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AMERICAN BORN CHINESE REVIEW Long long ago in a galaxy that can be referred to as our very own, the greatest classic Chinese novels were written. Journey to the West, attributed to author Wu Cheng’en is about the pilgrimage of the Tang Dynasty’s Buddhist monk Xuanzang and his travel to the western regions from Central […]

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? MOVIE REVIEW Love, true love, is what brings us critics here today to talk about a movie about marriage. Marriage, that blessed arrangement, that dream within a dream. Director Shekhar Kapur and writer Jemima Khan present a romantic comedy that looks at the arrangement of marriage and asks […]

ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME MARGARET. MOVIE REVIEW Are you there, God? It’s me, OneofUs. I’m watching a movie today. I’m so scared, God. I’ve never had a film adaptation of the book Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret before. Suppose Judy Blume’s beloved masterpiece about adolescence and personal discovery is reduced down […]

STAR TREK: PICARD SEASON 3 REVIEW After two uneven seasons, the third and final installment of Star Trek: Picard moves the story forward by going back to where it all began — Star Trek: The Next Generation — and everyone’s here! Well, everyone except Tasha and Dr. Pulaski and O’Brien and Guinan and Wesley (although […]

THE OWL HOUSE COMPLETE SERIES REVIEW Children of the Boiling Isles, it is time for us to come together in unity and binge the the entirety the Disney channel magical hit sensation The Owl House. The show features a plethora of humans, witches, demons, and palisman co-existing on the remains of a dead festering corpse […]

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: HONOR AMONG THIEVES MOVIE REVIEW It’s a harsh winter even for Neverwinter.  You find yourself in a stone prison along with your roommate, a grizzled barbarian woman.  You’re brought into a council room made up of a two person prison review board.  As you work to persuade the board to your release, […]

TETRIS MOVIE REVIEW Lazy sunday, gonna pour myself a glass of red wine, crank up on the volume and blast Korobeiniki. What’s that? You say you’ve never heard that tune? What if I told you that not only have you heard that melody before but you could hum it in your sleep? Apple+ presents Tetris, […]

WILLOW SERIES REVIEW Nearly 35 years after the theatrical feature Willow, a television series on Disney Plus, also titled Willow, seeks to continue the story of Elora, Willow, Sorcha and a cast of bright, new exciting young people. Harmoni, Matt, Jordan, and Trevor found themselves hit with nostalgia, anachronism, queer representation, and some light Brownie […]

ROALD DAHL’S MATILDA THE MUSICAL MOVIE REVIEW Musicals are a film genre that never truly vanishes. Rather, it booms and wanes in popularity. We’ve had the Rodgers and Hammerstein films of classic Broadway shows, the 50’s road movies, the Disney’s animated Renaissance era that tricked two generations into watching and loving musicals, Heck, Chicago even […]

WEDNESDAY SERIES REVIEW They’re creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky, and all together on Netflix. Wednesday, starring Jenna Ortega, follows the title character as she attempts to solve an ancient mystery from the time of buckled hats and witch burnings. The secrets are all hidden within the walls of her new school that was previously attended by […]

DISENCHANTED MOVIE REVIEW And they all lived happily ever after. Cue the music and roll the credits right? Oh ho ho I don’t think so!  What happens after your true love’s kiss and the wedding cake is cut? For Giselle and Robert it’s a big move to a luxurious private estate, an addition to their […]

INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE SERIES REVIEW It was a time before vampires adhered to a honour code and sparkled like a blood diamond that your wealthy uncle insisted was dug by a local whom was grateful for the job opportunity. It was a time when creatures of the night sang a song of sixpence and […]

ENOLA HOLMES 2 MOVIE REVIEW Flush with the success of her first case, Enola Holmes 2 finds our titular heroine (Millie Bobby Brown) starting her own detective agency. Unfortunately, Enola finds herself overshadowed by her famous older brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) and nobody wants to hire a private detective who is so young – and […]

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL MOVIE REVIEW You’ve heard of Hogwarts and U.A. the school for superheroes but have you ever heard of a school for myths, legends and fairy tales? Well, yeah, there’s Regal Academy and Ever After High to name a few. Apparently it’s a whole sub-genre of young adult entertainment. Anyways, […]

STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS SEASON 3 REVIEW Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 boldly goes (again) into the realm of comedy, with enough gags, easter eggs, cameos, and deep cut references to fill the hold of a California-class starship. Season 2 ended on an uncharacteristically bleak cliffhanger, with Captain Freeman under arrest for having destroyed […]

SHE-HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW SERIES REVIEW After a freak accident, attorney Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) is contaminated by her cousin’s blood which contains lethal levels of gamma radiation. Ordinarily, that would mean death, but when your genetic cousin is Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), the Incredible Hulk himself, that means you get Hulk powers, too. Unfortunately […]

HOCUS POCUS 2 MOVIE REVIEW It’s becoming more and more common these days for sequels to be produced decades after the classic original movie came out, and it’s also become common for those much-too-late continuations to be so-so to just plain bad. So, when Hocus Pocus 2 was announced as a Disney+ release just shy […]

THE WOMAN KING MOVIE REVIEW For a film that deals with Africa’s tragic legacy of colonization and slavery, The Woman King is a surprisingly fleet, action packed, crowd pleaser. It is the year 1820, and Nansica (Viola Davis) is the general of the Agojie, an elite force of warrior women who faithfully serve Ghezo, the […]

WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS SEASON 4 REVIEW Season 3 of What We Do In The Shadows ended with each of our favorite vampire roommates leaving home to embark on their own voyages of self discovery. Except for Colin Robinson. Who died. Again. Sort of? Season 4 wastes no time getting Staten Island’s wackiest […]

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN SERIES REVIEW Hey ladies! It’s time to lace your cleats and grab your cleanest (totally not sexist) skirt; it’s WWII and Uncle Sam needs you to give these people of The United States, some entertainment. Our nation’s greatest game, Baseball, must be played and all our players were drafted into […]

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING SEASON 2 REVIEW Nobody had “Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez: Best Comedy Team of the year” on their 2021 TV Bingo Card, but Only Murders In The Building was a surprise hit that won over audiences and critics alike. The show was such a success, it was no […]

THE ORVILLE: NEW HORIZONS SERIES REVIEW The Orville: New Horizons. Space: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterpri- oh, wait sorry! Wrong show! Ok, Let’s try that again. After a three-year hiatus, The Orville is back and…maybe better than ever? Ed Mercer (Seth MacFarlane) and his intrepid crew continue their exploration […]

SECRET HEADQUARTERS MOVIE REVIEW If you’ve exhausted your current superhero content after consuming Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, Thor Four the Fourth Thor Love and Thor-der, available She-Hulk episodes, three seasons of The Boys, The Boys: Diabolical, Invincible, DC’s League of Super Pets, The Batman, DragonBall Super: Super Hero, Morbius, Catwoman Hunted, Green Lantern: Fear My […]

DAY SHIFT MOVIE REVIEW Vampires. A movie monster that has seen hundreds of films, TV shows, and productions in the century plus of cinema and television. Dracula himself is one of the most adapted fictional characters of all time, second only to Sherlock Holmes. But it’s been some time since we’ve had a major vampire […]

I AM GROOT SERIES REVIEW I AM GROOT: I AM GROOT! I AM GROOT? I AM GROOT… I AM GROOT… I AM GROOT. I AM GROOT. I AM GROOT… I AM GROOT, I AM GROOT. I AM GROOT… I AM GROOT! I AM GROOT, I AM GROOT, I AM GROOT, AND I AM GROOT. *TRANSLATION* […]