Don’t Look Up is a Satire (and a Climate Change Allegory) That isn’t Afraid to be Blunt with its Audience
Don’t Look Up is the latest satirical comedy by director Adam McKay (The Big Short, Vice). It has garnered polarized reactions from critics and audiences. The former has accused the film of having little important to say other and being…
The Matrix Resurrections Tries to Be Clever But Falls Apart in the Second Half
The Matrix Resurrections reminds me of that popular meme of a horse drawing that starts off great but gets progressively worse. It starts off with a clever subversion about the nature of sequels and how they are soulless cash grabs…
The Wheel of Time is an Ambitious Fantasy Epic that Struggles to Balance its Characters and Plot Threads in its First Season
The Wheel of Time is a preeminent series of books written by the late Robert Jordan and, later, Brandon Sanderson. It stretches over fourteen books, most of them the size of doorstoppers. The sheer volume of source material suggests that…
Hawkeye is the Most Consistent MCU Series So Far, Balancing Fun Character Dynamics with Inventive Action
When Hawkeye was announced, it was probably on top of very few people’s must-watch pile. That’s not to say that Jeremy Renner’s portrayal of the character hasn’t been interesting so far- it has more to do with the fact that…
Succession Returns with a Blistering (and Biting) Third Season that Upends the Playing Board Altogether
Succession is still the most sharply written show on television, but something has been lost in the long wait between the second season and the third. It may have something to do with the pandemic, but season three puts the…
The Witcher Improves in its Second Season, Despite Deviating from its Source Material
When The Witcher was first announced, many were quick to announce it as the next potential Game of Thrones. Its first season, however, was an uneven, narratively messy story that juggled multiple timelines. Since then, there have been a couple…
Spider-Man: No Way Home is the Most Ambitious Peter Parker Story Yet Put to the Big Screen
When the trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home came out, it was pretty evident that Marvel was gunning for one of their most ambitious project of all time. Spider-Man: No Way Home is a movie that’s 14 years in the…
Doctor Who: Flux is the Show’s Strongest Season in Recent Years, Despite Containing Many Flaws
Doctor Who hasn’t had the best couple of years. Chris Chibnall’s time as showrunner has garnered a lot of criticism and not a lot of fans. With the impending return of Russell T. Davies to the show, as well as…
Inside Edge Amps Up the Drama in its Third Season (and Also Humanizes its Antagonists)
Inside Edge was one of the first Indian web series to capture the audience’s imagination. It mixed high-voltage cricket with behind-the-scenes dealings such as illegal betting and match-fixing. Arriving after a two-year break, the third season shifts the action to…
The Great Turns into One of the Best Satires on Television in its Second Season
The Great could have stuck to the dynamic established in the first season, but thankfully it embraces the possibilities of the cliffhanger ending and pits Catherine against the world. There are even more egregious departures from history as she tries…
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