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REVIEW: The Flash – Season 6, Episode 8 “The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 2”

AlexGherzo | Dec 4, 2019 | 0

“The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 2” is a bit of a fumble, erasing what was a fascinating plot development from last week and bringing a disappointing end to the first half of the season. It isn’t bad, and there are some good moments and fine pieces of acting, but it could have been &h...

REVIEW: Watchmen – Season 1, Episode 7 “An Almost Religious Awe”

AlexGherzo | Dec 2, 2019 | 0

If nothing else, “An Almost Religious Awe” assures us that Watchmen is completely off its rocker. This show is bugnuts crazy, and while I imagine Damon Lindelof and the rest of the people behind it think making everything about race is a shortcut to gravitas and intellectualism, the lunacy and s...

REVIEW: Arrow – Season 8, Episode 6 “Reset”

brettstevens | Dec 2, 2019 | 0

We’re officially in the second half of Arrow’s final season. Overall, the season has been pretty good, so when I found out that David Ramsey, who portrays Diggle on the show, would directing “Reset” – which would see the return of Paul Blackthorne’s Quentin Lance – I was excite...

REVIEW: The Mandalorian – Season 1, Episode 4, “Sanctuary”

virginiakublawi | Dec 2, 2019 | 0

*SPOILERS* “Sanctuary” opens on a group of village women fishing while their children play. They’re soon attacked and forced to flee. One mother hides herself and her son under a basket and manages to go unseen. Meanwhile, the Mandalorian and “Baby Yoda” arrive on a new planet and head to ...

REVIEW: Knives Out (2019)

brettstevens | Dec 2, 2019 | 0

It’s no secret that I have my issues with Rian Johnson’s take on the Skywalker saga in The Last Jedi. But this does not mean that I have issues with Johnson as a filmmaker. His original movies Brick, The Brothers Bloom, and Looper, were each something special, and he brought a unique vision to a...

REVIEW: The Irishman (2019)

brettstevens | Dec 2, 2019 | 0

Since the 1930s, the gangster has permeated cinema and given birth to some of the defining characters of the medium over the years, inspiring debate from fans and critics alike (including this reviewer’s thesis). From Edward G. Robinson’s Caesar Enrico Bandello in 1931’s Little Caesar to Marlo...