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Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: Day of Reckoning”

Aidan Mason01.2021Online ShowsLeave a Comment

A good finale can often influence one’s perception of a show. Like we did last week, let’s use Game of Thrones as an example. For seven seasons, it was consistently a critical … Read More

Aidan MasonLead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: Day of Reckoning”01.01.2021

Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: The Deadly Ally” review

Aidan Mason12.2020Online ShowsLeave a Comment

The Deadly Ally is certainly an interesting fourth episode. On the surface, it’s mostly standard fare that we’ve come to expect from the series so far. But the ending takes an … Read More

Aidan MasonLead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: The Deadly Ally” review12.31.2020

Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: Planet of the Mechanoids” review

Aidan Mason12.2020Online ShowsLeave a Comment

Planet of the Mechanoids is the episode that cements Daleks! as the spiritual successor to the 60s Dalek comics. Even the title itself feels like a blast of nostalgia. So do the episode’s … Read More

Aidan MasonLead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: Planet of the Mechanoids” review12.30.2020

Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: The Sentinel of the Fifth Galaxy” review

Aidan Mason12.2020Online ShowsLeave a Comment

Second episodes can often be as important as the first episode. Your audience is hooked based on the first episode, now you have to prove that you can sustain your … Read More

Aidan MasonLead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: The Sentinel of the Fifth Galaxy” review12.29.2020

Lead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: The Archive of Islos” review

Aidan Mason12.2020Online ShowsLeave a Comment

2020 was a lucrative year for the Doctor Who franchise. Obviously, the twelfth series of the program (or the thirty-eighth season, if you want to get technical), was broadcast early this year. … Read More

Aidan MasonLead Up to the Revolution: “Daleks!: The Archive of Islos” review12.28.2020

Review: “City So Real” is a rich, kaleidoscopic portrait of Chicago

Justin Remer10.2020Documentary, Movies, New TV, Online Shows, Reviews, TelevisionLeave a Comment

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The Oscar-nominated director of Hoop Dreams returns to Chicago in City So Real The five-part documentary series City So Real uses the 2019 Chicago mayoral election as the center of a … Read More

Justin RemerReview: “City So Real” is a rich, kaleidoscopic portrait of Chicago10.29.2020

Strike First with “Cobra Kai” on Netflix

Kate Graham09.2020Online Shows, TelevisionLeave a Comment

You may have seen “Cobra Kai” pop up recently on Netflix and ask yourself, “Is it worth it?” I cannot begin to describe how pleasantly surprised I am by a … Read More

Kate GrahamStrike First with “Cobra Kai” on Netflix09.24.2020

Now Available: Cursed Films Season One!

Garon Cockrell09.2020Blu-Ray Review, Movies, New TV, Online Shows, TelevisionLeave a Comment

Shudder has released their original docu-series Cursed Films on Bluray as of August 18. This is a fantastic show for any fan of True Crime docs, horror films, and just … Read More

Garon CockrellNow Available: Cursed Films Season One!09.04.2020

Review: New stand-up hour from Eddie Pepitone, “For the Masses”

Justin Remer06.2020Album Review, Comedy, Online Shows, ReviewsLeave a Comment

Eddie Pepitone - For the Masses

Eddie Pepitone, the Bitter Buddha, assesses America in the “end times” “WE HAVE TO GET IN THE STREETS AND FUCKING FIGHT! … Now I’m not going to be able to … Read More

Justin RemerReview: New stand-up hour from Eddie Pepitone, “For the Masses”06.22.2020

Netflix Lost in Space hits all the right notes

Eliot Hochberg04.2018New TV, Online Shows, Show Review, TelevisionLeave a Comment

Lost in Space The name evokes a Partridge Family-meets-Star Trek-meets-H.R. PufnStuf image that for some is a great memory, and for others could be better left behind where it was. … Read More

Eliot HochbergNetflix Lost in Space hits all the right notes04.19.2018

Movie Review: The Cloverfield Paradox

Kyle Dodson02.2018Blu-Ray Review, DVD Review, Horror, Movies, Online Shows, Theatrical1 Comment

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In an unprecedented move (after numerous reports of the film being delayed until October 2018), a teaser during the Super Bowl indicated that The Cloverfield Paradox, the third entry to … Read More

Kyle DodsonMovie Review: The Cloverfield Paradox02.05.2018

Breaking News: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Teaser

Robin Lynn05.2017Breaking News, New TV, Online Shows, TelevisionLeave a Comment

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, a prequel series to the Jim Henson Company’s groundbreaking 1982 feature The Dark Crystal, has landed at Netflix, with shooting slated to begin this fall. … Read More

Robin LynnBreaking News: The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Teaser05.18.2017

Webseries: Unicornland, Award Winning New Series

Robin Lynn04.2017New TV, Online Shows, TelevisionLeave a Comment

Unicornland In this new eight-episode webseries we meet Annie, who explores her sexuality post-divorce by dating couples… over drinks, at dinner, and in bed. The first episode premiered on Glamour.com alongside … Read More

Robin LynnWebseries: Unicornland, Award Winning New Series04.25.2017

13 Reasons Why is a solid kick to the feels

JL Jamieson04.2017Online Shows, TelevisionLeave a Comment

13 Reasons Why Netflix March 31st, 2017 ***spoiler alert*** I may get a little bit into some details of the show 13 Reasons Why is based on a novel by … Read More

JL Jamieson13 Reasons Why is a solid kick to the feels04.14.2017
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