Category: Reviews
REVIEW: Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Killers of the Flower Moon is Martin Scorsese taking his time. It doesn’t have the frenetic energy of some of the films for which he’s most famous, but its intimate, slow-burn story reveals itself gradually, slowly setting the stage for a rumination on the nature of evil. And it’s done with a...
Read MoreREVIEW: American Horror Story – Season 12, Episode 5, “Preech”
We’ve reached the midseason finale, which I think is an appropriate time to take stock. So far, I’ve really enjoyed Delicate, which has managed to maintain a pretty restrained tone. I usually really like the first few episodes of a given AHS season for this reason, but then it devolves ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Assassin’s Creed Mirage (2023)
Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Oct 18, 2023 | 0
Assassin’s Creed Mirage: the game that Ubisoft claimed would be a return to the classic formula of the franchise. After completing the game’s base story, I can unequivocally say that the marketing was an outright lie. Mirage bears no substantive connection to the classic games of the franchi...
Read MoreREVIEW: Slayers: A Buffyverse Story
It’s been twenty years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended its run (read my retrospective here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5), and to commemorate the anniversary, a brand new tale in the show’s universe has arrived as an Audible exclusive. Titled Slayers: A Buffyverse Story, the audio series brings back some...
Read MoreREVIEW: Gen V – Season 1, Episode 5, “Welcome to the Monster Club”
*SPOILERS* In “Welcome to the Monster Club,” Jordan and Marie, as well as Cate and Andre, wake up in an unfamiliar place. Andre decides it must be Dusty’s house and accidentally witnesses an intimate act. Emma and Marie don’t remember Sam, and nobody else can remember anything from the past ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Doom Patrol – Season 4, Episodes 7 and 8, “Orqwith Patrol” and “Fame Patrol”
***SPOILERS*** In “Orqwith Patrol,” Rita and Madame Rouge are forced to deal with the fallout of their actions and avoid detection in the Ant Farm. Meanwhile, Jane, Cliff, and Vic are put in cages in Orqwith. Rita grapples with inadvertently killing a man as Rouge tells her to get a grip...
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