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GAME OF THRONES: HOUSE OF THE DRAGON SERIES REVIEW In 2019, Winter came in like a wrecking ball and left with a whimper. Ice King’s melted, bastards were battled, and democracy for the elite had come to Westeros. 200 years before, an internal succession war waged on with in the halls of the house Targaryen. […]

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER SERIES REVIEW “Well, I’m back”. With this final line spoken by best hobbit all time, Samwise Gamgee (Bilbo Baggins is the runner up), the greatest fantasy trilogy film and novel series came to a satisfying close. Some say however what IPs make money can never truly […]

MR. HARRIGAN’S PHONE MOVIE REVIEW If you don’t know by now, October is the time for spooky things. “What’s spookier than burying a phone with your very old, very dead, mentor?” Ummm… Spiders… Running out of ice during a Halloween party… reminiscing about the time I lost my virginity to both Freddy and Jason… Huh, […]

HELLRAISER MOVIE REVIEW Not many film franchises get to eleven movies, and barely any that do manage to maintain a level of quality that will bring in any new fans who may discover the series with one of the latter installments. However, the horror genre is a forgiving one. Fans remain steadfast and diehard, even […]

RESERVATION DOGS SEASON 2 REVIEW Twas only a year ago that Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi graced the TV world with their FX series Reservation Dogs. Well before the first season completed its run, Reservation Dogs had already cemented itself as one of the most entertaining and original shows of 2021. Fans were elated when […]

RESIDENT ALIEN SEASON 2 SERIES REVIEW Get ready for socially awkward conversations about human anatomy and overindulgence of over processed snack foods from the gas station.  Harry the Alien is back in Resident Alien Season 2.  Last season concluded with Harry (Alan Tudyk) locating his doomsday device and putting a stop to the end of […]

SURFACE SERIES REVIEW Netflix may have it’s Knives Out but Apple TV steps up to the murder mystery streaming competition with an eight episode psychological thriller Surface from acclaimed writer/producer Veronica West (High Fidelity, Dexter: New Blood).  Since Sophie’s (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) accident where she fell overboard on a ferry, every face is a blurry memory. […]

SAMARITAN MOVIE REVIEW Twin brothers, both born with strength beyond human ability, trying to simply live their lives in a world that sees them as freaks, and fears them as gods. Escaping a deliberate house fire that kills their parents, the boys find themselves on opposite sides, one compassionate towards humanity, and one consumed with […]

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 SANDMAN SERIES REVIEW It’s that time again for ambitious actors with mad directors and masters of the written word attempting to adapt unadaptable beloved classics. Netflix presents their take on Neil Gaiman’s award winning comic series The Sandman. The excellent ensemble cast includes Patton Oswalt, Boyd Holbrook, Vivienne Acheampong, Gwendoline Christie, David Thewlis, Jenna […]

PREY MOVIE REVIEW In 1987, cinema was gifted with the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, Predator, the story of a muscle-bound group of mercenaries who headed to South America and ended up dying one by one at the hands of an extraterrestrial hunter. It was a lightning in a bottle movie that to this day remains one […]

HACKS SEASON 2 REVIEW We never got around to reviewing the first season of HBO’s magnificently clever series Hacks, probably because we had no inkling of how great it would turn out to be ahead of time. But now that the second season is out, Chris, Neil, and Frank were raring to go to review […]

MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE MOVIE REVIEW Surly 13-year-old Sammy (Miya Cech) is forced to take a summer class at the local community college after her latest act of deviancy lands her in the principal’s office near the end of the school year. Under her prickly personality, Sammy is grappling with her mother’s death and […]

RUSSIAN DOLL SEASON 2 REVIEW After the Happy Death Day narrative of Season 1 of Netflix’s Russian Doll (albeit, with more of a Final Destination killer), Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) doesn’t seem to have settled down in her lifestyle much in the years that have passed. Which I guess is why the universe felt the need […]

SEVERANCE SERIES REVIEW In a world where your time off the clock and your time at work are literally separated, we have Severance. Showrunner Ben Stiller, yes that Ben Stiller, leads Adam Scott’s character Mark through a labyrinth of winding white hallways built by an unscrupulous corporation whose aim is certainly not employee satisfaction. Join […]

THE BUBBLE MOVIE REVIEW Director/Writer Judd Apatow calls in every last favor to assemble this huge cast to tell the story of a dying franchise slopping out another chapter of their big ‘Jurassic Park‘-esque series, only they’re trying to make it during the height of COVID. As the actors are brought together in a stately […]