The Two Part Adaptation of Batman: the Long Halloween is One of the Best Comic Book Stories of the Last Five Years
There have been no shortage of animated adaptations of Batman’s seminal stories, from The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One and The Killing Joke to Batman: Under the Red Hood and Batman: Hush. While some of these adaptations have done…
Masters of the Universe: Revelation Makes a Bold Choice with its Storytelling that Divides its Audience
Masters of the Universe: Revelation suffers from the all too common disconnect between critical and fan reception that we see with lots of content these days. It takes the characters and status quo from the original 80s cartoon and flips…
Feels like Ishq is a Light-Hearted Romance Anthology that Struggles to Leave Lasting Impressions
Feels Like Ishq doesn’t aim to change the world, but maybe it should have aimed a little bit higher. The webseries has interesting premises for all six of its stories, but a lot of them are hit or miss. In…
Record of Ragnarok Opens Strong with a Flawed but Entertaining First Season
Record of Ragnarok is one of those absurd animes that leans into its premise and revels in its absurdity. It takes place entirely during a tournament- and it’s not just any tournament. Thirteen gods and humans go up against each…
Wish Dragon Breathes New Life into a Familiar Premise
Wish Dragon is about a poor boy who discovers a dragon in a teapot who will grant three wishes. Sounds familiar, right? Director Chris Appelhans is definitely aware of the similarities with Disney’s Aladdin. He focuses instead on the world…
Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy is a Smart, Satisfying Adaptation of Classic Horror Stories that Balances Slasher Gore with Character Development
Directed by Leigh Janiak and adapted from R.L. Stine’s books, Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy tells an episodic story through three films, with each film taking place in a different time period and paying homage to a different type of horror…
Loki is Marvel’s Weirdest Show Yet- Essentially, their Own Version of Doctor Who
Loki is perhaps the best salvo yet in Marvel’s new direction for its tv properties. It’s definitely the weirdest series so far, and it’s got the best of both worlds: largely self-contained for most of its runtime while still bearing…
Black Widow is a Satisfying but Flawed Blockbuster that Chooses to be an Okay Superhero Story When it Could Have Been an Excellent Spy Story
After fans clamored for it for years, and a year-long delay due to the pandemic, Black Widow is finally here. It also marks the return of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the big screen after 2019’s Spider-Man: Far From Home.…
Haseen Dillruba Marries a Problematic Narrative with an Engrossing Plot to Mixed Results
I was randomly scouring through Netflix when I came across a trailer with Aditya Srivastava wearing a police uniform. It instantly took me back to the CID days. That’s when I decided that I’ll be watching Haseen Dillruba the moment that…
The Tomorrow War is a Competently Made Action Blockbuster that Benefits from the Dearth of Competition
The Tomorrow War is an interesting piece of filmmaking. Some of its aspects are competently made, while others leave much to be desired. If you have read the overwhelming critical response, you’ll find that most of the things they panned…
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