When one hears that Taika Waititi has a new half hour series on FX (or, if you’ve cut the cord, FX on Hulu), your initial reaction might be to assume it’s another comedy a la What We Do in the Shadows (which will be returning to both FX and Hulu this fall for season three). […]
Free Guy Review
Online gaming has become an important part of pop culture and it serves as the basis for the action-comedy Free Guy. Guy (Ryan Reynolds) is a bank teller and an NPC in the game Free City. He cares for his goldfish, goes to work, gets robbed, and avoids the violence that plagues the city. Guy believes […]
Don’t Breathe 2 Review
The 2016 horror film Don’t Breathe concludes with Stephen Lang’s “Blind Man” character tying up the protagonist and attempting to sexually assault her in the hopes she’d give birth to a new child to replace his late daughter. It is an exceptionally dark and disgusting place for the movie to have gone, but it went […]
What If . . . Captain Carter Were the First Avenger? Review
The first installment of Marvel and Disney+’s new series What If . . .? asks the question “What if Captain Carter were the first Avenger? (Instead of Steve Rogers.)” The answer, as you might have expected, was that Peggy Carter would become a hero swathed in the Union Jack, kicking Nazi ass and sacrificing herself […]
Rick and Morty – Rickternal Friendship of the Spotless Mort Review
Season Five of Rick and Morty has been seen as a downgrade in quality. “Rickternal Friendship of the Spotless Mort” show there is still plenty of life in the show. The Smith family goes on a cruise and leaves Rick home alone. Rick uses this time to resurrect Birdperson who had been turned into a cyborg by […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #27: The Suicide Squad Review
Kieran and Jean review the latest entry in the DCEU.
The Last Letter From Your Lover Review
Based on a number by Jojo Moyes, The Last Letter From Your Lover was a romance film in the vein of a Nicholas Sparks adaptation. Ellie Haworth (Felicity Jones) is a journalist who is assigned to write a story about the London Chronicle’s late women’s editor. Whilst researching the editor’s documents Ellie discovers a letter from the […]
Stillwater Review
Stillwater is the latest film by Spotlight director Tom McCarthy. His Marseille set film is part drama, part thriller as an American man tries to help prove his daughter’s innocence. Allison Baker (Abigail Breslin) is a young American woman who has spent five years in prison in Marseille for murder. She has another four years to serve. […]
Jungle Cruise Review
Like Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise is an adventure film based on a theme park ride. Disney hopes to provide wholesome family fun with their Brazilian set film. Dr. Lily Houghton (Emily Blunt) is a botanist who wants to find the Tears of the Moon tree, deep in the Amazon Rainforest. She believes that the flowers could […]
This Way Up – Season 2, Episode 4 Review
This Way Up is a show that can be brilliant or boring. The fourth episode of the second season was an example of being a dull entry in the series. Aine helps her flatmate, Bradley, with a Windrusher fundraiser. Richard comes to support Aine, but Aine gets worried that he’s getting too friendly with one of […]










