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Before I get into the review of the premiere of The Last of Us, some housekeeping notes. If you listened to our recent Pop Culture Maniacs podcast on video game adaptations, you might know that I am not a gamer. I don’t play video games (outside of the occasional Mario Kart race) and I don’t […]
Line of Duty is one of the BBC’s biggest shows and the sixth season is arguably the biggest produced. Since the events of Season Five, DI Kate Fleming (Vicky McClure) has transferred from AC-12 to Operation Lighthouse, to an investigation into the murder of a journalist. The investigation is led by DCI Joanne Davidson (Kelly Macdonald) who becomes a person of […]
The final season of His Dark Materials has reached its halfway point with Lyra and Will going on their most treacherous mission. Will and Lyra have arrived in the Land of the Dead but find themselves trapped in Purgatory. They attempt to navigate Purgatory to find a way to the next stage of the afterlife, but […]
Following on from the dramatic events of “The Break,” “The Intention Craft” slows things down as all factions decide what to do next. Will has saved Lyra from Mrs. Coulter but it came at a cost because the knife has broken. The youngsters must figure out a way to fix the knife and clash over their next […]
On New Year’s Day, Netflix released the heist drama Kaleidoscope, a series with some solid names in the cast (Giancarlo Esposito, Rufus Sewell, and Jai Courtney the most famous of the lot) but a show that was designed to catch the zeitgeist thanks to a twist: You could watch the eight-episode season in any order […]
Spy x Family is an action spy comedy based on a manga by Tatsuya Endo. It is directed and written by Kazuhiro Furuhashi. It is produced by Wit Studio and CloverWorks. The latter studio is known for many series, including Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, My Dress-Up Darling, In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki, and Bocchi the […]
“The Enchanted Sleeper” was a strong start to His Dark Materials’ Season Three. It set up a potentially exciting follow-up episode. Lyra is still being held captive by Mrs. Coulter but the various factions are approaching her location. Will, Balthamos and Iorek Byrnison are on a boat going to the island Mrs. Coulter is hiding […]
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special is the 2022 Christmas offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kraglin Oboonteri (Sean Gunn) tells the Guardians of the Galaxy about the time Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) tried to celebrate but was prevented by Yondu (Michael Rooker). Mantis (Pom Klementieff) becomes moved by this story and sets out to […]
His Dark Materials has returned for its final season and starts with the episode “The Enchanted Sleeper.” Lyra has gone missing and Will travels across universes to try and find his friend. He gets two unlikely allies as he is followed by two angels. Lyra has been abducted by her mother and kept unconscious, leaving the […]
Rick and Morty’s sixth season has come to an end. It concludes with a Christmas episode and continues the wider story. It’s Christmas time and Rick gets gifts from across the multiverse for his family. This includes a lightsabre for Morty. However, when Morty drops the lightsabre vertically, he discovers that Rick had replaced himself […]