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Peacemaker season 1, episode 4 recap – “The Choad Less Travelled”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 4, “The Choad Less Travelled”, contains spoilers. As I said at the end of my recap of the...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 3 recap – “Better Goff Dead”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 3, “Better Goff Dead”, contains spoilers. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Peacemaker is a DC property and not just...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 2 recap – “Best Friend, For Never”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 2, “Best Friend, For Never”, contains spoilers. “Best Friend, For Never” devotes almost 20 minutes to dealing with...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 1 recap – “A Whole New Whirled”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 1, “A Whole New Whirled”, contains spoilers. I’ve come to the realization that everything is funnier if John...
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts review – that same old magic
Only rarely will one ever encounter a piece of media so finely calibrated to evoke nostalgia. For anyone who came of age alongside or slightly...
King Richard review – a genuine crowd-pleaser
This review of the film King Richard does not contain spoilers. King Richard is a film that Hollywood has in short supply these days. A...
Dune (2021) review – a sophisticated sci-fi blockbuster
This review of Dune does not contain spoilers. As a self-proclaimed Denis Villeneuve superfan, and for that matter, a Dune novice, I found his tenth directed...
‘Cry Macho’ Ending Explained – Does Mike Find Redemption?
Mike is a former rodeo clown who is too old to run away from those drooling, bucking bulls in Cry Macho. Right after his boss,...
‘Cry Macho’ Review – A Monotonous and Derivative Buddy Road Trip Picture
It’s not every day you get to right a wrong. In 1988, Clint Eastwood had a chance to make Cry Macho. The film was streaming and...
Reminiscence review – a watered-down neo-noir
I liked writer and director Lisa Joy’s film Reminiscence better when called Strange Days (1994). It is an ambitious (yet at times full) film that...
The Suicide Squad review – ferociously funny and devilishly cool
Besides James Gunn’s obvious mother issues on full display here, his vision of The Suicide Squad fully encompasses his filmography of oddball ways and horror...
Gossip Girl season 1, episode 1 recap – “Just Another Girl on the MTA”
This recap of Gossip Girl season 1, episode 1, “Just Another Girl on the MTA”, contains spoilers. Trust HBO Max to drag Millennial mainstay Gossip...
In the Heights ending explained – who realized their dream?
This article discusses the In the Heights ending, so it will contain major spoilers. Read the review. Jon M. Chu’s In the Heights, the summer...
‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Ending Explained – What’s Next For These Smokejumpers?
Taylor Sheridan’s Those Who Wish Me Dead is a Western forest fire thriller that finds Angelina Jolie (Eternals; First They Killed My Father; Maria) filling...
‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Review — A Big Ole Mess That The Whole Family Will Enjoy
Taylor Sheridan’s Those Who Wish Me Dead keeps getting called a “throwback” to the ’90s. A throwback Western set against the forests of Montana, Sheridan’s thriller...
Tom and Jerry review – a painfully dull animated comedy
The new HBO Max film of the week is Tom and Jerry and it’s painfully bad. Woefully bad. I know there is something to say...
Judas and the Black Messiah review — a gripping drama brought to a feverish boil
Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah works on many levels. It’s a film with a message that is deeply rooted in racial oppression. It...
Search Party season 4, episode 10 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Search Party season 4, episode 10, “The Shadows”, contains spoilers. Who is Dory Sief? She wanders into her funeral with that question...