Category: Reviews
REVIEW: The Luminaries – Season 1 Episode 2, “The Place You Return”
*SPOILERS* “The Place You Return” begins right where “Fingerprint” left off, with Anna being introduced to Lydia’s husband, Crosbie Wells. After gloating about his prospected gold bag, Crosbie treats Anna to the story of how he and Lydia met. Crosbie miraculously won the jackpot on Lydia�...
Read MoreWandaVision – Episode 7 “Breaking the Fourth Wall”
WandaVision jumps to the modern sitcom era with “Breaking the Fourth Wall,” a leisurely paced episode that sets up the season’s final stretch. It lacks some of the punch from previous weeks – necessarily, due to the shifting status quo – but it makes up for that with laugh-out-loud lampoon...
Read MoreREVIEW: Shark Tale (2004)
DreamWorks Animation released two movies in 2004, and they couldn’t have been more different. Shrek 2 and Shark Tale are both animated comedies with all-star casts packed with pop culture references and adult humor. However, that’s where the similarities end. The films’ characters ...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Luminaries – Season 1, Episode 1, “Fingerprint”
This Valentine’s Day, Starz began airing a BBC miniseries from last year called The Luminaries. Based on a novel of the same name by Eleanor Catton, The Luminaries takes place in New Zealand during the 1860 gold rush. Directed by Claire McCarthy, the series stars Eve Hewson, Eva Green, and Himesh ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
On Friday, February 12, Judas and the Black Messiah was released to theaters and on HBO Max. Directed by Shaka King, the film follows the events leading up to Illinois Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton’s assassination through the eyes of Bill O’Neal, the man who ultimately betrayed him. I only...
Read MoreREVIEW: WandaVision – Episode 6 “All-New Halloween Spooktacular”
After the big events of last week’s episode, WandaVision slows down a bit in “All-New Halloween Spooktacular,” choosing to use character interaction to fill in some blanks. That doesn’t mean there’s nothing else going on; the plot progresses, Vision has more to do than usual, and that endi...
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