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After ten seasons of American Horror Story and almost two complete seasons of its spin-off, not much shocks me from these Ryan Murphy-developed shows. From this season alone, fans have been given many exceptional stories of ghosts, witches, urban legends, serial killers, and crazy plastic surgeons. However American Horror Stories: Necro did something I didn’t think possible; it shocked and surprised
Read MoreWhen it comes to the Doctor Who extended universe, everyone has their favorite Doctor and Companions. It becomes almost a badge of pride to carry your favorite Doctor close to your chest and finding others who share the same sentiment feels like winning the lottery. While Matt Smith is my favorite Doctor, it’s a bit harder to choose my favorite companion.
Read MoreThe Stargirl season 3 premiere is finally here, however, as a show, Stargirl has had such an interesting history leading to the third season on The CW. Originally produced for the now-defunct DC streaming service DC Universe, the transition to its new home on The CW began within the first season. As episodes aired on DC Universe, they would also air
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 MoreStar Wars: Padawan by Kiersten White takes us on Obi-Wan Kenobi’s first mission away from the Jedi Temple at 16 years old. Obi-Wan is finally a Padawan to Qui-Gon Jinn and life is changing quickly. He is going through being separated from his friends, trying to be the perfect Padawan, and prove he will be a worthy Jedi Knight one day.
Read MoreWell American Horror Stories fans, we’re nearing the end of a truly excellent season of television. Something I wasn’t initially expecting going into season two, as season one of the AHS spin-off was such a mixed bag. However, season two has brought quite a few stand-out hours of television, with Dollhouse, Aura, Drive, and Bloody Mary really standing out as top-tier
Read MoreThe first thing I need to say is that Shadow Avengers by Carrie Harris is the second book in the Crisis Protocol series from Aconyte Books. I didn’t know that when I started reading it. But it didn’t matter as much as it might in other series as I was still able to thoroughly enjoy the story. There were a few
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
Read MoreHonestly, I am baffled it has taken this long for Sylvester Stallone to make his outing into the superhero subgenre. Aside from minor roles in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 and The Suicide Squad, Stallone has been a mere inevitability for the vast catalog of superhero projects. Prime Video’s Samaritan finally delivers a story of idolatry, questioning what
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