This category archive features various opinion pieces about recent movies, shows, games, books, and other things happening in the entertainment industry.
SMarvel Studios’ Doctor Strange brought us into Kamar-Taj and established the mantle of the Sorcerer Supreme. This sorcerer is meant to be the most skilled magic wielder, tasked with defending the Earth against the likes of Dormammu and other interdimensional beings. In the MCU, Tilda Swinton’s Ancient One was the Sorcerer Supreme before Benedict Wong’s Wong succeeded her during the Blip.
Read MoreIt feels like the Wicked movie adaptation has been in development for such a long time. Plans for a film have been in the works since 2004, with Universal Studios becoming officially producing the project in July 2012. Fast Forward almost a decade and the film is finally starting production under Jon M Chu’s direction. Starring Ariana Grande as Glinda and
Read MoreWanda Maximoff shines bright in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, driving the plot forward as the film’s deadly villain. Elizabeth Olsen tapped into a mother’s duty to portray the grieving, powerful character we all know and love. But while WandaVision portrayed the Scarlet Witch as an emotionally complex character and gave her a perfect arc, Multiverse of Madness throws
Read MoreAs a psychologist, mental health and proper representation in media are important. Shining light on mental health struggles and how people deal with them every day is essential to eliminating the stigma. However, film and television have not told stories where mental health is properly portrayed. Many times mental health is glamorized or dramatized, feeding into a macabre fascination of the
Read MoreFor a movie entitled The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third installment in the Fantastic Beasts franchise has very little to do with Albus Dumbledore’s secrets. When the film does delve into Dumbledore, it simply confirms very obvious things about his life or outright ruins him as a character. The film routinely contradicts both itself and the Harry Potter franchise, simply because
Read MoreBatman isn’t my superhero. I didn’t grow up watching his animated series like so many others my age and lack the nostalgic feelings from the Tim Burton films. I grew up a Superman child and earned my comic book wings watching Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. So when a new Batman film was announced, I wasn’t necessarily jumping
Read MoreMarvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has always been overshadowed by other Marvel projects and its debut on Disney+ has been no exception. Dropping along with the Defenders Saga, the excitement over Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), and other characters inching closer to their MCU arrival, AoS was like the forgotten step-child of Marvel projects. However, This show will always have
Read MoreThe exploration of Batman as an icon is one of the most compelling elements of Matt Reeves‘ The Batman. The narrative mystery is so hefty and takes up such a large portion of the 3-hour runtime that the characterization in The Batman does take a bit of a back seat, but it’s really all Reeves and co-writer Peter Craig needed to
Read MoreIt’s nearly been a year since Mortal Kombat was released simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters and they’ve finally greenlit a sequel. It’s unsurprising too, because throughout the entire year (up until The Matrix: Resurrections) Mortal Kombat constantly held the crown for the best debut of all of the HBO day and date releases. So, now here we are –
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