If it’s been a minute since you thought about Invincible, the excellent Prime Video animated series (adapted from the comic series of the same name), you’re likely not alone. The series premiered all the way back in March of 2021 – practically a lifetime ago in the world of television – and then nary a […]
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal Spoiler-Filled Review
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal is a mature supernatural fantasy comedy with steampunk elements. Genndy Tartakovsky, who is well-known in the animation industry, is the director and creator. He is best known for Dexter’s Laboratory, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Sym-Bionic Titan, and Samurai Jack, and more recently, Primal. This review was written during the 2023 WGA and […]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Those Old Scientists Review
Well, that was a heck of a surprise – at ComicCon, Paramount announced that they would be dropping the much anticipated Strange New Worlds/Lower Decks crossover episode early. So, here I am, on my Saturday, writing up a review I didn’t think I would need to have ready until Thursday. But that’s a sacrifice I’m […]
Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken Review
DreamWorks had a great one-two punch with their 2022 releases The Bad Guys and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Their first film of 2023, Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken had a lot to live up to. Ruby Gillman (Lana Condor) and her family live in the seaside town of Oceanside. There are Krakens who are pretending to be humans. […]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Lost in Translation Review
It’s rare that an episode of television can both make me laugh, freak me out with some really great horror elements, and make me tear up – all within the confines of an hour. But that’s precisely what the great “Lost in Translation” managed to do, all while also giving us a great Uhura-centric episode […]
Secret Invasion – Harvest Review
So help me if Sonya Falsworth turns out the be a Skrull at the last minute in next week’s Secret Invasion finale (although I certainly wouldn’t be shocked with the way the series has kept her character and her motivations shrouded in some secrecy). But, at this stage of the game, with one episode remaining […]
Minx Season Two Review
When HBO Max was purged late last year, one of the causalities was the second season of Minx, the delightful comedy about the creation of a Playgirl-esque magazine in the 1970s. Mere weeks away from wrapping filming their second season, the series was cancelled, although the network told the cast and crew they would be […]
Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #36: Hollywood in Crisis
Kieran Freemantle and Jean Henegan discuss the recent issues affecting Hollywood including the Writers’ and Actors’ Strikes, content purges, the Streaming Crisis, and the wave of Flopbusters
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Review
The Mission: Impossible film series has arguably been getting better and better with each installment. After a five-year gap since its previous entry and three years since it started filming, the series returns with the first part of a two-part finale. An Artificial Intelligence program known as The Entity has developed self-awareness and has been infiltrating computers around […]
Skip and Loafer Spoiler-Filled Review
Skip and Loafer is romantic comedy and slice-of-life anime, written and directed by Kotomi Deai. It is based on an ongoing manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Misaki Takamatsu. This animated series was produced by P.A. Works, known for series such as Canaan, Kuromukuro, Akiba Maid War, and Aquatope on the […]










