Category: Reviews
REVIEW: Loki – Season 1, Episode 4 “The Nexus Event”
“The Nexus Event” is one of the most glaring examples of manufactured storytelling I can recall. Plot and character developments are so forced as to be misnomers, with each new point inserted at the whim of the “creatives” because they want the show to be something they know it can’t offic...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 1, Episode 9, “Bounty Lost”
*SPOILERS* “Bounty Lost” finds the Batch searching for Omega and evading Crosshair and his troopers. Unable to detect Cad Bane’s ship, Hunter makes the difficult choice to jump to hyperspace and escape Crosshair. Meanwhile, Cad Bane and the Kaminoans agree to meet up and exchange O...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois Season 1, Episode 11 “A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events”
“A Brief Reminiscence In-Between Cataclysmic Events” is a mostly splendid episode that features some of the best Superman & Lois moments yet and points to an exciting final run of episodes to close out the first season. It also has a few elements that hint at a possible infection of the woke...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 7, Episode 14 “Rayo de Luz”
“Rayo de Luz” is not the episode we needed after spending last week being told – but not shown – how great Chester is. Instead of returning the focus to Barry, where it belongs, The Flash completely sidelines him for the episode in favor of Allegra, Chester, and Sue, who take a meaningless s...
Read MoreREVIEW: Loki – Season 1, Episode 3 “Lamentis”
With “Lamentis,” Loki takes on another of the characteristics of its eponymous trickster and shapeshifts, becoming a buddy cop action-comedy without breaking stride. The story and mythology behind the Time Variance Authority take a backseat (though an important piece of the puzzle does lock into...
Read MoreREVIEW: Luca (2021)
I’ve been a Pixar fan my whole life. Growing up, I was convinced I would work there one day, and I always saw the new Pixar movie for my birthday. Despite being a new Pixar film, Luca is one I haven’t been too excited about. Films like Coco and Soul have proven that the studio … <...
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