“If it’s Halloween, it must be Saw.” That tagline debuted in the teaser trailer for Saw IV, and honestly, one has never been more accurate. For seven straight years (2004 – 2010), released either on or just a few days before Halloween, the Saw movies dominated the horror box office. It was t...
Read MoreWith “Holding the Wrench,” Superman & Lois proves it won’t be going through many growing pains in its first season. This show doesn’t need to find its footing, having mastered how to tell a long-form story with just enough forward momentum to make each episode crucial to the arc. At the ...
Read More2010 was a surprisingly great year for DreamWorks animated movies. How to Train Your Dragon came out in March to rave reviews and an impressive box office turnout. While Shrek Forever After met with indifference at the time, I think people have warmed to it. On November 5th, the studio released Mega...
Read More*SPOILERS* In “Rampage,” episode 5 of The Bad Batch, our titular weirdos find themselves reduced to accepting mercenary work. Echo tells the others he knows where they can find Cid, an old Jedi informant who may be able to help them. They find Cid’s shop, but the proprietor denies ...
Read MoreWhile “Broken Trust” focused mostly on the Kent family drama, “Man of Steel” kicks the season’s plot into high gear with a couple of big reveals that put a new perspective on Captain Luthor’s mission. Jon and Jordan aren’t sidelined completely, though, and Superman & Lois proves on...
Read More“Family Matters Part 2,” the maddeningly uneven follow-up to last week’s cliffhanger, has some wonderful moments and a great thematic structure but dilutes that with awful dialogue, a shockingly bad subplot, and an overcomplication of the Forces and their natures. In the end, it’s a muddle o...
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