Reviews Archives

REVIEW: Scoob! (2020)

brettstevens | May 18, 2020 | 6

The time has finally come. While I had hoped to see my beloved Great Dane’s next adventure on the big screen, I will be forever grateful to director Tony Cervone and Warner Bros. for making Scoob! available at home amid the pandemic. So without further ado, let’s see what this opening salvo in t...

REVIEW: Capone (2020)

brettstevens | May 15, 2020 | 2

When Capone was initially announced, I was pretty excited. Ever since high school, the Prohibition era and the criminals who exploited the law, particularly Al Capone, have fascinated me. I’ve read his Crime Library entry far too many times to count and watched many of his portrayals on film a...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 6, Episode 19 “Success is Assured”

AlexGherzo | May 13, 2020 | 0

Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, “Success is Assured” is the makeshift finale for season 6 of The Flash, and it certainly feels that way. It doesn’t finish the main storyline, and it doesn’t feel particularly epic or important, just more connective tissue. That makes it a letdown as a fin...

REVIEW: Hollywood (2020)

brettstevens | May 11, 2020 | 0

I’ve always been enamored with stories of Tinseltown, particularly of old Hollywood. Whether it’s things like Entourage or Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, they’re always presented as stories of following your dreams and triumphing over impossible odds. So, when it was announced that Ryan...

REVIEW: Westworld Season 3 Episode 8, “Crisis Theory”

virginiakublawi | May 6, 2020 | 0

*SPOILERS* In “Crisis Theory,” Bernard and William fight, but they’re interrupted by a policeman who turns out to be Lawrence, now another copy of Dolores. He gives Bernard a suitcase. Meanwhile, Caleb puts Dolores’ mind into a new body. Once she’s alert, Dolores tells ...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 6, Episode 18 “Pay the Piper”

AlexGherzo | May 6, 2020 | 0

After “Liberation” got things moving, “Pay the Piper” slows The Flash’s momentum down considerably, centering on a subplot introduced early in the season and then mostly forgotten till now. The main plot is on everyone’s minds, but the focus is on a pair of lesser villains while the hero...