★★★ Jennifer Lopez tries her hand in the action/sci-fi sphere with Brad Peyton's bombastic Atlas. The hot button topic right now of artificial intelligence altogether taking over has been done before, and better (see: I, Robot), but this is a nifty, breezy Netflix watch that should appease longtime viewers of the multitalented actress/musician. It probably … Continue reading Film Review: Atlas
Film Review: Hit Man
★★★★ After first bearing witness to actor Glen Powell’s formidable talent as Dickie Dollar Scholar, Chad Radwell, in Ryan Murphy’s excellent-yet-short-lived Scream Queens, it instantly became obvious that he was destined for greatness. In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined the breakout star he would eventually be hailed as, leading major summer tentpoles … Continue reading Film Review: Hit Man
TV Review: Bridgerton – Season 3
Arriving almost two years after Anthony and Kate's whirlwind romance, Shondaland hit Bridgerton returns to Regency London for more spicy intrigue and juicy gossip, courtesy of Lady Whistledown. Romancing Mister Bridgerton, cataloguing the unconventional love story between Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), becomes the central adaptation of the two-part, eight-episode third … Continue reading TV Review: Bridgerton – Season 3
Film Review: Irish Wish
★★★★ Lindsay Lohan, once of my favorite actresses, has had a bit of a dry spell for me in terms of movies I have genuinely loved. 2013’s The Canyons was probably the last that I found to be a total blast, though I am definitely in the minority there. Color me surprised that Lohan’s newest, … Continue reading Film Review: Irish Wish
SXSW 2024: 3 Body Problem
From the creators of the legendary fantasy epic Game of Thrones comes… a character-based sci-fi thriller? While David Benioff and D.B. Weiss may not necessarily be the first names that spring to mind concerning aliens, they nevertheless make a bold entrance into the genre with gripping 3 Body Problem. Based on a massive trilogy of … Continue reading SXSW 2024: 3 Body Problem
Film Review: Damsel
★★★★ Right at the top of Netflix’s fantasy/action flick Damsel, Millie Bobby Brown’s Elodie exclaims that this is very much not a simple damsel in distress story. No princes will be swooping in to save the day, nor will first love’s kiss set her free. Elodie will be a different brand of princess, relying solely … Continue reading Film Review: Damsel
Film Review: Orion and the Dark
★★★★★ The second Dreamworks animated feature film made exclusively for Netflix after 2021's Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans, Orion and the Dark is so exceptionally beautiful in both scripting and visuals that it would fit right in with the catalogue of Pixar. Adapting material from a picture book by Emma Yarlett, director Sean Charmatz makes … Continue reading Film Review: Orion and the Dark
Film Review: The Archies
★★★★ Armed with a limited knowledge of Bollywood including a small segment of Shah Rukh Khan movies and the exceptionally fun Koi… Mil Gaya franchise, I was anxious for a musical version of one of my favorite TV shows. Comic adaptation The Archies arrives on the heels of CW’s Riverdale series coming to a close … Continue reading Film Review: The Archies
Film Review: Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
★★★★ The 23-year wait for a sequel to Aardman Animation’s smash hit, Chicken Run, is hardly the longest stretch between films. And yet, any kid who grew up in the late 90s/early 2000s will no doubt eat up this belated, adorable feature like a particularly tasty chicken dish. Kids today have such short attention spans … Continue reading Film Review: Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
Film Review: Leo
★★★★★ Lest it appears that 2023 is a little light on excellent animated movies, Netflix’s Leo comes out of nowhere to wow with its deeply rooted musicality and hilariously inspired scripting. Considering the breadth of quality genre flicks on the steamer—including Wendell & Wild, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and Vivo—why was it such a surprise … Continue reading Film Review: Leo