Rarely does comedy appeal to me. Even in my neverending search for something new or interesting to watch, if a show or movie appears to have been conceived for the purpose of making people laugh, even with an intriguing concept backing it, I am usually inclined to pass. Why this is would probably be a... Continue Reading →
The Cloverfield Paradox Bears Little More than its Name
WARNING: This article does contain spoilers regarding scenes connecting this film to the Cloverfield franchise Superbowl Sunday this year was filled with the unexpected. The Eagles didn't blow it, Dodge thought that using a speech about greatness and servitude by Martin Luther King Jr. to sell trucks would go well, and almost every ad was... Continue Reading →
Altered Carbon Impresses as Latest Science Fiction Series from Netflix
This past Friday, February 2nd, Netflix released their latest sci-fi series, Altered Carbon. From the moment I saw the trailer and heard the premise, I was interested, though maintained a healthy level of skepticism. With Netflix being particularly hit and miss with their more lofty properties (with Stranger Things being an absolute knockout, but most... Continue Reading →
Iron Fist Pulls the Punches, Falls Short of the Mark
Iron Fist, the final installment in Marvel's Defenders series on Netflix, released on Friday. The show was set up to introduce an interesting new hero, distinctly set apart from the likes of Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage. Unfortunately, what we were presented with ended up being a muddled, disjointed story, centered around a hero... Continue Reading →