Wonder Woman – Message Over Motion & the Road Ahead
While it can be said all movies follow this formula, Comic book and Sci-fi/fantasy fall victim to it more than others. They must balance the formula between message and motion. The ratios of message and motion change depending on what story creators wish to tell. Some forgo message almost entirely,
Discovery S3:E11 – So It Begins
Every show plods along during the season. It has its ups and downs, but when it reaches those last few episodes of the season the action ratchets up, the drama and intrigue increase exponentially and the stakes get incredibly higher. Discovery has reached this end point and things just picked up.
Netflix Wolverine – Sharp As A Razor Or Dull As A Spoon?
It feels strange to talk about this. In today's streaming world we expect all of the DC titles to end up on HBOMax, all Marvel/Star Wars titles to end up on Disney+ and so forth, but here's the thing. Contracts take time. Disney just bought Fox and often Netflix signs deals on titles a year or more
The Mandalorian S2:C16 – Precise Calculations
In a recent article I talked about this past season of The Mandalorian. The episodes hit their story points, provided us with some key 'fan service' moments, but over all lack that extra something. Short of anything by the Favroni brothers, the episodes run too short and lack that little extra
Discovery S3:E10 – Goodbye and Hello Again
For the past several weeks I have practically had Last Christmas with Emilia Clarke or auto-play. Its a fantastically funny Christmas Comedy with a nice little twist to it. How does this pertain to Discovery? Emilia's boss, Santa, who owns the year-round Christmas shop where she works, sasses her,
We Only Find Them When They Are Dead 4 – Choices
This week from BOOM! Studios we get everyone's favorite title because it takes three days to say it - We Only Find Them When They Are Dead 4. Captain Malik and the three man crew of the Vihaan II went looking for a living god. They harvest the parts of the dead, but Captain Malik's dream is to find
‘The Punisher: One Last Kill’ Review – Frank Castle Fights Back, Mentally And Physically
This is a first for Marvel Studios and their Marvel Television branch for their Special Presentations. We've had others like Werewolf By Night that introduced a new character, but not one for an already established character like The Punisher. The Punisher: One Last Kill comes off the heels of his
Witch Hat Atelier Ep. 5 “The Dragon’s Labyrinth”: Operation Dragon Spa [Review]
Witch Hat Atelier has Coco and her fellow apprentice witches engage in a complex operation to escape a dragon in Ep. 5 "The Dragon's Labyrinth". Hilariously, it's an operation that basically boils down to making an impromptu dragon spa. And yet, the result is one of the most beautifully
‘Passenger’ Review – A Haunted House On Wheels
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the