Despite my thoughts on The Grishaverse books - they're the only ones I've read so far. I always suspected that any adaptation worth its salt would make for a spectacular-looking film or TV Show. The teaser trailer comforted me in that assumption because no matter how great I found the official stills, I wanted to … Continue reading Shadow and Bone (Season 1 Review) | Masterful Use of the Source Materials
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
Netflix's Snabba Cash is the reworking of Jens Lapidus' source material to reflect the times we're living in. It's intense and just as engrossng.
Join Amazon Prime - Watch Thousands of Movies & TV Shows Anytime - Start Free Trial Now Review: I don't know about you but I found the trailers for this show great. I loved the animation style, it looked cinematic, and I loved the voice cast for this. I was even tempted to check out … Continue reading Invincible (Pilot Review) | Way More Complex and Exciting than You’d Think
CREATORMalcolm SpellmanDIRECTORKari SkoglandCASTAnthony MackieSebastian StanDaniel BrühlEmily VanCampErin KellymanWyatt Russell Review Coming off of WandaVision, I expected this show to be different and have a different feel given who the titular characters are. What I wasn't totally expecting was the serious issues that The Falcon and The Winter Soldier would touch on. Of course, there are … Continue reading The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (Pilot Review) | Fantasy World Real World Issues
The hit TV series staring Teresa Palmer and Matthew Goode is back for a second season that covers the second book in the All Souls trilogy, Shadow of Night, by Deborah Harkness. This season sees the introduction of new characters Gallowglass, Philippe de Clermont, Phoebe Taylor, Kit Marlowe, Father Hubbard and Goody Alsop portrayed respectively … Continue reading A Discovery of Witches (S2 Review) | Improving On A Solid Base
https://www.tumblr.com/wornoutspines/788793441022885888/check-out-my-season-1-review-of-shadow-and?source=share Despite my thoughts on the first book, I figured that out would make for a spectacular looking screen adaptation. And this teaser trailer seems to prove me right. I've recognized a few plot points, which was to be expected but I now need to see how the characters are and interact. Check out my … Continue reading Shadow & Bone | Teaser trailer reaction
CASTRebecca BreedsLucca De OliveiraMichael CudlitzKal PennDevyn A. Tyler The Accent is the first thing that I noticed. Not to judge if it was good or not, but I didn't remember if Jodie Foster's Clarice had one. To say that I went in "blind" is an understatement, all I knew about the show is that it … Continue reading Clarice (Pilot review) | The Right Look and Tone But It Still Needs Work
Lupin wasn't in my radar until that first trailer came out. I thought it was interesting that they cast Omar Sy (X-men Days of Future Past) in the role of Arsène Lupin but I didn't think I would make it past the first episode. When doing so I found out that Louis Leterrier (Incredible hulk) … Continue reading Lupin (Part 1 Review) | Arsène Lupin Meets the Count of Monte Cristo
I'm a scaredy-cat, I know that about myself and I'm O.K. with it. It's the reason why I was so reluctant to see Lovecraft Country even though I wanted to watch and review the pilot when it aired. I didn't. This series nagged at me and I caved. I watched the pilot in broad daylight … Continue reading Lovecraft Country (S1 Review) | An Educational Fantasy Journey
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