Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henagan provide a double discussion about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and how the X-Men could be brought into the franchise.
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Quarantine Binge: Taskmaster
I love British panel shows. 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. QI. Would I Lie To You? Big Fat Quiz of the Year. I have been known to spend hours in a panel show YouTube deep dive, delighting in the humor, enjoying the quiz elements, and relaxing. You’ll notice I said that I watch […]
Lovecraft Country – A History of Violence Review
The approach Lovecraft Country has taken to episode structure in its short time on the air has certainly been unique. After burning through enough plot for an entire season during the show’s first two episodes, episodes three and four have each tackled a particular film genre (haunted house in episode three and an Indiana Jones-style […]
Big Brother – Week Four Review
Another week, another disappointment. Enzo got the ball rolling by winning a ball-rolling Head of Household competition that was rather mundane and boring and nominated two players America actually liked, Kaysar and Kevin. Kaysar was still reeling from losing Janelle, his half-duo partner (and America was still in mourning for Janelle). So we already knew […]
Doctor Who – The Timeless Children Review
The Twelfth Series of Doctor Who ends with one of the most controversial episodes in the modern era of the show. The Cybermen set out to invade the last planet inhabited by humans. Yaz, Graham, and a group of surviving humans are trapped on a Cyberman spaceship, and The Doctor is forced to go with The Master […]
Doctor Who – Ascension of the Cybermen Review
The Twelfth Series of Doctor Who enters into its end game with sees The Doctor face off against The Cybermen in “Ascension of the Cybermen.” The Doctor and her companions arrive in the far future during the Cyber Wars. The last remnants of humanity are down to single digits. She sets out to protect the […]
The Boys Season Two Review
This review discusses the second season of the Amazon series The Boys. While I have avoided including any spoilers (or, rather, what I consider to be spoilers), if you would like to watch the season knowing absolutely nothing about what will happen and without any idea of where things might go, I would recommend avoiding […]
Lovecraft Country – Holy Ghost
Lovecraft Country‘s third installment, “Holy Ghost,” was a curious change in narrative structure. For its first two episodes, it seemed as though the series would be a tightly serialized drama. But this week, the story jumped forward several weeks from the tragic events of Ardham and gave us a haunted house story that, on first […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode One: Streaming Wars and Mulan on Disney+
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the streaming wars and the release of Mulan on Disney+ in the first podcast episode.
Weather Channel and Accuweather TV prepare for Hurricane Laura
I am a weather geek. You learn to appreciate weather growing up in the cornfields of the Midwest when your father teaches you to study the sky so you can judge how many innings of baseball you can play before the dark clouds on the horizon roll into town and the tornado sirens start blaring. […]