Polite Society is a one-of-a-kind coming-of-age story with the drama of Pakistani serials, the flare of Bollywood, the action of Kill Bill, the style of Scott Pilgrim, and the social commentary of Get Out. Nida Manzoor (creator/writer/director of We Are Lady Parts) mashes up so many elements that it defies categories, to what can only be described as Desi-Surrealism. In Polite
Read MoreA new live-action Peter Pan movie, Peter Pan & Wendy, has arrived on Disney+! Being excited about this new take on a classic adventure, I’ve come up with Second Star on the Right Cinnamon Bread. This beautiful star-shaped cinnamon bread is much easier to make than you think but it’s every bit as delicious as it looks! This cinnamon bread
Read MoreIt’s the long-awaited Doctor Who 60th anniversary this year, and there’s more buzz around the show than there’s been in quite a while. It’s no secret that Who has dropped off many American fans’ radars in the last decade, no longer achieving quite the level of hyper-visible fandom status that it had circa 2010-14. However, with the return of the beloved
Read MorePeter Pan & Wendy sees another live-action remake from the visionary filmmaker David Lowery. As a director, Lowery brought his sensibilities to the remake of Pete’s Dragon and made it his own. The same is true of Peter Pan & Wendy. The broad strokes of the 1953 animated Peter Pan are in this new take on the fairy tale, but the song feels brand new. Consider the musical
Read MoreAt long last, true cinema returns in the form of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes! I may be a huge Marvel fan, but my love for the MCU is nothing compared to my passion for The Hunger Games. The franchise has come roaring back to life in the last two months, thanks to the well-timed limited Netflix
Read MoreGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, the highly anticipated sequel to the previous two entries, is finally coming to theaters. As a major fan of the series, I can confidently say that the movie was absolutely fantastic and lived up to, and also exceeded my expectations. It is, in my opinion, the second-best entry in the franchise behind Vol. 2 (a
Read MoreTransformers: Rise of the Beasts is the next installment in the Transformers saga. This time it is a sequel to Bumblebee, which was a reboot & a spin off from the so-called Bayverse. Steven Caple Jr. is in charge of directing this time around. The storyline will be a loose adaptation of the well-known Beast Wars story. As expected, the film
Read MoreCitadel premieres tomorrow with two episodes on Amazon’s Prime Video. Starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Citadel is an exciting and ambitious espionage drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The show is fast-paced and adrenaline-filled, with stunning action sequences and sexy, well-developed characters. Citadel dials it up to 11, and it is a thrilling, fun, and incredibly addictive show. Citadel continues
Read MoreDC’s Vertigo imprint comics have found a home over at Netflix, with live-action adaptations of Sweet Tooth and Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman. For the former, the first season took the world by storm in 2021, taking a huge gamble on a post-apocalyptic story released during the early stages of the global pandemic. However, while the story is set during a viral
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