price. At least that's what I'm going to do.