‘Stranger Things season 4 vol 2: The Duffer Brothers don’t understand their own characters

It’s tough to decide what’s most frustrating about Season 4 of Stranger Things. For all its emotional highs, the show also had to battle convoluted and trite writing to scale those peaks. Initially, one of the greatest hurdles the series…

‘Stranger Things’ season four review: Volume one offers a messy but welcome return to Hawkins

When people talk about season four of Netflix’s Stranger Things, they’re going to be talking about Kate Bush.  Spoilers for season four volume one of Stranger Things below At least, when they’re talking positively about the show, she’ll be mentioned,…

‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ review: A return to what makes bustin’ ghosts so fun

If someone were to probe into my history with the Ghostbusters franchise, they wouldn’t have to dig very far. I enjoyed the first film, like many of us have, (there is a reason it is iconic), but the second is…

‘Stranger Things’ star Finn Wolfhard is a part of the next generation of ghostbusters in ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ trailer

Based off of the 1984 American supernatural comedy film Ghostbusters, the ghosts return yet again in the franchise’s fourth installment, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Sony Pictures released its official trailer on July 27. Set thirty years after Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife follows…

The Turning Movie Review: A Disapointing Mess

When you go out to see a new movie in the theater, you would think that the movie you’re paying to see is fully realized and ready for audiences to watch and judge. Even when a movie is lackluster or…

Carmen Sandiego Season 1 Review: The Master Thief is Still Fun, but Less Interesting

Many people – this writer included – were somewhat irked when Netflix announced that in its new Carmen Sandiego series, the title character would be a straight up heroine rather than a villain or anti-heroine. But Netflix has proven before…

TV Review: Stranger Things Season 2

A lot of Stranger Things season one felt like a fluke. It was an overnight pop culture sensation that on second watch, didn’t prove as sophisticated as it first seemed. It was still a hell of a thrilling ride, though,…