After the last two episodes, wherein we got a ton of forward movement in both halves of our story, we were due for what I like to call a “board reset” episode. These episodes aren’t bad episodes, but they are necessary, especially in a mystery-based series like Yellowjackets, where so much of the story rides […]
Attack on Titan: The Last Attack Review
Attack on Titan is one of the popular anime series. It’s a pop culture phenomenon and the series has been popular beyond anime fandom. The series finale has been adapted into an epic film with Attack on Titan: The Last Attack. The Titans have formed a herd and are being led by a former Survey […]
Exposing Fields Data Recovery
The business of data recovery is a Wild West, at least within the UK. They are a patchwork of sole traders and independent businesses and access to a good company is geography dependant. I have a broken hard drive that has many years of photographs and music, which has led me down a path I […]
One of Them Days Review
We all have had ‘one of them days.’ For some people, those days can be worse than for others. Two friends and roommates experience a particularly bad day in a Los Angeles-set buddy comedy. Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) have been friends and roommates for seven years. Dreux is about to have the job interview […]
Yellowjackets – 12 Angry Girls and 1 Drunk Travis Review
In the pantheon of episode endings, this one was a doozie. From Teen Shauna finally stepping into the role of, well, leader, to threaten the other Yellowjackets into voting to convict Coach Ben to the revelation that Adult Lottie is dead, that’s a pretty visceral one-two punch to close out the episode. This was also […]
Severance – Chikhai Bardo Review
If anyone was harboring any illusions about just how utterly fucked up Lumon is, I’m hoping this episode was enough to disavow you of them. Because Jesus Christ, that was horrific to watch. Seeing Lumon torturing Gemma – and that’s what it is, torture – over the course of years? That’s horrific. It’s fun to […]
“The King is the crime!”: Commoners, royalty, and animated depictions of monarchy
Over forty-four years ago, on September 3, 1980, the series finale of the now-classic Rose of Versailles, entitled “Adieu, My Beloved Oscar,” aired on Japanese television. It depicted revolutionary leader Louis Saint-Just telling an assembly of Frenchmen, in 1792, that “the King’s own existence is itself an unforgivable crime” and “The King is the crime!” […]
Cleaner Review
Cleaner feels like a relic from a bygone era. The many comparisons it’s received to Die Hard are debatable, although the marketing is certainly inviting them. To be fair, their cores are the same: an action-thriller in the style of an airport novel about an unassuming person thrust into a dangerous situation whose skills and […]
License to Be Killed: James Bond at Amazon
The James Bond franchise has experienced a seismic change with the announcement that Barbara Broccoli has given up creative control to Amazon. The franchise has gone from being a personal legacy for the Broccolis to being a part of a corporate entity. The news has been received badly by Bond fans, including myself. There are […]
Captain America: Brave New World Review
Captain America enters a brave new world with Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) taking on the mantle of the shield-wielding hero. Sam Wilson operates as Captain America for the American government, partaking in clandestine missions. Sam stops a black market deal in Oaxaca, Mexico, which results in him saving an international treaty and the hero getting […]