Clarice (Season Review) | Adding Layers to the Hannibal Lore

This psychological horror crime drama created by Alex Kurtzman (Sleepy Hollow, The Amazing Spider-Man 2) and Jenny Lumet (Star Trek, The Mummy) is based on the best-selling novel "The Silence of the Lambs" by Thomas Harris. The series stars Rebecca Breeds (Pretty Little Liars, The Originals) as the titular character, along with Lucca De Oliveira … Continue reading Clarice (Season Review) | Adding Layers to the Hannibal Lore

Trese (S1 Review) | Filipino Myth and Folklore with Shades of Familiar Heroes

If it wasn't for Geeked Week this show would have passed me by, but I'm glad I found it. It's a Filipino animated series on Netflix directed by Jay Oliva who's worked on animated shows and movies like Young Justice, and Justice League Dark to name a few. Based on the comics by writer Budjette … Continue reading Trese (S1 Review) | Filipino Myth and Folklore with Shades of Familiar Heroes

Jupiter’s Legacy (Season Review) | Old Grudges Die Hard

It's been increasing for at least the last ten years but these past six months seem to have been flooded with new superhero shows (WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Invincible). Despite the medium and streaming, these new shows do not resemble the ones we had before. They are more adult, tackling deeper, harder … Continue reading Jupiter’s Legacy (Season Review) | Old Grudges Die Hard

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (Season Review) | Nuanced and Entertaining Case on Why Wilson Makes Sense As Cap

When these Marvel Cinematic Universe streaming shows were first announced, I didn't quite know what to think but I was interested. As a concept, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier was the show that I was the most excited about. But several months ago when we got the teasers for this show, WandaVision and Loki, … Continue reading The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (Season Review) | Nuanced and Entertaining Case on Why Wilson Makes Sense As Cap

TV Review: You (S2) | More Psychological and Grounded

This psychological thriller television series lead developed by Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti is inspired by Caroline Kepnes' novels "Hidden Bodies," and lead by Penn Badgley. Last season: A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of Beck, a young woman he is transfixed by, and … Continue reading TV Review: You (S2) | More Psychological and Grounded

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (S1 Review) | Nuanced & Well Balanced

After Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck, and Chris Pine in films, writer-producers Carlton Cuse (Locke & Key, The Witches of Eastwick (1992), Bates Motel) & Graham Roland (Dark Winds, Fringe, Almost Human) are bringing Tom Clancy's most popular character Jack Ryan to the small screen. Not based on a particular Clancy novel, since these … Continue reading Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (S1 Review) | Nuanced & Well Balanced

Outlander (S1 Review) | Soppy, Cheesy & Dark but it’s so Riveting

Premise: Follows the story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish warrior, a passionate relationship is ignited … Continue reading Outlander (S1 Review) | Soppy, Cheesy & Dark but it’s so Riveting