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As Mr. Nobody once said, “More TV superheroes? how original!” Except, when it comes to the Doom Patrol, it’s quite genuinely the truth. The series, about to launch its third season, has turned the genre on its head, embracing the most outlandish and unorthodox ideas that the source material had to offer. All while developing these absolutely compelling characters who look
Read MoreWhat We Do In The Shadows season 3 has only run three episodes so far seems to be improving with each one. In the series premiere, they quickly shifted the series in a much different direction than previous seasons had. With the once isolated trio of vampires of Staten Island now finding themselves running the whole show, as the new Vampiric Council
Read MoreMalignant is the most fun I’ve had watching a horror movie in a long time. Since James Wan busted on the scene with 2004’s genre reforming hit Saw, his work has been consistently divisive (to say the least). But, the man doesn’t fail to reassure audiences that he knows what he’s doing, putting out two billion-dollar films in the last 6
Read MoreFor me, Rick and Morty season 4 had been a bit of a muddled mess. It contained some of my favorite episodes of the series with “The Vat of Acid Episode” and “The Old Man and the Seat,” but simultaneously had some of my least favorite episodes like “Childrick of Mort” and “Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri.” Well, Rick and
Read MoreBased on the original movie of the same name, What We Do In The Shadows continues to serve as a worthy successor to its cinematic predecessor. The spin-off series follows a group of vampires as old as civilization itself, who’ve found themselves planted down in the modern-day Staten Island. The third season picks up just a month after the second ended,
Read MoreShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the first Marvel Studios origin film since the radical universe-altering events of Avengers: Endgame and Loki. Before director Destin Daniel Cretton took this job, he was primarily known for grounded true-story dramas like Short Term 12, The Glass Castle, and Just Mercy. Cretton is the latest in a line of Marvel directors transitioning from
Read MoreReminiscence seemed like exactly my kind of thing — drama, love story, sci-fi — it’s all there. Even just watching the trailer, I could tell it took after one of the most interesting films ever: Blade Runner. Reminiscence might be interesting, but for all the wrong reasons. Spoilers for Reminiscence below, final warning! Reminiscence follows a man named Nick (Hugh Jackman),
Read MoreDue to the ongoing pandemic, television has looked a little different with how productions film and release their shows, and Superman & Lois is no exception. Many of the Arrowverse shows had started and stopped through the entire 2020-2021 television season because filming under the new protocols for safety is taking much longer than anticipated. At least, that was the reason
Read MoreEditor’s note: This is a guest review that was written by David Meyers, who saw Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings at a special early screening for fans. The review contains only mild spoilers, if that, for the film. Marvel is focused on the future. After the prequel of Black Widow, Marvel Studios has released its first front-facing movie
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