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REVIEW: How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

virginiakublawi | Feb 20, 2019 | 0

In film discourse, you hear a lot about creativity and the overuse of certain tropes and plot points. However, it’s always interested me that a lot of the most famous and beloved movies contain these tropes and archetypes, and are even celebrated for them. As for me, some of my favorite movies...

REVIEW: Star Wars Resistance – Season 1, Episode 17 “The Core Problem”

virginiakublawi | Feb 18, 2019 | 0

*SPOILERS* In “The Core Problem,” Yeager finds Kaz trying to build a transmitter to send messages to the Resistance. He fails just as Poe shows up to collect BB-8 for his mission to Jakku. Kaz fills Poe in on all the intel he’s gathered. Intrigued, Poe decides to investigate with Kaz befor...

REVIEW: The Dragon Prince – Book 2: Sky (2019)

virginiakublawi | Feb 17, 2019 | 0

On Friday, Netflix dropped season two of their hit original animated series The Dragon Prince. I was initially interested in The Dragon Prince because of the involvement of Aaron Ehasz and Giancarlo Volpe, the head writer and producer, respectively, of Avatar: the Last Airbender. Book 1: Moon of The...

REVIEW: Kim Possible (2019)

virginiakublawi | Feb 17, 2019 | 0

I try not to judge movies based on trailers because they are often misleading and sometimes poorly edited. Everybody can probably name a movie that had bad trailers but ended up being pretty good, and vice versa. That being said, from the very first promo image of Disney Channel’s live-action Kim ...

REVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 7 “Deflectors”

AlexGherzo | Feb 15, 2019 | 0

After taking a week off (during sweeps!), The Orville returns this week with “Deflectors,” which begins as another relationship episode – which, despite the excellent “A Happy Refrain,” gave me some consternation – but becomes something much more interesting. Talla takes center stage, li...

REVIEW: Gotham – Season 5, Episode 6 “13 Stitches”

brettstevens | Feb 15, 2019 | 0

Last time on Gotham, Dorrance’s true purpose in Gotham was revealed, Nygma’s story took a new turn, and Harvey gave the soon-to-be Batman some much-needed advice. As the players are about to take their rightful places in Gotham, it now falls to Gordon to become both the beacon of law and order t...