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After a neat double role in Star Trek: Discovery, Michelle Yeoh returns to the Star Trek universe, leading the streaming film Star Trek: Section 31. The film has the distinct honor of being the first Star Trek television film and the fourteenth entry in the vast science-fiction franchise. Yeoh was easily the selling point of this film to me, and there’s
Read MoreCompanion is an upcoming sci-fi horror romance from writer-director Drew Hancock and the great minds at BoulderLight Pictures. BoulderLight is a young studio which has quickly made a name for itself with hit indie horror films like Zach Cregger’s Barbarian in 2022 and Anna Kendrick’s Woman of the Hour in 2024. The producers specialize in giving fresh filmmakers a platform to
Read MoreKids with superpowers, check. A shadowy government group trying to capture them, check. A hero with amnesia who isn’t sure who he can trust, including himself, check. Bloodshot has all the components of an exciting spy thriller. Add in some engaging characters and an easy-going writing style and Fred Van Lente delivers an exhilarating, fast-paced novel that’s sure to entertain. [Warning:
Read MoreJessica Jones is sinking fast. Wallowing in pity and self-doubt, she’s turned from a hero to a drunk who can’t even keep up with basic hygiene. But then she gets a wake-up call and a new case, and that starts to turn her around. A mother of twin teenagers shares a strange story with Jessica. Her kids spent the summer in
Read MoreWolf Man inspires a mixture of feelings, which is evident from the current Tomatometer. One might be asking themselves, why? On the one hand, Leigh Whannell’s follow-up to The Invisible Man has moments of brilliance. On the other hand, the film has almost nothing new thematically to say about the lore of werewolves. Throughout the 103-minute runtime, Whannell brings some inventive
Read MoreUniversal Pictures has been in the Monster Movie business for a long time. Dating back as far as 1913, the studio has been in the business of bringing scares to audiences around the world, with the likes of Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Mummy. Since the conception of their classic monster flicks, Universal has tried to recapture what made these films fantastic
Read MoreThis past summer, I had the pleasure of visiting Disneyland for the first time ever. I went to Walt Disney World in Orlando as a child but after falling in love with Universal Studios Hollywood after moving to Southern California last year, I was super excited to experience a Disney theme park as an adult. Although most of Disneyland fell pretty
Read MoreWell, they did it again. Ben Stiller managed to rob an entire weekend of my life as I couldn’t pull myself away from Severance season 2 (just like with the first season). It’s been THREE YEARS ever since Mark (Adam Scott) left us on the massive cliffhanger when he proclaimed to his sister Devon (Jen Tullock), “She’s alive!”. Referring to his
Read MoreThe holiday season might be over, but we’re not done celebrating one of the greatest times of the year! That’s right; there’s nothing like a Doctor Who Christmas special to make our spirits bright! With the return of Steven Moffat as the writer of Doctor Who: Joy to the World, we have much to be thankful for and much to discuss!
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