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REVIEW: Penny Dreadful: City of Angels – Season 1, Episode 6, “How it is With Brothers”

virginiakublawi | Jun 3, 2020 | 0

*SPOILERS* “How it is With Brothers” opens with Michener comforting Tiago over the loss of the third murderer, not knowing him to be Tiago’s brother. The Chief gives them the first shot at questioning the man they brought in. While Michener goes to get a drink, the boy calls Tiago on his lie a...

The Hunt Trailer Belies Outrage

AlexGherzo | Aug 9, 2019 | 0

This past week has seen a lot of hand-wringing over the upcoming Blumhouse horror/action/survival movie The Hunt. On the surface, director Craig Zobel’s film about wealthy elites who hunt the poor for sport doesn’t seem particularly controversial, or even overly original (check out the Jean-Clau...

Thanos, Greenies, Hippies, and Black Superman

AlexGherzo | Aug 8, 2019 | 0

One of the most talked-about aspects of the entertainment industry in the last few years has been its increasing politicization, with a heavily leftward bent. This isn’t the first time it’s happened (the great John Nolte covered the modern history of Hollywood temper tantrums in a great piece fr...

REVIEW: The Best of Enemies (2019)

virginiakublawi | Apr 11, 2019 | 0

Just like any weekend, last Friday saw the release of several movies, but the wide release I’ve heard the least about is The Best of Enemies, and the reviews I’ve seen have been negative or mediocre. That being said, I’m a firm believer that everyone should make up their own minds, and the...

Comics In Crisis – What Happened To Comic Books?

andrewrodriguez | Apr 4, 2019 | 4

“Whatever happened to comic books?” This is a question that has been on the minds of fans of the medium for several years now, but only recently has it begun to receive more attention. A combination of factors has brought us to where we are today: local comic book shops shutting down at a geomet...

REVIEW: Vice (2018)

Jellz | Jan 14, 2019 | 0

It’s a unique experience to watch a film that is equally as entertaining as it is infuriating. In 2015, The Big Short provided me with that experience; it was a movie that chronicled the 2008 housing crisis, but did it uniquely. The screenplay utilized some creative tricks to deliver the inf...