*Warning: this post contains major spoilers* Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is a mess. An entertaining mess. But a mess nonetheless. And that sucks, because for the first time in my adult life, I’m sad about Star Wars. I’m sad to see such potential thrown away for the sake of unmitigated nostalgia bait and not even being able to get that right. I think what upsets me the most, though, is the realization that Star…
There’s no avoiding that Terminator: Dark Fate was a flop. Within two days of its release, the writing was not only on the wall, but in print. Outlets like Variety and The Hollywood Reporter pegged it to lose upward of $100 million. That projection was due, in no small part, to Dark Fate‘s abysmal opening. It made just $131 million worldwide in its premiere weekend. No amount of foresight or heroics from the future could prevent the disaster ahead. To date, it’s grossed…
Thrawn: Alliances is the best of both worlds. Timothy Zahn combines movie characters that have been loved, with newer characters in one space and time, piecing together the final story over two timelines. This novel is a great piece of work, with flow only Zahn could have accomplished. In terms of main characters, there’s Anakin Skywalker, Padme Amidala, a young Thrawn, Darth Vader, an old Thrawn, and of course, characters introduced in Star Wars: Thrawn. A huge…
By Thomas L. Kelly (@WriterTLK) As a note, this review for The Mandalorian Chapter 1 is spoiler free, but I would still recommend watching before diving in. It would be a safe assumption that the show fans were clamoring for most as Disney+ launched was The Mandalorian. This is a corner of the galaxy far, far away that has always merited further exploration. It’s the seedier side, one we’ve only had glimpses of in the films to…
Transformers: The Movie is an interesting study. It’s undeniably a flop. Finishing 14th in its opening weekend—behind About Last Night, which was in its sixth week of release—it barely cracked the top-100 for 1986. Carrying a $6 million price tag, its cost was six times greater than the budget used to create 90 minutes of the regular cartoon series. Expectations were clearly high, which is what makes its decision to kill the bulk of the primary characters from the…
General warning! There are spoilers for Supernatural season 5 below. Check out the reviews I’ve done for previous seasons HERE. I have seen most of the seasons of Supernatural, so I will be talking about how future seasons are set up, so just be forewarned! Supernatural season 5 picks up right after season 4, with Lucifer coming out of his cage after Sam (Jared Padalecki) kills Lillith to break the final seal. He, Dean (Jensen Ackles) escape due to…
General warning! There are spoilers for Supernatural season 4 below. Check out the reviews I’ve done for previous seasons HERE. I have seen most of the seasons of Supernatural, so I will be talking about how future seasons are set up, so just be forewarned! Supernatural season 4 suffers most of all from a regular season length, it would have benefitted from a shorter season. But this season has some great character development in it. We’re introduced to angels,…
We live in a day and age where people love to question and debate everything. And in certain geeky circles, it’s become popular to act like Superman, and the very idea of him, is in need of reinvention. So I thought I’d ask myself: Who is Superman to me and what does he represent to modern pop culture today? The answer can be many things and the great thing about Superman is you can see him…
General warning! There are spoilers for Supernatural season 3 below. Check out the reviews I’ve done for previous seasons HERE. I have seen most of the seasons of Supernatural, so I will be talking about how future seasons are set up, so just be forewarned! Dean (Jensen Ackles) made the deal of a lifetime last season to save his brother Sam, and this season deals with the consequences of said deal. Supernatural season 3 covers the year Dean has left…
[Disclaimer: there are spoilers for Supernatural season 2 below. Check out the reviews I’ve done previously HERE. I have seen most of the seasons of Supernatural, so I will be talking about how future seasons are set up.] Supernatural season 2 revolves predominantly around Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) trying to find the demon Yellow Eyes or Azazel (Fredric Lehne) after he pulls their father to hell to save Dean’s life. Along the season they run into…
“Can somebody tell me what kind of a world we live in, where a man dressed up as a bat gets all of my press?” In 1989, everyone knew about Batman. He was that colorful fellow played by the now late Adam West who hung out with a young man in green short-shorts and a yellow cape who made puns while KA-POWing evildoers. He was a fun fantasy for children and adults worthy of a chuckle…
