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REVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 2, “The Passenger”

virginiakublawi | Nov 7, 2020 | 0

*SPOILERS* “The Passenger” picks up with Mando and the Child zooming along on his speeder. They’re interrupted by bandits who swiftly get their butts kicked. However, the last one standing threatens the Child. Mando offers to trade his jetpack for the baby’s safety, a trick t...

REVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 2, Episode 1, “The Marshall”

virginiakublawi | Nov 1, 2020 | 2

*SPOILERS* Season two of The Mandalorian sees Mando and the Child venture to a new planet, where they end up spectators at a fighting ring. The Mandalorian seeks information on the other Mandalorians, but the informant betrays him. Mando easily bests his men and leaves the informant hanging from a l...

Halloween Video Game Pick: Blasphemous

Spike | Oct 31, 2020 | 0

The word “Metroidvania” gets thrown around a lot in retro gaming, and these types of video games have become an indie staple on all modern platforms. With all the competition, it’s hard to come across games that can go beyond the classic themes in the genre. Bloodstained: Curse of ...

REVIEW: Over the Moon (2020)

virginiakublawi | Oct 27, 2020 | 0

A lot of Netflix’s original content doesn’t appeal to me. Or, maybe I should say that their shows and movies that they actually bother promoting don’t appeal to me. Occasionally I’ve found a hidden gem on the service, usually due to enthusiastic recommendations from friends or the presence o...

REVIEW: The New Mutants (2020)

Spike | Sep 4, 2020 | 4

It’s funny how life imitates art; in the comic books, the New Mutants were notorious for being a young group of X-Men trainees facing traumatic experiences from the very beginning, with tragedy surrounding them as much as or even more than the actual X-Men or the original X-Factor. The same th...

REVIEW: Brave New World – Season 1

brettstevens | Jul 26, 2020 | 2

I had always thought that an adaptation of Brave New World would be little more than a dream. I remember when it was first announced as a Syfy project with Steven Spielberg involved as a producer and immediately put the book on my “to be read” pile. However, when the show failed to mater...