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REVIEW: Amphibia – Season 3, Episode 3, “Thai Feud/Adventures in Cat-Sitting”

virginiakublawi | Oct 19, 2021 | 0

*SPOILERS* “Thai Feud” is a Sprig-centric episode centering on his desire to be part of the Boonchuy family. When Anne goes with her mom to work at the family’s Thai restaurant, Sprig tags along to ingratiate himself. Anne’s mom just wants Sprig to stay out of trouble, but th...

REVIEW: Young Justice – Season 4: Phantoms, Episodes 1 and 2, “Inhospitable” and “Needful”

virginiakublawi | Oct 18, 2021 | 1

HBO Max released the first two episodes of Young Justice Season 4: Phantoms early on Saturday, October 16th, as part of DC’s FanDome event. Earlier this year, I binged the first three seasons of the series and was hooked. I had heard good things but always avoided it because the premise of a t...

REVIEW: American Crime Story: Impeachment, Episode 6 “Man Handled”

virginiakublawi | Oct 13, 2021 | 0

*SPOILERS* “Man Handled” finds Linda and the FBI strategizing Monica’s confrontation. Just like in “Exiles,” the unsuspecting woman is surrounded in the mall and escorted to a hotel room. Over the next 12 hours, Monica is humiliated and grilled for information regarding her affair and subs...

REVIEW: Home (2015)

virginiakublawi | Oct 10, 2021 | 0

DreamWorks‘ Home didn’t appeal to me at all in its marketing, and I haven’t thought much about it since its release. I distinctly remember feeling like this film was only interested in the youngest viewers judging by its lowbrow humor and simplistic character designs. The stunt c...

REVIEW: Amphibia Season 3, Episode 2, “Hop ‘Til You Drop/Turning Point”

virginiakublawi | Oct 9, 2021 | 0

*SPOILERS* In “Hop ‘Til You Drop,” Anne focuses on helping the Plantars acclimate to living on Earth. Rather than introducing human life to them in baby steps, she decides to challenge them with the ruthless occupants of the local mall. To teach Polly anger management, Anne sends h...

REVIEW: Doom Patrol – Season 3, Episode 5 “Dada Patrol”

virginiakublawi | Oct 8, 2021 | 0

*SPOILERS* “Dada Patrol” revisits the ongoing tension among Jane and her alternate personalities, as Kay would like to go up and choose a pair of new shoes. The therapist personality tries to talk her out of it, reminding the girl that there’s a system in place. Jane advocates for Kay’s righ...