In 2014, Bungie’s Destiny burst onto the scene with what I’d call “turbulent but abundant joy.” Following Halo, a game that laid the groundwork for practically all popular FPS games that followed, Bungie tore up all preconceptions of limitation and gave gamers an entire universe to explore. Naturally, that ambition was met with a flurry of obstacles to overcome, but fans
Read MoreIt has been more than a decade since James Cameron’s Avatar was released, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. With the sequel thirteen years in the making, the anticipation for Avatar: The Way of Water has been building. Cameron’s new releases have become something of a tentpole, not just on the basis of him being one of the most well-known
Read MoreIt’s been months since fans saw the conclusion of Dragon Ball Super’s Granolah the Survivor arc, and now we are only days away from the manga finally returning from its break. With every passing day, we learn more about the upcoming arc, including the fact that it’s going to be focused on the half-Saiyan boys Goten and Trunks and possibly lead
Read MoreThe Disney+ sequel series to the 1980s Ron Howard film Willow, also called Willow, has finally premiered, with two episodes dropping early Wednesday morning. The original film was a magical story about subverting expectations and being who you want to be and not who people tell you you are. This series seems to be bringing those same ideas into focus. So
Read MoreDavid Bruckner’s Hellraiser has finally been released on Hulu. In the midst of the confusing and cluttered TEN previous entries that bear the name Hellraiser, Bruckner’s film stands entirely on its own as a re-imagination. Going back to Clive Barker’s source material to build something new of his own, Bruckner succeeds on nearly every level, leaving very little want for more.
Read MoreThe character of Judge Dredd was created in 1977 by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. There was a previous film adaptation with Sylvester Stallone in 1995, but poor reception and a lackluster box office stomped out any hopes for a potential sequel. That didn’t keep the franchise down forever, and a film starring Karl Urban and directed by Pete Travis was
Read MoreWith the premiere of Andor on Disney Plus right on the horizon, I thought there was no better time than the present to revisit Gareth Edwards’ 2016 entry into the franchise. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story represents a simultaneously brave and incredibly safe outing. A story that naturally brings to mind the question “why,” but is never brave enough to
Read MoreThe season 4 finale for What We Do In The Shadows: Sunrise, Sunset shoves the characters back into their typical roles as they struggle to break out. Over the 10 episodes of the fourth season, we’ve seen the series trek into uncharted territories more different and absurd than ever before. [Warning: Spoilers from the season four finale of What We Do
Read MoreThe season 6 premiere for Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty indicates a much-needed shift in attitude for the series. As well-regarded as it is, Rick and Morty has had a shaky run with the award-winning highs of “The Vat of Acid Episode” and the confusing lows of “Rickdependence Spray.” The series has returned with “Solaricks,” and if it’s any indication of
Read MoreIn recent memory, no series has been quite as good at balancing the absurd with the mundane as FX’s What We Do In The Shadows. The latest episode, season 4 episode 9 “Freddie” demonstrates the series at its best, playing jump rope with the line between absurd and mundane and never giving you a second to breathe. [Warning: Spoilers from What
Read MoreEver since Kevin Feige got up on that Hall H stage and uttered the words “18 episode Daredevil series” (not verbatim), I have been reeling. I’ve been sitting around and stewing in it. Thinking about any possible excuse to write about it that won’t just be the word “wow” 1000 times over. I put the energy elsewhere and picked up my
Read MoreGeorge Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing arrives with no sense of insecurity about just how bonkers it is. Not many filmmakers would be brave enough to tell a story ABOUT storytelling, where eighty percent of the run time was dedicated to two people sitting in a room recounting tragic stories from their tattered pasts. Let alone be able to turn
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