NO HARD FEELINGS is an easy comedic jaunt through learning how to grow up at any age.…
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One critical flaw away from greatness...…
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INVASION ended its second season with a huge cliff hanger.…
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If anyone doubted if the new voice talents would have any chemistry with the old, there’s nothing to fear as the latest episode teams up Rick and Jerry for a body-swapping… I mean, a brain-swapping episode. THE JERRICK TRAP does little to move the plot forward for the show’s characters. However, it’s okay to do that occasionally when the action and humor are so much damn fun. What’s keeping this episode from being a 🤩 is the convoluted ending that…
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After an explosively bloody premiere, GEN V has struggled to figure out how to balance plot progression while also providing numerous character backstories. In JUMANJI, we take a “head trip” inside Cate’s (Maddie Phillips) mind, allowing for several overlapping stories to have their moment to shine. Yet, none of the kids’ stories are as engaging as if the leads would’ve been in the real world like they are during the final few minutes. Well, except for a MEET THE FEEBLES-like…
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S2 of OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH started with a dud for me. I was so unimpressed with E1 of this season that I didn’t continue to the following two episodes that all dropped together back on October 5th. When a friend told me the show picked up quickly after the premiere, I binged E2-6 in one sitting, and I’m so glad I did. I returned to this show for Stede and Ed, and the pirates delivered that. There are a…
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E4 and E5 of OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH was more of a slow burn for our two favorite pirates, Stede (Rhys Darby) and Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). While the romance and maturity of the pirates aboard are whimsical, likable, and heartfelt, the actual tension is sorely lacking. The stakes were minimized and given a backseat while audiences saw if the caring yet brutal pirates could figure out their disputes to love again. While E4 takes a detour into having a guest…
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INVASION had a BREAKTHROUGH. The writers got the individual plot lines to collide and “connect.” It was a dreamlike episode with plenty of action…finally. …
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THE MORNING SHOW was a look into Cory’s (Billy Crudup) childhood. It gave viewers an inside seat of how it must have felt growing up under his domineering mother.…
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