Pop Culture Maniacs #25: Black Widow and Loki Review

The Expanse – Season Five (Spoiler-Free) Review

When I reviewed the fourth season of The Expanse last year, my main takeaway (after watching the first six episodes that had been provided for critics) was that it was shaping up to be a good, but not great season of the series. And upon finishing it, that was what it ultimately turned out to […]

Rings of Power – Halls of Stone Review

There we go. This week’s episode of Rings of Power may have been heavy on the plot (and light on the fighting), but it centered Sauron – sorry, make that Annatar ::wink:: – which helped to make the talking and plot development go down much smoother. As I mentioned in my overall season review, the […]

The Banshees of Inisherin Review

The Banshees of Inisherin is an Irish dark-comedy/drama which sees Martin McDonagh, Colin Farrell, and Brendan Gleeson team up for the first since the excellent In Bruges. Pádraic Súilleabháin (Farrell) is a farmer who lives on the small island of Inisherin. When Pádraic tries to invite his friend, Colm (Gleeson) to the pub for a drink, the older man seemingly […]