Katey Stoetzel
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film/tv critic across the web. former podcaster. TV Editor for The Young Folks. member of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC). find me @kateypretzel

Supernatural 13×01 Review: “Lost and Found”

Here we are — season thirteen of Supernatural. I’ve only been with Supernatural for the past four years. Regardless, seeing the show turn thirteen feels like some sort of milestone, so even though this premiere wasn’t exactly what I was…

Supernatural: 5 Reasons To Be Excited For Season 13

Though some say Supernatural has runs its course, it’s time for the show to turn thirteen. (I am not one of those “some” — season eleven remains my favorite season of the latter half of Supernatural, and quite possibly, the…

Firefly: 15 Years Later and Still Flying

The first time I watched “Serenity,” the pilot episode of Firefly, I didn’t get it. A space western where people flip-flopped between English and Chinese at rapid fire speeds, where a crew of thieves spent time smuggling things from planets…

This Is Not A U2 Joshua Tree Concert Review

“I know this song, I think. Is it from a movie?” Jessica, one of my mom’s nursing students, asked. On the other side of her, Carmen, also a nursing student, nodded in agreement. “Moulin Rouge?” The song was “I Still…

A Case for Danny Rand Being the Heart of ‘The Defenders’

Danny Rand is the heart of The Defenders. He’s kind of why The Defenders, as a group, works. Back in March, after season one of Iron Fist had released and subsequently disappointed many, I never thought I would be singing…

TV Review: Marvel’s Iron Fist

Iron Fist is a struggle. It’s not just the 13 episode run (too long), or the hour long episodes (ditto), but it’s also the fact none of it is terribly enjoyable or fun to watch. After you watch 13 hours…

Movie Review: The Belko Experiment

The Belko Experiment poses an interesting question – if you had to, which co-worker of yours would you feel most okay about killing? We live in a moral gray area that says logically picking these people out seems like the…