Welcome freshman class to year one at Godolkin University, where the best and brightest superheroes have trained since 1965! In this spin-off of Prime Video’s chaotic gem The Boys, the catty, often sociopathic world of teenagers mixes its dose of potency with the same dark humor and ultra-gory mayhem we have come to love from … Continue reading TV Review: Gen V Season 1
Fantastic Fest 2023: The Fall of the House of Usher
Mike Flanagan, creator of two of the all-time greatest Netflix miniseries in The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass, dips back into the murky waters of gothic horror in an eerie, atmospheric masterpiece dedicated to Edgar Allen Poe. The aptly-named The Fall of the House of Usher weaves Poe’s prose, themes, and melancholy into … Continue reading Fantastic Fest 2023: The Fall of the House of Usher
TV Review: Sex Education – Season 4
School’s out… forever? The final season of Sex Education, Netflix’s underrated sex-positive British comedy series, is coming in hot and heavy for one last hurrah. In the aftermath of season three (which debuted at the streamer two full years ago!), Moordale Secondary has been completely dismantled, and the sex school is no more. Jean (Gillian … Continue reading TV Review: Sex Education – Season 4
TV Review: The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Depending on one’s familiarity with the John Wick franchise at large, Peacock’s “three-part event” entitled The Continental: From the World of John Wick is definite cause for celebration. This prequel series has some especially big shoes to fill on the heels of 2023’s euphoric John Wick: Chapter 4. Prequels already carry with them the baggage … Continue reading TV Review: The Continental: From the World of John Wick
TV Review: Chucky Season 3 – Part 1
Sorry Jack, Chucky’s back! Chucky returns for round three, albeit in a truncated, four-episode part one rather than a full course. Showrunner Don Mancini, overlord of all things Chucky, takes the series in a surprising direction. The killer doll at this point has been involved in all manner of body swaps, horrifying deaths, army camp, … Continue reading TV Review: Chucky Season 3 – Part 1
TV Review: Heartstopper – Season 2
Perhaps it feels like only yesterday, but the first season of Netflix’s sensational, achingly sincere Heartstopper debuted all the way back in April of 2022. Now, nearly a year and a half later, writer/creator Alice Oseman expects us to jump back in precisely where we left off in the romance of Nick and Charlie—in case … Continue reading TV Review: Heartstopper – Season 2
Series Review: VC Andrews’ Dawn
Leave it to VC Andrews to mix in coming-of-age and some kind of warped incest angle with her wildly unpredictable Cutler Saga. The book series may have been ghostwritten, but it captures every bit of the classic Andrews vibe permeating throughout Lifetime’s other adaptations including Flowers in the Attic and Ruby. This time around, domineering … Continue reading Series Review: VC Andrews’ Dawn
TV Review: The Afterparty – Season 2
The sophomore season of Apple TV’s hilarious murder mystery series, The Afterparty, has finally arrived, albeit with decidedly less bite. Prepare to shift from a high school reunion afterparty to a wedding afterparty—would the presence of another dead body really surprise anyone at this point? Returning from season 1 are a handful of familiar faces, … Continue reading TV Review: The Afterparty – Season 2
TV Review: The Crowded Room
Apple TV+ adds to an already stellar lineup (including The Afterparty, Servant, Black Bird, and Ted Lasso) with their new crime/mystery/thriller The Crowded Room. Starring an ensemble cast of rising talent, The Crowded Room is unique in the way it approaches how we view mental illness and trauma. Tom Holland delivers an acting masterclass that … Continue reading TV Review: The Crowded Room
TV Review: Manifest – Season 4, Part 2
After four suspenseful, well-written seasons, Manifest season 4 part 2 drops with an emotional final batch of episodes that present a fond farewell to these characters. A show that originally was hatched back on NBC before making a Netflix detour, Manifest remains one of the few to ever be saved from the axe—thank whatever divine … Continue reading TV Review: Manifest – Season 4, Part 2