Comics, Science Fiction, Television, Thriller
TV: Alice in Borderland (Season 1 & 2)
Whenever a series escalates into a truly obsessive binge for me, I start questioning whether it’s actually a great…
February 1, 2023-
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Comics, Spies, Television, ThrillerTV: Kleo (Season 1)
While Kleo doesn’t do enough to rise to the top ranks of contemporary spy TV, it does plenty to…
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Comedy, Comics, TelevisionTV: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Season 1)
On the one hand, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law playfully confronts the irradiated green elephant in the MCU’s room: its…
October 14, 2022 -
Comedy, Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: Thor: Love and Thunder
After bemoaning my frustrating inability to connect with massively popular properties like The Sandman, here comes Thor: Love and…
September 18, 2022 -
Comics, Fantasy, Horror, TelevisionTV: The Sandman (Season 1)
Certain widely beloved properties and creators in the science fiction and fantasy genre have never entirely connected with me.…
September 16, 2022 -
Comics, Music, TelevisionTV: Dave (Seasons 1–2)
So, how does one explain the appeal of Dave? That’s a tough one, because even after twenty episodes, the…
August 14, 2022 -
Comics, Fantasy, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Ms. Marvel (Season 1)
In the mid-2010s – “the Teens,” the “Tennies,” are we calling that decade anything yet? – I went through…
July 18, 2022 -
Comics, Fantasy, Film, HorrorFilm: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The only problem with Doctor Strange as a character is that, well, he just isn’t all that interesting. Fortunately,…
June 24, 2022 -
Comics, Film, Science FictionFilm – Spider-Man: No Way Home
Underwhelming outings aren’t uncommon in the MCU these days, but at least Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) delivers something…
June 7, 2022 -
Comics, Fantasy, TelevisionTV: Moon Knight
If anyone can afford not to be risk-averse, you’d think it would be Marvel, but they haven’t exactly gone…
May 8, 2022 -
Comics, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Peacemaker (Season 1)
A sequel series, to a movie I didn’t see, set in a comic book universe I’ve never cared about?…
March 20, 2022 -
Comics, Science Fiction, TelevisionTV – Y: The Last Man
If Cowboy Bebop’s cancellation was a mercy killing, Y: The Last Man’s demise was tragically premature. After several years…
January 30, 2022 -
Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: Eternals
It certainly appears that Marvel intends to leave no stone unturned in mining their vast comics universe for new…
January 23, 2022 -
Comics, TelevisionTV: Hawkeye
Two versions of me watched Hawkeye. One was the version who had faithfully followed the MCU with geeky enthusiasm…
December 26, 2021 -
Comics, Fantasy, FilmFilm: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
It’s almost as if an unfair world is punishing Marvel for finally diversifying. Just as the long-overdue Black Widow…
November 20, 2021