NXT Takeover: New York 2019 Exceeds Expectations, Delivers Best Takeover Show Yet
NXT Takeover: New York 2019 isn’t just a great Takeover show. It’s possibly the greatest Takeover show I have seen in the last three years. That’s a tough feat to pull off, because NXT doesn’t have huge stars like Finn…
The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Started Strong, but is the Second Season Going to be Better?
The new take on Sabrina the Teenage Witch, based on a recent comic book, does away with the hokey 90s tone and doubles down on darkness, gruesomeness and witch lore. The ten-episode first season is an experiment that works more…
Wrestlemania 35 (Probably) Won’t Top Last Year. Here’s Why that Doesn’t Matter.
WrestleMania has come back to New York. Well it’s actually New Jersey, but you can’t blame marketing for trying to sell it as a NYC thing. Who in blue hell wants to see a Mania event in Jersey? (A lot…
Doctor Who Series 11 Has a Lot More Misses than Hits, Despite Whitaker’s Best Efforts
It was a safe bet going in that Doctor Who Series 11 was going to be unlike most seasons it was following. The arrival of a new showrunner, Chris Chibnall, and the start of Jodie Whitaker’s turn as the Doctor…
Broad Strokes: A Conversation with Armin Ahsan
Creators come from all walks of life. Armin Ahsan, who is currently studying in a business school, maintains a Facebook page for her art called Space Cade. Her young age belies her ability; Space Cade is filled with works that showcase…
Will NXT Takeover: New York 2019 be Better than WrestleMania 35?
Is NXT Takeover: New York 2019 going to be better than WrestleMania 35? Probably. With a match card this strong- and NXT’s consistency with work rate- this year’s Takeover is easily better than the Mania card. Which, in some ways,…
How WrestleMania Has Changed in the Last Five Years
WrestleMania has changed a lot in the last five years. From the WWE Network to the dominance of Lesnar (and the stop-start push of Reigns), the WWE Universe has come a long way from 2014. WrestleMania XXX took place in…
Netflix’s Triple Frontier is an Impressive Throwback to B+ Action Movies
Triple Frontier is the kind of pleasant surprise you want to find on Netflix, especially given its history as a DVD rental company. It’s a story about a group of old friends from the military coming together to pull off…
Superman: Man of Tomorrow- 5:31 AM
Wednesday August 22, 2018 5:31 AM Conner turned off his alarm, grabbing his t-shirt from the nearby chair. He scratched his stubble absent-mindedly, whistling Imagine Dragons as he entered the washroom. He stared into his reflection two seconds too long.…
Ides of March: Why There Was Never Going to be a United Pakistan
It’s strange that the ghosts of genocide continue to haunt us, 48 years after our independence. Two generations removed from the Liberation War, the story of the Liberation War, and how it was ignited is, perhaps, little different to me…
