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REVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 5 “All the World is Birthday Cake”

AlexGherzo | Jan 25, 2019 | 0

After its first few slower episodes, The Orville is back in the zone, following up last week’s excellent “Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes” with “All the World is Birthday Cake,” another Trekian morality play that stretches the Union edict to respect all cultures to its limits. The c...

Why I’m Excited: Men in Black: International

brettstevens | Jan 25, 2019 | 0

I loved the Men in Black movies as a kid, initially because of Will Smith. Other than George Clooney, Smith was the only actor that I not only enjoyed but also recognized from other projects. There was something about that familiarity that I found very comfortable. When the second one came out, I k...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 5 Episode 11 “Seeing Red”

andrewrodriguez | Jan 24, 2019 | 0

Season five’s Big Bad returns in “Seeing Red,” this week’s episode of The Flash. When last we saw Orlin Dwyer, he was turning tail after Caitlin/Killer Frost showcased a resistance to the effects of his meta-power-sapping dagger. With months having passed in show time, Orlin is anxious to se...

REVIEW: Star Wars Resistance – Episodes 12 and 13 “Bibo” and “Dangerous Business”

virginiakublawi | Jan 21, 2019 | 0

*Spoilers* In “Bibo,” Synara brings in a scavenged ship. On it, they find an aquatic creature that Neeku decides to adopt and name Bibo. Within the Colossus, Bibo soon begins trying to eat everything, as well as stinking the place up. Synara asks Kaz to go on a salvaging run with her; there, she...

REVIEW: The Orville – Season 2, Episode 4 “Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes”

AlexGherzo | Jan 18, 2019 | 0

Things picked up considerably on The Orville this week, and “Nothing Left on Earth Excepting Fishes” is the best episode of the sci-fi show’s sophomore season so far. The Krill make their return, Ed is confronted with the shortcomings of his humanity, and Gordon gets some lofty aspirations. Al...

REVIEW: The Flash – Season 5, Episode 10 “The Flash & the Furious”

andrewrodriguez | Jan 17, 2019 | 0

*Spoilers* After a brief hiatus during the holidays following the CW Arrowverse crossover Elseworlds (didn’t catch the event? Check out my review here!), The Flash is back this week with “The Flash & the Furious.” At the close of the show’s landmark 100th episode, we learned that...