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

TV Review: Supernatural 12×09 “First Blood”

Maybe it’s just me, but Supernatural has this comforting presence that I missed dearly this past month and a half. Whether an episode is remarkable or merely okay, at this point, the show still evokes a feeling of say, reuniting…

TV Review: Sherlock 4×03 “The Final Problem”

Sherrinford is a place, Redbeard was never a dog, and Mycroft (Mark Gatiss) isn’t the most clever person in the room. All these things and more we learned in the season four finale of Sherlock. “The Final Problem,” co-written by…

TV News: Cas and Mary to the rescue in the new Supernatural promo

The last time we saw Sam and Dean Winchester in Supernatural, they had just been arrested for the attempted assignation of the president. To be fair, it’s a total misunderstanding involving Lucifer and a Lucifer-possessed president, but it doesn’t look…

TV Review: Sherlock 4×02 “The Lying Detective”

After a subpar return last week, Sherlock managed a decent second episode of its fourth season with “The Lying Detective.” Sherlock and John are grieving Mary’s death in vastly different ways, but for the audience, it’s pretty familiar. We’ve seen…

The CW Renews 7 Shows, “Supernatural” Heads For A 13th Season

Supernatural officially reaches its teenage years after being renewed for a 13th season, continuing its bid for being the longest running CW show. The announcement of Supernatural‘s renewal came during the Television Critics Association’s press tour on Sunday. Along with Supernatural, The…

Watch New “Rings” Trailer, You’ll Probably Be Fine

The first horror movie I ever saw was The Ring. I only got through half of it, but the distorted face of the first person to be victim to Samara, Katie, has been seared into my brain every since I…

TV Review: Sherlock 4×01 “The Six Thatchers”

The above picture does not accurately capture the feel of the Sherlock season four premiere, but it’s Benedict Cumberbatch with a dog. I couldn’t resist. Take a good look while you can, because that’s about all the cheerfulness we’re going…