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Napoleon Trailer Makes a Bid for Conquest

AlexGherzo | Jul 11, 2023 | 2

The Emperor has arrived, as Sony has released a trailer for Napoleon. The upcoming film from legendary director Ridley Scott examines Napoleon Bonaparte’s military career and rise to power in France, as well as his marriage to Joséphine Bonaparte. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Napoleon, with Vanessa K...

REVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2, “Spoils of War” and “Ruins of War”

virginiakublawi | Jan 4, 2023 | 1

*SPOILERS* “Spoils of War” finds the Batch fleeing a herd of angry giant crabs. Once they escape and return to Ord Mantel, Cid gives them a new mission to Sereno, the former home of Country Dooku. They set off to pillage the remains of Dooku’s fortune and valuable items. However, in the effort...

REVIEW: Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

virginiakublawi | Dec 18, 2022 | 0

I probably have a similar history with James Cameron’s Avatar to that of most people. I saw it once when it came out and loved the visuals and music. However, I wasn’t won over by the movie’s paper-thin characters and paint-by-numbers story of colonialism and love overcoming the ...

REVIEW: Andor – Season 1, Episode 11, “Daughter of Ferrix”

virginiakublawi | Nov 16, 2022 | 0

***SPOILERS*** In “Daughter of Ferrix,” we learn that Marva has passed away. Cassian and Melshi are captured and eventually helped by strangers. Dedra encourages the ISB to give the Daughters of Ferrix a permit for Marva’s funeral to draw them out. Vel informs Clea of Marva’s...

REVIEW: Andor – Season 1, Episode 1

virginiakublawi | Sep 21, 2022 | 3

Andor is a character and a show for which I’ve really been trying to temper my expectations. I didn’t like Rogue One or care much for its characters. The Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi were sizable disappointments. I’ve quickly gone from “Star Wars TV is good, at...

Putin vs. J.K. Rowling

BlabberingCollector | Mar 26, 2022 | 0

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has been making headlines for decades now, as has Russian President Vladimir Putin… but never before in the same headline! Putin has recently said: ‘They [the West] cancelled J.K. Rowling, the children’s author – her books are published all over t...