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Since I’d first heard of Apple TV’s Finch, I’ve been interested. It reminded me of Neill Blomkamp’s 2015 film Chappie, whose last 15 minutes interested me when I caught it on TV once and never watched it again. But when you throw a movie featuring Tom Hanks in front of me, I’m going to eat it up the first chance I
Read MoreAfter almost a year since our last episode of Doctor Who, the desert-like dry spell is finally over. And oh boy, did the show deliver on an outstanding premiere episode. Aptly named “the Halloween Apocalypse” this episode delivered on both the tricks and the treats! Warning: Spoilers from the Doctor Who: Flux (Season 13) premiere are below! This episode wastes no
Read MoreThe latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Eternals, was screened at Festa del Cinema di Roma where we were lucky to have a reviewer with access! Here’s his spoiler-free review! Note: this review was written by Luigi Parentela of Universo Cinematografico Marvel. A special thanks to them and ComicsUniverse.it for use of the image above from the event. “Remember…” One word,
Read MoreAt the time of writing this, I’ve seen Denis Villeneuve’s Dune now three and a half times. Dune is a movie that’s affected me and stuck in my thoughts a great deal since first seeing it. I didn’t break down crying as I did with Interstellar, I didn’t come out the other end with a new perspective on life like with
Read MoreWhen a prequel film was announced for Zach Snyder’s Army of the Dead, I thought I knew what to expect. A film set in a world of zombies is most definitely a zombie movie, right? Wrong. Army of Thieves, directed by and starring Matthias Schweighöfer, tells a story set in the early days of the zombie outbreak. However, the story is
Read MoreEvery year when Christmas comes around, I can’t help but use the cash in my pocket to indulge myself and buy some movies. Well, buying so many at one time means that some of them are condemned to sit in my ever-growing collection until I get the random urge to sit down and watch them. That was the case after I
Read MoreDenis Villeneuve is an excellent director and has proven such time and time again. But he’s also a director that likes to take his time, and I can understand why some people lose patience with a film like this. I’m not going to pretend that my first viewing went down easy, it didn’t, but it reminds me a lot of Villeneuve’s
Read MoreNetflix series Locke & Key debuts it’s second season on this Friday 10/22/2021, and I was given an early look at the series. Here is my review below. Spoiler warning for Locke & Key season two below! There’s a war brewing in Matheson, Massachusetts, though you wouldn’t necessarily know that if you lived in Keyhouse. The second season of Locke &
Read MoreWith the premieres of Legends of Tomorrow and Batwoman finally coming to our screens, it must mean it’s fall. A season of change, something that Batwoman has become accustomed to ever since the departure of Ruby Rose between seasons one and two. Spoilers for the season three premiere of Batwoman are below! The season three premiere continues in that trajectory, though
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