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REVIEW: The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
For 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 MoreREVIEW: Hawkeye – Episode 6 “So This is Christmas?”
Hawkeye’s finale, “So This is Christmas?” is a fitting end for the miniseries in that it has a few good moments, and a better story is aching to break through, but it’s caught in a mire of boring plotlines, weightless action, unsatisfying character arcs, and some of the laziest fight scenes ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Spider-Man: No Way Home had me worried from the start. I’d enjoyed Spidey’s previous MCU films very much, and while I haven’t cared for some of the changes made to his lore, I had faith that it was leading somewhere and decided to go with it. Then, they announced that the third movie would inv...
Read MoreREVIEW: Young Justice – Season 4, Phantoms, Episodes 10 and 11, “Nomed Esir!” and “Teg Ydaer!”
***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 MoreREVIEW: Hawkeye – Episode 5 “Ronin”
“Ronin,” the penultimate episode of Hawkeye, is maybe the worst yet. It’s little more than connective tissue, a series of dull scenes that move characters into place for the finale, but not in exciting or fun ways. There are plot developments that further diminish what should have been the ser...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 8, Episode 5 “Armageddon Part 5”
The Flash may have averted Armageddon, but his greatest test is yet to come. “Armageddon Part 5” puts yet another new spin on the theme that has fueled not only this season-opening miniseries but much of the show from the beginning. That it incorporates the central characters and plot elements f...
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