Insidious: The Red Door is the fifth film in the Insidious series and sees the return of the Lambert family for the first time since 2013. After the events of Insidious: Chapter 2, Josh Lambert (Patrick Wilson) and his son, Dalton (Ty Simpkins) have their memories erased of Dalton’s coma, Josh’s possession, and suppressing their powers. Nine years later Dalton is […]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Charades Review
What a string of episodes Strange New Worlds has churned out in the first half of their second season. And wow, what a hell of an episode “Charades” was. The trope of a half-human/half-alien losing their alien side isn’t new to Star Trek (Voyager had B’Elanna Torres split into two beings early in its run), […]
Foundation Season Two Review
When I reviewed the first season of AppleTV+’s big IP series Foundation back in 2021, my main criticism was that the series didn’t take the time to ground its narrative and develop its characters, choosing instead to churn through centuries of plot in at attempt to give us an understanding of this world but less […]
Secret Invasion – Beloved Review
“Beloved” made clear two glaring issues with Secret Invasion that its writers (and Marvel) appear perfectly content to simply ignore. First, the narrative structure of the series is a complete mess. In order to have a cliffhanger last week, the writers were keen to ignore a key plot point (and a really cool, important one!) […]
Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny Review
Indiana Jones is a franchise that has been around for over 40 years and has been 15 years since the release of the previous entry. Harrison Ford is back at the age of 80 for one last adventure as the famous archaeologist. Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) has reached a low point in his life. He lives […]
The Afterparty Season Two Review
If you’re a suspect in one murder case during your life, that’s bad luck, but to have it happen a second time? Well, then it might be something about the company you keep. But that’s the situation Aniq (Sam Richardson) and Zoë (Zoë Chao) find themselves in in season two of AppleTV+’s The Afterparty. The […]
Tokyo Mew Mew New Season 2 Spoiler-Filled Review
Tokyo Mew Mew New is magical girl anime. It is a reboot of the classic 2000s series, Tokyo Mew Mew. It is based on a manga series of the same name written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mia Ikumi. This series is produced by Yumeta Company and Graphinica. Takahiro Natori directs this anime. The […]
Indiana Jones Retrospective: Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
After a 19-year break, Indiana Jones returned with Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It’s a film where the fan reaction can charitably be called mixed. In 1957 Indiana Jones has been abducted by Soviet agents and forced to infiltrate a secret American government base in Nevada. This leads to Indy getting accused of […]
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Among the Lotus Eaters Review
What’s it going to take to get Ortegas her own standalone episode? Because every time she – and by extension, actress Melissa Navia – was on screen in “Among the Lotus Eaters,” the episode went from a messy slog to a fun, tight race against time to save the Enterprise from certain doom. But when […]
Indiana Jones Retrospective: The Last Crusade
Released five years after Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade aimed to recapture the magic of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana Jones is approached by a mysterious figure, Walter Donovan (Julian Glover), an American businessman who asks him to find another lost artifact. This time Indy is asked to find the Holy Grail. Indy […]










