Good drama requires believable conflict, so how do you keep a dramatic superhero show compelling when your main hero is bulletproof? Comics and movies have played with stories about “gods”…
Krystal Movie Review: A Film Lacking Heart and Depth
Krystal is what happens when a terrible script is made into a film. Unsure of exactly what it’s supposed to be, Krystal struggles in so many ways with coherency that it often feels like a bunch …
Movie Review: Unforgettable
No one will confuse Unforgettable with being an unforgettable movie. We have seen this story plenty of times before wit the ”crazy white female” that is obsessed over her ex and his new pa…
Movie Review: The LEGO Batman Movie
The LEGO Movie was such an unexpected surprise when it came out in 2014. It was refreshing, funny, ridiculous (in a good way), and had plenty of heart. Lego Batman was also one of the highlights of th…
TV Review: Daredevil Season Two-Part One
Warning: Spoilers for episodes 1-5 ahead. If last year I referred to the Hell’s Kitchen of season one as a pervasive, yellowing, bruise of a city, something in the throes of decay, then season …
TV Review: Daredevil (1×11) “The Path of the Righteous”
“Then why did he put the Devil in me?” After two episodes where the emotional stakes are at their peak it’s hard not to view “The Path of the Righteous” as a bit of an exhale. The characters are colle…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×09) “Speak of the Devil”
Angels and devils permeate episode nine of Daredevil “Speak of the Devil” which may be the shows finest hour to date. Matt sits in the pews, talking to his priest, asks him if he is good if he’s tryin…