Category: Reviews
REVIEW: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season 2, Episode 1, “Elven Kings Under the Sky”
jesslind | Aug 30, 2024 | 4
***DISCLAIMER*** THERE WILL BE SPOILERS AND MUCH FURY IMBUED IN THE TEXT THROUGHOUT THE READING OF THIS REVIEW. Season 2 of The Rings of Power begins in Forodwaith during the dawn of the Second Age. In an ice fortress located far north of the Iron Hills is Sauron, standing before a crowd of Orcs, ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Alien: Romulus (2024)
The trailers for Alien: Romulus sold it as a trip back to the franchise’s origins, and it certainly is that, but not in the way most of us probably hoped. This is not just a throwback in a similar horror vein to Alien but yet another sequel that stands on the franchise’s past like a rickety la...
Read MoreREVIEW: Batman: Caped Crusader: Season 1 (2024)
When Batman: Caped Crusader was announced, most people seemed excited. It would be set in the 1940s, loosely tied to the beloved 1992 classic Batman: The Animated Series, and Bruce Timm would produce and run the show. What could go wrong? Well, when it came out that Harley Quinn, The Penguin, and ot...
Read MoreREVIEW: Borderlands (2024)
Borderlands is based on a video game series of the same name made by Gearbox Software and published by 2K for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, among other platforms. I am not a big gamer and rarely know much about video games, so I was attracted to the Borderlands movie for the same reasons I would &helli...
Read MoreREVIEW: Trap (2024)
Like most people, I find M. Night Shyamalan to be hit or miss. But honestly, that’s most directors, and I think he’s only singled out because his first big movie was so popular. Anyway, I wanted to see Trap because I’m interested in themes Shyamalan tends to revisit – psychology, mysticism, ...
Read MoreREVIEW: House of the Dragon – Season 2, Episode 8, “The Queen Who Ever Was”
***SPOILERS*** In “The Queen Who Ever Was,” Tyland Lannister negotiates with the Triarchy of Essos to break the blockade. Larys tells Aegon he must leave King’s Landing and hide in Braavos. Jace bumps heads with Ulf. Corlys cautions Rhaenyra of the Greens’ strength. Ser Alfred arrives at Har...
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