Lenny Burnham

Pop Culture Spin Managing Editor Lenny Burnham is a writer/comedian in New York City. He hosts the podcast The Filmographers.

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Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.9: The Trial of Jim Gordon
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Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.9: The Trial of Jim Gordon

By Lenny BurnhamMarch 08, 2019

This week on Gotham season 5, someone shot Jim Gordon. As he recovered, he had hallucinations. Considering that hallucinations allow anything to happen, episode wasn’t as weird or as artistic as it could’ve been. Jim...

Riverdale Season 3 Review: 3.14: Fire Walk With Me
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Riverdale Season 3 Review: 3.14: Fire Walk With Me

By Lenny BurnhamMarch 07, 2019

This week’s episode of Riverdale season 3 was more of the same. It didn’t have a strong central conceit, it just moved the season long arcs along a bit. Kurtz attempted to kill one of...

The Flash Season 5 Review: 5.15: King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd
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The Flash Season 5 Review: 5.15: King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd

By Lenny BurnhamMarch 06, 2019

This week on The Flash season 5, King Shark and Gorilla Grodd both returned for a big old fight. They’re both cool characters, but the episode spent a lot of time on set up, science...

Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.13: What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?
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Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.13: What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice and the American Way?

By Lenny BurnhamMarch 04, 2019

This week on Supergirl season 4, Manchester Black and the Elite faced off against Kara Danvers and the Legion of Superheroes. On a basic level, this was a cool episode that kicked ass. The action...

Bob’s Burgers Season 9 Review: 9.15: The Fresh Princ-ipal
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Bob’s Burgers Season 9 Review: 9.15: The Fresh Princ-ipal

By Lenny BurnhamMarch 04, 2019

This week on Bob’s Burgers season 9 Louise Belcher became principal for a day. The episode played off the rivalry between Louise and Phillip Frond, which is one of the more interesting relationships in Bob’s...

Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.8: Nothing’s Shocking
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Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.8: Nothing’s Shocking

By Lenny BurnhamMarch 01, 2019

This week’s episode of Gotham season 5 brought back Mr. Penn as the Ventriloquist. Meanwhile, a woman with shapeshifting powers sought revenge on a group of cops, including Harvey Bullock. When cops who worked a...

Riverdale Season 3 Review: 3.13: Requiem for a Welterweight
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Riverdale Season 3 Review: 3.13: Requiem for a Welterweight

By Lenny BurnhamFebruary 28, 2019

This week Riverdale season 3 introduced its second plotline about Archie Andrews participating in underground boxing. This time it’s of his own accord. For the most part this episode of Riverdale season 3 was more...

Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.7: Ace Chemicals
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Gotham Season 5 Review: 5.7: Ace Chemicals

By Lenny BurnhamFebruary 22, 2019

This week on Gotham season 5, Jeremiah Valeska’s big plan came to fruition. I’ve been skeptical of Jeremiah, but this episode was Gotham at its horrifying, whimsical best. Jeremiah not only kidnapped Alfred Pennyworth, he...

Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.12: Menagerie
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Supergirl Season 4 Review: 4.12: Menagerie

By Lenny BurnhamFebruary 18, 2019

It was Valentine’s Day on this week’s episode of Supergirl season 4. An alien parasite called Menagerie fused with a human host named Pamela Ferrer to wreak havoc. Kara Danvers, Alex Danvers and J’onn J’onzz...

Bob’s Burgers Season 9 Review: 9.14: Any Which Way But Goose
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Bob’s Burgers Season 9 Review: 9.14: Any Which Way But Goose

By Lenny BurnhamFebruary 18, 2019

Maybe it was inevitable that the only way Bob’s Burgers could escalate Tina Belcher’s social awkwardness was with actual beastiality. Is that the next logical step after a ghost boyfriend? In this Valentine’s Day episode,...