The new story arc of TED LASSO is in full swing as the season reaches its midpoint. RICHES OF EMBARASSMENT has a clever title, but feels like it’s pulling in too many minor story directions to come together as a cohesive episode. Perhaps “Riches of Side Plots” would have been a more appropriate title.…
Continue ReadingTHE END OF OAK STREET is a solid B movie. Not a letter grade, but the genre. One day it could be a cult classic, but the film doesn't seem to know how silly it is, so it never fully leans into its own campiness.…
Continue ReadingHOUSE OF THE DRAGON S3 had some thrilling scenes and A LOT of dragons, but overall was a slight disappointment. I loved GAME OF THRONES when it came out. The creators fumbled the ending, sure, but there was still a lot to love. It wowed me. I've come to expect that from this world, and HOUSE OF THE DRAGON rarely delivers it anymore.…
Continue ReadingThis is it. Episode four is apparently the final episode of THE MAN WILL BURN, though it feels like there should be more to it. When I first started reviewing this docuseries a couple weeks ago, I was on the fence about whether it should even exist. I’ll say it now: MUDBURN was absolutely my favorite episode of the series, the most rounded and well-done episode by far. And my final answer is no. This show should not exist. Let’s…
Continue ReadingTED LASSO is back, and HOME plays more like a prologue than a premiere.Ted's old friends show up in Kansas with a big question, familiar faces return, and the show already feels new and familiar at once. Higgins is affable, Keeley's full of ideas, and Rebecca is still the boss ass bitch.…
Continue ReadingSPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY had a chance to be my favorite Spidey movie yet, and it hurts that it isn't. It takes plenty of big swings, and when they land, they're wonderful additions to the MCU. But most don't, and the MCU doesn't move as far forward as it could have.…
Continue ReadingTHE MAN WILL BURN Episode 3, WAKING DREAMS, felt like a series of extended interviews. It missed the magic that was Black Rock City, 2022, where the city itself was the biggest character.…
Continue ReadingAs someone who has been to Burning Man several times, starting in 2010, I’m not sure THE MAN WILL BURN as a series on HBO and HBO Max should exist. (More on that later.) So for this review and any future reviews I may write about this docuseries, I will solely base my rating (🤩 or 😊 or 🤮) on my opinion of the quality of each episode. That will include the content covered, those that are interviewed, the quality…
Continue ReadingPerhaps there is no other living filmmaker more qualified to adapt THE ODYSSEY than Christopher Nolan. Just three years after OPPENHEIMER, he drops his latest epic and it absolutely soars on every scale.…
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