Review
When the teaser trailer came out I mentioned how this show's source material - the manga of the same name by Yoshiro Togashi - was something I grew up hearing about. I don't remember an episode of the anime but I can still recognize its iconic theme song. This live-action adaptation is a great way … Continue reading YuYu Hakusho (Season Review) | Captivatingly Engaging For Seasoned Fans and Newcomers
Although this is more of an original story since it's not an adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, this movie and its review have its place here because it tells the origin of Willy Wonka, a character in the aforementioned novel. Paul King, who might be best known for directing … Continue reading Wonka (Movie Review) | Musical Numbers, Magical Moments, and a Dash of Darkness
D'Artagnan is forced to join forces with Milady to save Constance, who was kidnapped before his eyes. But as war is declared and Athos, Porthos and Aramis have already joined the front, a secret from the past shatters old alliances.
I still remember when the book this movie is based on came out, it wasn't the prequel story I was interested in. Yet, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins still managed to grab enough of my attention at the time, even if I now barely remember the book but that's ok. As for this adaptation, … Continue reading The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Movie Review) | Unveiling Panem’s Dark Past – A Cinematic Ballad of Ambition and Rebellion
After two movies with Tom Cruise, showrunner Nick Santora (Most Dangerous Game, Prison Break, Punisher: War Zone) is back with a television version of the Jack Reacher book series by Lee Child. This first season is based on Killing Floor, book one of the Jack Reacher books and Child's 1997 debut novel. The show stars … Continue reading Reacher (Season 1 Review) | Alan Ritchson Nails It as Jack Reacher
This spin-off was not something I wanted, I didn't think it would be a good idea. As much as I trusted Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke, and Craig Rosenberg - the show creators - I didn't want it. Having Jaz Sinclair and Chance Perdomo, who I both loved in season one of The Chilling Adventures of … Continue reading Gen V (S1 Review) | Dawn of the Villains?
CAST Thomas Mallon (Novel) & Ron Nyswaner (Creator)Matt BomerJonathan BaileyJelani AlladinAllison Williams Review Bailey and Bomer brought my attention to this show, didn't know what it was about when inquiring about the book - which was so close to the show's premiere - that I decided to just jump in. It starts in 1986 in … Continue reading Fellow Travelers (Pilot Review) | Love in the time of…Obstacles
My journey into The Wheel of Time's world really started with the series Rafe Judkins created, I read "The Eye Of The World" before the Season One premiere but the TV series prompted my reading of the first book at the time. Even if Robert Jordan's books were sitting on my TBR for some time. … Continue reading The Wheel of Time (S2 Review) | The Show That Required The Ring Of Power’s Budget.
Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke, Craig Rosenberg (Show creators)Darick Robertson & Garth Ennis (Comic book series)CASTJaz SinclairChance PerdomoPatrick SchwarzeneggerLizze BroadwayMaddie PhillipsLondon ThorDerek LuhAsa GermanShelley Conn Review I expected gore and comedy, and since the only other spin-off to date was the animated The Boys Presents: Diabolical, my hopes weren't high. What I did not expect was … Continue reading Gen V (Premiere Review) | Not Just Gore And Comedy
I saw this movie months after it came out and yet I knew nothing about it. I was interested in director Florian Zeller's first feature film The Father, which just like The Son is from a play written by Zeller himself who also worked on the screenplay with Christopher Hampton (Atonement, Dangerous Liaisons). The film stars Hugh Jackman, Laura … Continue reading The Son (Movie Review) | Feels Real and Confusing at the Same Time
Worn Out Spines 