Category: Television Reviews
REVIEW: The Continental – Episode 2, “Loyalty to the Master”
I was surprised to have mostly enjoyed the first episode of The Continental. The second, “Loyalty to the Master,” is more in line with my expectations for the John Wick prequel series. It’s a dull story – or segment of a story – that feels inconsequential, over-explains the mysteries of t...
Read MoreREVIEW: Castlevania: Nocturne Season 1 (2023)
Set three centuries after the events of the previous series amid the French Revolution, Castlevania: Nocturne follows young Richter Belmont as a new evil rises in Europe. Aided by his adoptive Renard family, Tera and Maria, and magic-user Annette from the island of Saint-Domingue, Richter is faced...
Read MoreREVIEW: American Horror Story – Season 12: Delicate Episode 2, “Rockabye”
***SPOILERS*** In “Rockabye,” Anna is questioned about the break-in by cops who don’t take it seriously. Siobhan informs Anna that she’s been nominated for a Gotham award and tells her to get it together. Anna and Dexter’s embryo is successfully implanted. When Anna tri...
Read MoreREVIEW: Ahsoka Season 1, Episode 7, “Dreams and Madness”
***SPOILERS*** In “Dreams and Madness,” Hera stands before the council to explain her actions. However, Senator Leia Organa sends C-3PO to the Senate council with a message exonerating Hera. Meanwhile, Ahsoka and the Purgil arrive at Peridea. The Great Mothers locate Ahsoka, and Thrawn s...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Continental – Episode 1, “Brothers in Arms”
The Continental is a nice surprise. The first episode, “Brothers in Arms,” is much better than I thought it would be, an entertaining trip back to the crime-ridden New York of the 70s in the John Wick universe. It’s got style to spare and some excellent filmmaking from Albert Hughes, formerly...
Read MoreREVIEW: American Horror Story Season 12: Delicate Episode 1, “Multiply Thy Pain”
Based on the novel Delicate Condition by Danielle Valentine, American Horror Story: Delicate follows Anna Victoria Alcott (Emma Roberts), a woman desperate to have a baby. The trailers and posters have been nothing if not cryptic, hinting only at the involvement of spiders and pregnancy. AHS and...
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