Jolt Review: How to Handle (or Not) Several Thousand Volts of Kate Beckinsale
If you like to see Kate Beckinsale kick ass, and feel somewhat ambivalent about it, then spend an afternoon or evening with Jolt. A hyped-up Beckinsale’s Lindy takes anger management to a whole new level with enabler Dr. Munchin (Stanley Tucci). This is a completely stupid film with no redeeming qualities. Everybody got a paycheck […]
The Matrix Resurrections Review: A Circuitous Path Back to the Same Place
Everybody likes a resurrection story. Well, not everybody. Seems that fans and critics alike held very mixed feelings over the Lana Wachowski epic that brings audiences back into the matrix. And this time, they bring them in through a side door for which only Lana has the key. I won’t keep up the suspense. I […]
And Just Like That… Premiere Review
In the pilot episode, he analyzed her noting one simple truth about Carrie Bradshaw, “You have never been in love.” At the moment Carrie felt this statement like a blow to her system. Despite her constant talk about love and relationships, he saw what she really wanted and never had. Over the course of six […]
Dune Review: Still Waiting
Dune is perhaps my favorite book. I have read Frank Herbert’s Dune at least 5 times. I have read all of Herbert’s Dune books and most of the new books from his son Brian and collaborator Kevin J. Andersen. I have also watched David Lynch’s Dune many times. There is much I like about the […]
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings starts the MCU reinvention
If you have seen Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings go. Go now. Unless you have not been vaccinated. Then wait. Otherwise, get on a mask and go see a mask-less hero deliver shifts to the MCU more subtle than Loki, but just as important. I conducted my usual background research via various Marvel-oriented […]
Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween Schedule 2021
Freeform’s 31 Nights of Halloween 2021 is jam-packed with holiday favorite films, spooky TV, and all the Halloween you could ever need. This year includes some new offerings like the Jaws franchise and sequels to Maleficent and Men in Black. One of the most beloved Halloween films, Hocus Pocus, is heavily featured on the list. The […]
Top 5 Bond Films According to Rotten Tomatoes
“Bond. James Bond.” A timeless and classic character who has impacted the history of cinema for decades. No other action franchise has more films. No other franchise is as iconic. There is only one. With the 25th James Bond film coming out soon we look back at the top 007 films according to Rotten Tomatoes. […]
The Orville Finally Drops Teaser Trailer and Release Date
Way back in April 2019, The Orville signed off on Fox with the finale of season two. Back in July 2019 series creator and star, Seth MacFarlane announced the series would move to Hulu for the third season. This move offered a bigger production budget and commercial-free storytelling. Once the pandemic halted the already ambitious […]
Winners! Primetime Emmys 2021
TV was the best salvation in 2020 to keep people properly distracted throughout global lockdowns. Show after show became the talk of many towns as television connected communities across the social distance. Last night’s show celebrated this exact idea by opening the awards with a rousing rendition of “Just a Friend” as singing “TV, you […]
Spider-Man: No Way Home Teaser Trailer Reaction
Welcome to the multiverse, Peter Parker. In the Spider-Man: No Way Home teaser trailer, Spider-Man is on the run from the police, classmates, and the world’s media. He needs to hide from the life-ruining exposure care of Mysterio and J. Jonah Jameson. Certainly, without the leadership of his mentor, Tony Stark, being a public superhero […]