February Film Reviews Take Two: A Real Pain, September 5, Companion
After reviewing a trio of films earlier this month that I didn’t particularly care for, it was time for me to plop back down on the couch and watch three more movies in a quest to find titles worthy of my recommendation.
February Film Reviews: Three 2024 Films that Were Not My Cup of Tea
In this month’s movie reviews, we’ll take a look at three 2024 releases that I didn’t enjoy nearly as much as most moviegoers seemed to.
American Primeval Review: The Okayest, Bleakest Western Miniseries of 2025
If you’re in the mood for a decent, grim Western, then Netflix’s newest 6-episode series might be just what you’re looking for.
Silo Season 2 is a Major Disappointment
With a subpar plot and bland characters, Season 2 of a once-promising series is a big letdown.
Gladiator II is Bad
Gladiator II is a bad movie. It’s not funny-bad. It’s also not truly awful to the point that it offends my very being. It is simply not good. Gladiator II is one big nothingburger of a movie – a film whose worst offense may simply be the fact that it exists.
Robin Hobb’s Farseer Trilogy: A Fantasy Epic Worth Reading
As I’ve been getting more into fantasy novels, I’ve seen Robin Hobb’s name brought up multiple times as an author worth reading. Today, let’s take a look at the first trilogy set in her Realm of the Elderlings: the Farseer trilogy.
January 2025 Movie Reviews: Juror #2, Heretic, The Order
As we welcome a new year of movies and television, let’s take a look back at three films that came out towards the latter part of 2024 and discuss if any of them are worth watching this January.
2024: Best and Worst of the Year Awards
As we turn the final page of our 2024 calendars and head off into 2025, it’s time to take one last look back at the year that was and hand out some much deserved Best (and Worst) Awards!
Three 2024 Movies Worth Watching
These three films, that were released to streaming in the later half of 2024, are drastically different from one another. But, they are all worthwhile watches depending on the sort of movie you’re in the mood for.
FROM Season 3 Review: Time to Finally Get Some Answers?
All 10 episodes of the new season of the best horror TV show currently being released are now available to stream on MGM+. How does Season 3 compare to the first two seasons of the show, and can viewers finally expect to get some answers to the show’s many mysteries?
Graphic Novel Reviews: Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Road, The Deviant
The month we’ll be going over three graphic novels that are most certainly not for younger readers, with two focusing on serial killers, and a third being an adaptation of a bleak apocalyptic story.
The Penguin Review: Grading the Gotham City Crime Series
The Penguin has never been a great Batman villain, but does he find redemption on a new Max show, which has all eight episodes of the series now streaming?
November 2024 Movie Reviews: Alien Romulus, Woman of the Hour, & A Different Man
This November, we’ll be going over three newly streaming movies — one that’s pretty good, one that’s pretty bad, and one that’s pretty average. Read on to discover which film falls into which category, so you know what to watch as we enter into the latter part of 2024!
Echoes of Wisdom Review: Is it Time to Play as Zelda and Create Some Echoes?
It’s time to (finally) play as Zelda instead of typical protagonist Link! Should you wield the Tri Rod as the title heroine, create echoes, and start playing this action-adventure puzzle game today?
A Tale of Two Teams: The New York Mets & The New York Jets
October 20th was the end. The end of sports for 2024 for fans of the Mets and Jets. That night, the Mets were knocked out of the playoffs after losing to the Dodgers. At nearly the same time, the Jets fell to 2-5, basically ending any hope they have of doing anything positive this football season.
Rewatching Three 90s Horror Movie Classics: Scream, The Blair Witch Project, & Seven
In honor of Halloween, let’s go over three impactful horror movies from the 1990s. How do they hold up and how scary are they by 2024 standards?
Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn: Is It Worth Reading?
If you’re looking for high fantasy written post 2000, Brandon Sanderson is basically the go-to author for the genre, so I was curious to give some of his novels a try.
The Silence of the Lambs: Reexamining & Reviewing the Best Movie of 1991
The Silence of the Lambs was released to both critical and commercial acclaim over 20 years ago. How scary is it and how well does it hold up today?
Blink Twice is the Worst Movie of the Year
I was fairly certain after watching the abomination that was A Quiet Place: Day One, that I had discovered the “winner” for what would be the worst movie I’d watch in 2024. Well, a new contender has entered the ring. Because Blink Twice is bad.
Kinds of Kindness Offers a Bizarre Trio of Tales for Hardcore Lanthimos Fans
Kinds of Kindness, the latest Yorgos Lanthimos film, is comprised of three different (very weird) tales. It might not have wide-reaching appeal, but it should satisfy fans of absurdist comedy.