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‘Invasion’ Season 3, Episode 1 Recap – A Glacial Premiere Stays True To Form
The most apt description of any episode of Invasion generally begins with, "Not much happened, but...". This holds true in the Season 3 premiere, "The Ones We Leave Behind", which has the unenviable task of setting up a new status quo after the Season 2 finale.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episodes 8 & 9 Recap – A Team-Building Exercise
There's no vehicular combat in Episodes 8 & 9 of Twisted Metal Season 2, which, for an adaptation of a video game franchise built entirely around vehicular combat, seems a tad concerning.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – Mayhem’s First Time
The first major round in the Twisted Metal tournament isn't especially interesting, which, it turns out, is by design.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – Bet You Weren’t Expecting That
Killing off major characters is often seen as a pretty cheap way of farming audience engagement.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – And The Tournament Begins
Drivers, start your engines -- the Twisted Metal tournament is officially underway.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – A Brief, Anarchic Diversion
Tortured vehicular metaphors being my speciality, I'm happy to say that Twisted Metal pumps the brakes a little here in "LZGTBZY".
‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Part 1 Review – A Delightful Return to Nevermore Cleaved Needlessly In Half
Let me just start by saying that I’m not a fan of reviewing half a season either. But if Netflix is going to be adamant...
‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Part 1 Ending Explained – And The Killer Is…
As much as I despise Netflix’s new approach of releasing new seasons of key IP in several parts, Wednesday Season 2 is a good example of...
‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Episode 3 – The Camping Trip Chronicles
Allow me to start with something I neglected to mention in the previous episode, since it becomes important here in Episode 3, "Call of the Woe".
‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – The Stalker’s Identity Is Revealed
Wednesday Season 2 started as it means to go on, capably proved by Episode 2, which makes it clear that things aren't going to get any simpler as we go.
‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Welcome Back to Nevermore Academy
Students invariably spend the summer holidays getting into mischief, so on that level, at least, Wednesday Addams is pretty normal.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2 Is Off to the Races With A Fun, Messy Three-Episode Premiere
Start your engines, ladies and gentlemen. Twisted Metal is back for Season 2, and it’s bigger and better than ever. This might not be immediately apparent in...
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2 Is Bigger, Better, And More Like the Games
Two years after Season 1 turned out to be surprisingly good, and thirty years after the debut of the long-abandoned PlayStation series on which it’s...
Here’s Everything You Need to Remember About ‘Twisted Metal’ Season 1
Bucking the trend of video game adaptations being woeful, Peacock’s Twisted Metal was a good time. This is especially surprising considering it was based on...
Netflix’s ‘Leviathan’ Adaptation Puts Its Focus In All The Wrong Places
You’d need both hands and at least half a foot to count all the cool stuff in Leviathan, Netflix’s anime adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s World...
‘The Old Guard 2’ Is The Awkward Middle Child Nobody Likes
I never thought The Old Guard was as good as everyone else seemed to. It was fine, don’t get me wrong. It had kinetic hand-to-hand...
‘Ironheart’ Ending Explained – A Long-Awaited Villain Debut Caps Off An Interestingly Flawed Season
And just like that, it’s over. Feels weird, doesn’t it? Ironheart debuted with the first three episodes, and the ending arrives just a week later....
‘Ironheart’ Premiere (Episodes 1-3) Recap – And Just Like That It’s Halfway Done
You have to wonder what Marvel Studios is hoping for with Ironheart. I’m a professional film and TV critic, and someone had to tell me it was out.
I Found the Remake of ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Endearing and wonderfully Thematic
I often wonder–though the answer is obvious–why live-action remakes of animated movies are made. From an artistic perspective, you could argue that the merit is...
‘Heavenly Ever After’ Ending Explained – A Slightly Random Conclusion Caps Off A Mixed-Bag Season
It’s probably fitting that a show as mixed as Heavenly Ever After has an ending to suit, with Episodes 11 and 12 providing some answers...