I’m already writing the Disney streaming service into my budget, because lets all be honest, if you need one streaming service, this will be the one. Cable just doesn’t seem necessary anymore and someone needs to remind me to cut…
Ser Brienne of Tarth’s Page in the White Book
To say I am angry about the final role of my hero, Ser Brienne of Tarth, is an understatement. Perhaps even the understatement of the century. Now, before I begin my verbal evisceration of this real tragedy, I want to…
How ‘Dark Phoenix’ fumbles where ‘Captain Marvel’ soared
There are a great many things that separate Dark Phoenix as a mediocre film. Its antagonists — shapeshifting space aliens led by Yuk (a bored Jessica Chastain) — are comically underdeveloped. Its screenplay — written by X-Men franchise veteran and…
Elizabeth Hurley Joins The Cast of Marvel’s ‘Runaways’
Elizabeth Hurley is returning to television. The actress, who we recently obsessed over in The Royals (still bitter over that cancellation), has been added to the cast of Marvel’s Runaways. The actress will play the role of Marvel villain Morgan…
10 Times “America’s A***” Made Our Hearts Skip A Beat
Steve Rogers, aka Captain America doesn’t just save the lives of innocents when fighting forces of evil but he’s been saving us all since the very first time he graced our screens in Captain America: The First Avenger. Here are…
Is Love the Death of Duty? ‘Game of Thrones’ Says Yes
I had many issues with the Game of Thrones finale, as I established both in my review and in the roundtable, and there are probably still a few rants in my future about how badly this show bungled GRRM’s vision,…
‘Game of Thrones’ 8×06 Roundtable: “The Iron Throne”
This is it. “The Iron Throne” is the end of an era, for better or worse. We’re done with the weekly Game of Thrones discussions, and these characters, what they are, and what they can be, are back in GRRM’s…
‘Game of Thrones’ 8×06 Review: I Can’t Get No Satisfaction
Here we are, at the end, and I struggle to find words to describe what I just witnessed. Disappointing? Anticlimactic? Just plain nonsensical? Which all leads us to the question: Is this the most unsatisfying ending in the history of…
‘Game of Thrones’ 8×05 Roundtable: “The Bells”
Oh, Game of Thrones. How I wish you were anything but what you are. Or, at least, how I wish you’d chosen another path instead of this one. Let’s call this the roundtable of disappointment. Last week we were angry,…
4 Questions From ‘Cloak and Dagger’s’ “Two Player”
Cloak and Dagger season two has been mostly good, verging on great, and the show has managed to do so even while telling an otherwise straight-forward story, because it’s dared to go out there narratively. Whatever you want to say…
