Fantasy
‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – It’s the Same, but Different
It’s fair to say that every human on Earth knows that Peter Parker became Spider-Man after being bitten by a spider, so it’s a mercy...
‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – An Intriguing Last-Minute Development Is Too Little Too Late
The most interesting thing that happens in Episode 4 of Mayfair Witches Season 2 happens at the very end, and then “Double Helix” ends before doing anything with it.
‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Episode 3 Recap – Rowan Bites Off More Than She Can Chew
Nobody likes a dinner party, and when you really boil it down, that’s all Episode 3 of Mayfair Witches Season 2 really is.
‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Ending Explained – An Emotional Payoff Maybe Takes the Easy Way Out
Season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne provides a surprisingly tender ending that in many ways avoids a lot of the more potentially pesky narrative decisions. Everyone...
‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Review – A Solid, Surprisingly Emotional Follow-Up
We’re at a point now where anything that debuts on Netflix with Castlevania in the title is a guaranteed good time, which if you’d told...
‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – This Is Getting Dull Already
“Ten of Swords” lacks most of the gothic atmosphere that the premiere was able to create, and instead settles into an odd rhythm of concurrent storylines, some real and some more esoteric, none of which are especially interesting.
‘Creature Commandos’ Ending Explained – Finale Proves the New DCU Is Only Just Beginning
James Gunn isn’t pulling any punches in the finale of Creature Commandos. Episode 7, “A Very Funny Monster”, has everything you’d expect from the first...
‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Feels Immediately Wasteful In Episode 1
Despite being popular enough to secure Season 2, little adjustment seems to have been made between seasons to iron out some of the issues.
‘Creature Commandos’ Gets The Balance A Little Off In Episode 6
Creature Commandos has been at its best and worst based on the strength of its flashback sequences, and Episode 6, “Priyatel Skelet”, is no different in that regard.
‘Creature Commandos’ Episode 5 Gives Us The Team-Up We Didn’t Know We Needed
I’ve already asked for more Eric Frankenstein in Creature Commandos, and Episode 5, “The Iron Pot”, grants that request. And thank goodness!
‘Creature Commandos’ Gets Back On Track In Very Good Episode 4
Now this is more like it. I was worried about Creature Commandos, I must admit, especially after it got so bogged down in simplistic political...
‘Creature Commandos’ Episode 3 Gets Bogged Down In Obvious Messaging and Silliness
I still like Creature Commandos, and I still think it has a lot of potential, but Episode 3 made me wonder if the concept was...
‘Secret Level’ Recap – Our Take On Every Episode Of Amazon’s Anthology
Amazon’s anthological series Secret Level is pretty unprecedented as far as such things go – a collection of animated video-game-inspired short films released in two...
‘Creature Commandos’ Makes The Necessary Introductions In Its Two-Part Premiere
Welcome, says the two-part premiere of Creature Commandos, to the new DC Universe. Well, new-ish, I suppose. Episodes 1 and 2 of Max’s adult animated...
‘Arcane’ Season 2 Ends With A Sweeping, Complex, Emotional Act 3
Well, blimey. It was virtually inevitable that Act 3 of Arcane Season 2 was going to stir some emotions, but as usual with this show,...
‘Arcane’ Season 2 Slows Things Down In Act 2 To Extraordinary Effect
It’s accurate to say that Act 2 of Arcane Season 2 slows things down a lot relative to the balls-to-the-wall frenzy of Act 1, but...
The Ending Of ‘The Penguin’ Makes Oz One Of The Best Batman Villains Ever
The great achievement of The Penguin is that it has somehow managed to turn a perennial B-league second-stringer into – and I mean this –...
‘Arcane’ Season 2, Act 1 Effortlessly Proves That This Is Still Netflix’s Best Animated Series
There’s a “y’all must have forgot” quality to Act 1 of Arcane’s second season. Riot Games and Netflix have already confirmed that these nine episodes...
‘The Penguin’ Episode 7 Reveals The Horrifying Truth Of Oz’s Past
On the press tour for The Penguin, Colin Farrell responded to fans saying they had to come like the complex nature of Oz Cobb with...
‘The Penguin’ Episode 6 Is Everything That’s Great About This Show
Not a great deal happens in Episode 6 of The Penguin, but it’s nonetheless the hour that best exemplifies everything great about the show. Colin...