“Turning Red” stars Rosalie Chiang as Meilin Lee, a 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian living a double life. As she grows into her own person, Mei-Mei is confident about who she is and what she likes, no matter what names she gets called by other people. But her developing identity is clashing with the second-generation Asian immigrant idea […]
WeCrashed Review: Far from relegating her to the role of a henpecking wife or even a Lady Macbeth figure
After Adam makes his way to corporate HQ in the opening minutes of “WeCrashed” and subsequently storms out of the disastrous meeting, intent on keeping his grasp on his company at all costs, much of this early sequence reverberates throughout the remaining hours of the series. We may not yet fully understand the context behind […]
‘Night Of The End’ Attack On Titan Final Season, Tense
After the nerve-wracking and blood-pumping thrills of the pre-Rumbling episodes this season, “Attack on Titan” has taken a few weeks to hit the brakes a bit, take stock, and air out grievances before the most uneasy of alliances can truly work together to fight Eren and save the world. Indeed, after 84 episodes of death […]
Back to the future – Review: The Adam Project Films by Netflix
While I can be quite a mark for nostalgia in media, I understand the criticisms aimed at networks, studios, or filmmakers that tend to go overboard. Not everything needs a reboot or a sequel. And when a movie makes a reference to one thing that was popular back in the day, you don’t necessarily need […]
All Movie King Kong Ranked From Worst To Best
Considered by many to be one of cinema’s greatest icons, King Kong has undoubtedly left his mark on the world of pop culture. From his groundbreaking introduction in 1933 all the way to his most recent monster rumble, Kong continues to inspire filmgoers across the globe. And with his impressive height, signature skyscraper-busting moves, and […]
“The Batman” mostly maintains a very delicate balance throughout its gargantuan running time
How do you make a new Batman movie fresh? It’s been just under ten years since the last solo live-action Batman movie, qualifiers which you need to include unless you want to reference the Ben Affleck era of Batman or the exuberantly funny animated film “The Lego Batman Movie.” When Christian Bale hung up the […]
“Star Trek” frequently revisits stories with themes of causality
Ah, good ol’ causality. There’s nothing better to whet a Trekkie’s appetite for a brainy, overthought conversation about rerum natura than a story about how a small change in a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state. Or, to put it in other words, that Butterfly Effect sure is fun to talk […]