Lisa Frankenstein is a horror-comedy that aims to homage to films from the ‘80s as it shows the friendship between a teenage girl and the living dead. Lisa Swallow (Kathryn Newton) is a morbid high school senior suffering from depression after her mother was violently murdered. Her situation is made worse by living with her absentee […]
Dune: Part Two Review
Denis Villeneuve and his all-star cast return to the desert planet of Arrakis, with the second part of his adaptation of Dune. The Harkonnens have taken over Arrakis and House Atreides has fallen. However, Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) survived the attack and joined the Fremen in the depths […]
Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure Spoiler-Filled Review
Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure is an original magical girl series directed by Koji Ogawa. It is produced by Toei Animation (which uses the “Izumi Todo” pen name for studio’s producers as series creator), a studio founded in January 1948. It’s known for over 240 anime, including Cutie Honey, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, Smile PreCure!, and […]
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin Review
If you’re still mourning the loss of HBO’s Our Flag Means Death, the new AppleTV+ comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin might go a little ways toward filling that void in your life. Much like Our Flag Means Death, the series takes a humorous look at the life of a historical figure […]
Arrow Blu-ray Review: Dune (1984)
Dune is considered one of the greatest sci-fi novels ever published. Seeing that the second part of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune is about to be released it is a good time to revisit David Lynch’s version of Dune and Arrow Video’s re-release. In the distant future, the known universe is ruled by the Padishah Emperor and a feudal system of government functions. […]
The Traitors is the Best Reality Series – All Three Versions of It
Last year I declared that The Traitors, the new reality competition series from Peacock, was one of the best shows folks weren’t watching. Well, what a difference a year makes! It seems like I can’t go a day without having an in-depth discussion about the ins and outs of the second season of the US […]
Out of Darkness Review
Out of Darkness is a pre-historic survival-horror film that has played well on the festival circuit. It now has a chance to reach wider audiences thanks to Signature Entertainment in the UK and Ireland. 45,000 years ago a ragtag band of humans arrived in a new land. Despite the promises of a bountiful land by their […]
Wicked Little Letters Review
Wicked Little Letters is a mystery film about the case of the Littlehampton letters and assembles an ensemble cast for a boisterous comedy. Edith Swann (Olivia Colman) is a Christian woman who has been receiving poison pen letters. The prime suspect is her next-door neighbour, Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley), an Irish woman with no filter. The […]
Constellation Review
In this era of way too much television, one of the big questions I routinely get asked by folks looking for a new binge is if the series “sticks the landing.” Want to invest the time and energy into tackling The Americans? Know that it absolutely sticks the landing. Succession? Better Call Saul? Barry? Yes, […]
Bob Marley: One Love Review
Bob Marley is one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th Century and he joins the likes of Johnny Cash, Freddie Mercury, and Elvis by having a biopic made about his life. In 1976 Jamacia suffered from political and gang violence and was on the verge of civil war. Bob Marley (Kingsley Ben-Adir) planned to […]