Can Gladiator 2 Live Up to the Legacy of the Original?
The coliseum roars to life once more. The crowd is poised, waiting with bated breath as the gates open, and a new chapter in Roman history unfolds. Ridley Scott's highly anticipated sequel, Gladiator 2, brings with it immense expectations. The…
The Bubble is a Five Minute Sketch Stretched into a 2-Hour, Toothless Satire
Usually, you get to see reviewers flex their writing chops when especially terrible films have the misfortune of landing on their plates. As disappointed as they are by the terribleness of these films, one can’t help but feel that reviewers…
The Book of Boba Fett is a Disjointed Story that Fails to Justice to its Protagonist, Despite Some Great Elements
Boba Fett has always been an enigmatic character since his introduction in the original Star Wars trilogy. The fact that fans knew so little about him lent a cool mystique to his character. This fog of mystique was partially dispersed…
Wonder Woman 1984 Stumbles More Often than it Succeeds, Despite Some Good Performances
Originally slated for a December 2019 release, Wonder Woman 1984 has definitely had an interesting- and fraught- path to theaters and HBO Max. Due to the pandemic, it has become the only superhero movie release of 2020, and in a…
The Mandalorian Gets Better (and Delivers Tons of Fanservice) in Season Two, Winning Fans’ Hearts Worldwide
The Mandalorian season two is, perhaps, a textbook case of sequelitis, but mostly in a good way. It’s bigger, more action packed and introduces several characters from expanded Star Wars lore, delivering plenty of fanservice in the process. At eight…
The Mandalorian Season One Marked a Return to Simple (and Solid) Storytelling
The Mandalorian is a great example of the idiom ‘less is more’. It follows a simple premise and tells easy to follow stories around it, that of a lone wolf trying to make a living and protect his ward. Of…