The Umbrella Academy Season 2 Embraces Forgiveness and the Past

There’s a strange lack of concern for the end of the world in The Umbrella Academy season one. The seven Hargreeves siblings spend so much time fighting and their inability to recognize each other’s trauma as well as their own…

How The Umbrella Academy Leaves Klaus Hargreeves Behind

A bloody, beaten-up man in nothing but a jacket and towel, holding a briefcase, blinks out of existence in the middle of a city bus. This is how episode four, “Man on the Moon,” of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy ends.…

The Umbrella Academy Season 1 Review: Family Dysfunction Gets the Superhero Treatment

The Umbrella Academy series leaves many questions in its wake, and they’re not entirely those it wants us to ask. That’s not to say it doesn’t have a lot going for it. For one, it’s a superhero offering that’s not…

Ally’s Movie Review: The Road Within

Vincent (Robert Sheehan) was diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome at a young age, but it has reached its boiling point after the premature death of his mother. His father (Robert Patrick) is in the middle of a political campaign and checks…

Gaby’s Movie Review: The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

I should say right off the bat that I’ve read and am a fan of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments series. I feel with the increasing number of YA adaptations hitting the big screen that making the previous disclaimer is…

SDCC 2013: Catching Fire, The Mortal Instruments & Divergent Panels

YA adaptations are a big commodity at San Diego Comic Con ever since the Twilight fandom blew up there a few years ago. So it’s no surprise that studios are showcasing their new young adult book-to-movie adaptations at SDCC. **Check…

Film News: ‘The Mortal Instruments’ UK Trailer + 13 New Stills

We’re so excited for The Mortal Instruments! As fans of the book, we can’t wait to see Cassandra Clare’s characters come to life on the screen and experience this heart-stopping and fantastical adventure with them. Check out the latest trailer…