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 →
Star Trek Discovery: The Strangest Trek
Star Trek Discovery is deeply weird. Spoilers ahead In my review of The Orville, I mentioned that Discovery isn't the spiritual successor to the Star Trek franchise, and now that I'm further into the series that remains true. I tried to figure out what it might be the successor to (since nothing is truly original)... Continue Reading →
The Best Recent Star Trek Show Isn't Star Trek
The Orville isn't what most people expected it to be. Despite being the brainchild of Family Guy creator Seth McFarlane it's almost nothing like Family Guy. Sure, there's the occasional dick joke, but the show doesn't rely on crude humour. Instead it relies on plot, story, and character. Not to say that it doesn't have... Continue Reading →
What the Friday: What Happened to Monday
In the past year, Netflix seems to be really ramping up their production of original films and TV shows. While there are some releases that Netflix promotes highly, and tend to get a lot of attention on their own, there are others that get pushed out, and we hardly hear a thing about them. Having... Continue Reading →