It was all Patti LuPone’s fault. After all, it was the use of a recording of her singing “Anything Goes,” the titular song of the classic Broadway musical, that started this whole singing ships conundrum in “Subspace Rhapsody” – a lovely twist that made this Broadway nerd chuckle. But would the episode turn out to […]
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Review
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, a seven-part miniseries adaptation of the novel of the same name, is a fascinating, if too slow developing, television series – gorgeous to look at, with some interesting performances, and a rather perfunctory plot. The series follows Alice Hart from her youth – as a nine-year-old dealing with the […]
Nimona Spoiler-Filled Review
Nimona is a science fantasy adventure-comedy film. It is based on ND Stevenson’s webcomic, and later graphic novel, of the same name. Annapurna Animation, Vertigo Entertainment, DNEG Animation, Blue Sky Studios, and 20th Century Animation produced the film. Nick Bruno and Troy Quane directed it. Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary are producers. This piece was […]
Talk to Me Review
Talk to Me is an Australian horror film and the directional debut of the Philippou Twins. It’s a film that had a lot of buzz around it since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Mia (Sophie Wilde) is a teenage girl who is still grieving for her mother who passed away two years prior. When […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #37: Barbenheimer
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the Barbenheimer phenomenon and share their thoughts on Barbie and Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer Review
Movie fans always anticipate Christopher Nolan’s films. He moves into the world of biopics with his historical epic about J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer follows the life and career of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), from 1926 to 1954. This includes his student days in Cambridge and travelling around Europe to learn from the best physicists, teaching […]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Under the Cloak of War Review
When I wrote about M’Benga’s episode arc in my review of the Strange New Worlds season premiere, I commented that I suspected PTSD and its impact might serve as a through-line for this season of the series. Of course, I wasn’t expecting the writers to dip back into that particular well with M’Benga once again […]
Good Omens Season Two Review
Let’s get this out of the way up top. The second season of Good Omens is, at its heart, simply an excuse for David Tennant and Michael Sheen to pal around, riff off one another, and be generally delightful with their wonderful chemistry for another season of television. After all, the first season of the […]
Secret Invasion – Home Review
So, if the radiation at the Skrull compound was so intense that Gravik expected Fury to be a shaking mess even with his iodide pills, just how were all those captured humans able to survive hooked up to the machines for that long? Does pumping them full of iodide keep them alive? Or would there […]
Barbie Review
Barbie makes her live-action movie debut with a self-titled film. It has become one of the most anticipated films of the summer of 2023. Barbie can be a doctor, a writer, a president, and anything that can ever be imagined. The Barbies live in a perfect world where every day is the best day ever. […]










