Gladiator II joins the likes of Twisters, Alien: Romulus, and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice as a long-awaited sequel to a popular film. Gladiator II sees a new character forced into the Colosseum and potentially becomes a catalyst for change. Sixteen years after the events of Gladiator, the Roman Empire is ruled by the tyrannical twin emperors Geta (Joseph Quinn) and Caracalla (Fred Hechinger). The last […]
Say Nothing Review
It’s not possible to tell the entire complex history of The Troubles in a single nine-episode limited series. It’s not even possible to adapt the entirety of Patrick Radden Keefe’s searingly interesting 2018 book, “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” into a nine-episode limited series. But the series Josh […]
Silo Season Two Review
When we last left Silo, AppleTV+’s post-apocalyptic series about the denizens of an underground Silo – where the inhabitants are segregated by a rudimentary caste system and three individuals (the Mayor, the Judge, and the Sheriff) control the goings on in society – Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson), the former Sheriff, had opted to take her chances […]
Say Nothing: A True Story About Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Review
I’m not usually one to tackle nonfiction books. Something about reading nonfiction brings me back to my school days (man, that sentence makes me sound ancient), and I can’t help but feel as if I need to take notes in order to regurgitate things back in the form of a paper. And, let’s face it, […]
Avengers vs. X-Men Review
Avengers vs. X-Men was Marvel Comics big crossover event in 2012 and sees two of Marvel’s biggest teams enter into a 12-issue conflict. The Phoenix Force is coming to Earth intending to bond with Hope Summers. Knowing how destructive the Phoenix Force can be, the Avengers go to Utopia so they can take Hope into […]
Paddington in Peru Review
It has been a long seven-year wait for Paddington’s cinematic return. The third film in the Paddington series sees the lovable bear return to his ancestral home for a big family adventure. Paddington (Ben Whishaw) has become a British citizen. He gets the opportunity to use his British passport when The Reverend Mother of the Home […]
Bad Sisters Season Two Review
I was pretty high on Bad Sisters back in 2022 when its first season premiered on AppleTV+. In fact, I designated it one of the Best Shows You Aren’t Watching – which, for me, is pretty high praise. When Apple announced that the series, which seemed to wrap things up in a nice little bow […]
Red One Review
Red One attempts to make a Christmas movie into a generic action-comedy from some of the minds behind the Jumanji sequels and The Fast and the Furious franchise. Christmas is approaching and the North Pole is getting ready for the big mission. Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) is the head of security at the North Pole […]
Britflix: Paddington 2
The first Paddington film was a delightful surprise, and the sequel has arguably a better repetition. With Paddington in Peru now out, it is worth looking at why Paddington 2 is so beloved. Paddington (Ben Whishaw) has settled into life in London with the Brown family. He has become a popular resident in Windsor Gardens […]
Britflix: Paddington
Paddington Bear is one of the most popular bears in children’s fiction, a status propelled by the live-action film series that started in 2014. In deepest, darkest Peru, a British explorer (Tim Downie) meets and befriends two bears, Pastuzo (Michael Gambon) and Aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton). He teaches them English and the wonders of London. […]