Drama, History, Spies, World War II
Film: The Catcher was a Spy
It seems I begin every biopic review by bemoaning the genre’s structural handcuff, and The Catcher was a Spy…
May 3, 2021-
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Science Fiction, TelevisionTV: Living with Yourself (Season 1)
Netflix’s new series Living with Yourself probably sold itself on the pitch alone. Imagine, if you will, an elevator:…
November 14, 2019 -
Comics, FilmFilm — Avengers: Endgame
Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe concludes (well, more or less) with the fittingly titled Avengers: Endgame (2019).…
May 6, 2019 -
Comics, FilmFilm: Ant-Man and the Wasp
The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s twentieth film, Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) is fast-paced, superficial, and inessential, but it’s kind…
July 16, 2018 -
Film, Science FictionFilm: Mute
Writer-director Duncan Jones showed some decent science fictional chops in his movies Moon and Source Code, but his new…
April 2, 2018 -
Comics, FilmFilm: Captain America: Civil War
Boasting the same creative team as its outstanding predecessor, Captain America: Civil War (2016) once again centers on a perfectly…
May 11, 2016 -
TelevisionTV: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Of all Netflix’s series so far, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp has to be its most…
October 18, 2015 -
FilmFilm: Ant-Man
Marvel used to have a title called What If?, a series of one-off issues telling stories from alternate Marvel…
August 3, 2015 -
FilmFilm: They Came Together
The formulaic Hollywood rom-com gets a satirical skewering in They Came Together (2014), an uneven but generally funny affair…
July 12, 2014 -
FilmFilm: Wanderlust
I put Wanderlust (2012) on for background noise while I was eating lunch the other day, and unexpectedly ended…
March 9, 2013 -
Comedy, Drama, Spies, Television, ThrillerMiscellaneous TV
I finally finished up season six of 24. Compared to the previous seasons, this one was definitely a stinker,…
April 8, 2010 -
