Synopsis of 11×11: An ancient foe returns to earth and the Fam must stop it; Ryan’s father (finally) enters this picture. It’s been over a month since New Year’s Day 2019. You’ve tidied your apartment like Marie Kondo told you, you’ve completed all the options in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and […]
Your Kids’ Bath Time and Bedtime Routines Just Got Super
DC Super Heroes take on bath time and bedtime with three new kid-centric books from Downtown Bookworks — including an Aquaman bath book! (Sorry Moms. No Jason Momoa in this one.)
The Punisher’s Sophomore Season Barrels Through With Double the Intensity
Remember when Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) was simply a menace on the loose in New York City, being poorly represented by a plucky but well-meaning posse of criminal defense attorneys? Then remember when Frank Castle was just a man trying to piece together the mystery of his past, and if that […]
“Doctor Who: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Koros” Wraps Up Season 12 Like A Holiday Gift
As the season wraps up, the Doctor encounters old enemies and Graham makes a difficult choice.
“Doctor Who: It Takes You Away” Is A Strange and Beautiful Journey
Synopsis 11×09: The Doctor must enter another universe to save a child’s father, but nothing is quite what it seems. This episode has layers upon layers of plot. First, it looks like a base-under-siege, then a monster-of-the-week, then a parallel universe story. In fact, it is all of these plots […]
Roma Review – See it on Netflix Now
Release Date: December 14th, 2018Cast: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf, Daniela Demesa, Enoc Leaño and Daniel Valtierra.Director: Alfonso CuarónStudio: Participant Media, Esperanto FilmojDistributor: NetflixSpoilers: MildIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia Few movies I’ve seen have felt this deliberate, crafted with this amount of focus and intention of vision. The black-and-white color scheme. The sound mixing. The choice of […]
Mary Poppins Returns: A Classic Remake for a New Generation
Release Date: December 19, 2018Cast: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, Meryl StreepDirector: Rob MarshallStudio: Walt Disney Pictures; Lucamar Productions; Marc Platt ProductionsDistributor: Walt Disney Studios Motion PicturesSpoilers: N/AIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia I’m a big fan of the classic Julie Andrews Mary Poppins – so I […]
A Discovery of Witches: Discover Your New Vampire Obsession
Title: A Discovery of Witches Release Date (U.S.): January 17, 2019 Cast: Matthew Goode, Teresa Palmer, Alex Kingston, Malin Buska, Valarie Pettiford, Owen Teale Episodes: 8 episodes streaming on Sundance Now IMDB|Wikipedia Based On: The All Souls Trilogy by Deborah Harkness If you were to take everything I loved about my favorite supernatural tv series […]
“Doctor Who: The Witchfinders” Was Extra AF and Unapologetic
Synopsis 11×08: The Doctor’s female form becomes an issue during a mass witch hunt, directed by none other than King James himself. Remember all those months ago, when a small but obnoxious group of fanboys were flipping out over a female Doctor? “But how will anyone respect the Doctor if […]
Aquaman Makes Landfall!
Release Date: December 21st, 2018Cast: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Nicole KidmanDirector: James WanStudio: Warner Bros. Pictures, DC Films, The Safran Company, Cruel and Unusual Films, Mad Ghost ProductionsDistributor: Warner Bros. PicturesSpoilers: MildIMDB | Rotten Tomatoes | Wikipedia The next entry in the… tumultuous DCEU is splashing down. Aquaman is here, Atlantis […]