Cobra Kai rang in 2022 – or, rather, ended 2021 – by giving us the fourth chapter in its dueling dojos saga, and what a way to start a new year! With season 4, Cobra Kai continues its unbroken winning streak with another round of episodes that perfectly balance character arcs, a compelling story...
Read MoreYou know what my problem is? Hope. When I see a show that’s flawed but interesting, I have this undying hope that the next season will learn from whatever mistakes were made while maintaining whatever impressed me. This has burnt me several times, most notably in the transition from Legend of Korr...
Read MoreFor a movie that has no business existing, The Matrix Resurrections draws a lot of attention to how it has no business existing. More a meta-commentary on the franchise, its own ineptness, and the entertainment industry in general than an actual narrative, The Matrix Resurrections borders on unwatch...
Read More***SPOILERS AHEAD*** “Nomed Esir!” opens with more flashbacks, this time to the development of Atlantis under the watchful eye of Vandal Savage. In the present, Zatanna and her students are licking their wounds when the Stranger finds them. Meanwhile, Klarion faces off against Child. ...
Read MoreI know I’m about a month late to the game, but I just finished the Netflix League of Legends series Arcane. I didn’t know anything about the game and had thought it would be similar to World of Warcraft, with all the traditional fantasy trappings that the title Arcane suggests. My assumptions en...
Read MoreEvery so often, a show will deliver an episode that, though unintentionally, perfectly encapsulates the series as a whole. “Partners, Am I Right?” is that for Hawkeye, at least so far. It gives the characters a breather after last week’s action-heavy episode, and while a few meaningful moments...
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