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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...

Master and Commander Returns for a Prequel

AlexGherzo | Jun 4, 2021 | 2

This’ll take the wind out of your sails. Deadline exclusively reports that 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th – and then 21st – Century Fox, till Disney bought it) is developing a new movie based on a series of novels by Patrick O’Brian. The books center on British Navy captain Jack Aubrey ...