The Day Of The Jackal: Season 1 – Review | A Late Addition To Best Shows Of 2024
Through Eddie Redmayne’s work and the development of his character, “The Jackal,” we get perhaps one of the best antiheroes of the year.
Through Eddie Redmayne’s work and the development of his character, “The Jackal,” we get perhaps one of the best antiheroes of the year.
While an effort is made to build out the world in “Why Does Nobody Remember Me In This World?” Sadly, the answer to the title’s question is that no one is that memorable.
While “Y2K” may bug anyone born in the 1990s and before, it could be a fun film for those who only know the time through Tumblr aesthetics and unearned nostalgia.
“Werewolves” reminds you why the werewolf trend hasn’t revived like vampires despite multiple movies in a year with no true revival in sight.
“The Fix” is a reminder that sci-fi productions don’t always need a major backer to look good and hold something compelling.
Like most sequels, decades separated from the first movie, “Gladiator 2” doesn’t justify its existence, though Denzel Washington does act as a silver lining.
Dylan Sprouse stars as a veteran who is caught in a terrorist attack on American soil, trying to keep his little sister from being killed in action.
Featuring the voices of Lupita Nyong’o, Kit Connor, and Pedro Pascal, “The Wild Robot” delivers dark humor and tear-inducing moments, making this one of the best American-made animated movies of the year.
Aaron Pierre and AnnaSophia Robb star in a too long for its own good revenge tale that lacks what it needs to justify a 2+ hour runtime.
“Batman: Caped Crusader” puts modern twists on Batman’s rogue gallery through gender swapping amongst other changes to give this new animated series one of many ways to stand out from its countless peers.
Ryan Reynolds is back as Deadpool and Hugh Jackman comes out of Wolverine retirement to deliver a film more focused on nostalgia than anything else.
In its second season, “Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation” dials down a bit on the action, replacing it with diving deeper into Rudy’s efforts to not repeat the mistakes of his past life.
Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman return as their characters face new dynamics in their relationship that brings laughs, action, and some generic Russian villains.
“Dragonkeeper” focuses on a young girl who is tasked with rescuing a baby dragon, and discovering her true fate, not the assumed one of being a servant.
A young woman with notoriety as a game tester and professional gamer is gifted a new headset that syncs with her brain and brings painful memories to life.
“Kill” may seem like your straight forward beat em’ up, but it provides so much more than that, to the point of putting all action films released after it on notice.
“Love Kills” loses its luster as you figure out it is using sex and violence to compensate for a lackluster story.
Starring Natasha Marc and Robert Ri’Chard, in this BET+ release, a man decides to get revenge for his fallen wife, and you’re sadly left taking his word due to a lack of character development.
Starring Glen Powell, known for the recent hit “Anyone But You”, in this Netflix release, he plays an everyday guy thrust to pretend to be a hitman for the New Orleans Police Department in a movie based on a real person.
With a shortened season, season 4 of “The Equalizer” tries its best to keep the course for many of its characters, but some are clearly sacrificed to meet the reduced episode count.
“Ninja Kamui” is heavily reliant on flashy action sequences and inconsistently develops its characters or delivers a compelling story.
Ryan Gosling reminds you that while “Barbie” was a high point, there is a reason he has been working for three decades.
In this post-apocalyptic tale, Milla Jovovich continues to show she is one of the top action stars out there, but the writing and story don’t deserve her.
Bloody and gory, as promised, “Boy Kills World” is an action movie that, in the latter half, tries to switch things up to possibly good results.
As a mutations cause some of humanity to turn into animals, we watch as one family deals with the government’s response.
In a world where monsters attack at night, we see yet another world, post-apocalypse, where a handful of people struggle to survive.
Season 1 of “Fallout” continues the trend of good video game adaptations we’ve seen recently, with this trying to balance the seriousness of a nuclear apocalypse with the comedy Obsidian Entertainment gave “Fallout: New Vegas.”
In a movie that largely sidesteps what the war is about, “Civil War” puts us in the point of view of journalists who make it clear there are no heroes in war, just dead bodies.
“Baby Assassins 2: Babies” delivers much of the same, but without the Yakuza and instead wannabe assassins who want to be official like our leads.
“Knox Goes Away” is a shakeup to the formula that was set by Liam Neeson’s recent filmography and is rarely challenged.
This is a comprehensive character guide detailing the key characters, their descriptions, notable quotes, actors’ names, and additional information for CBS’ series “Tracker.”
This is a character guide for Cartoon Network’s “Ninja Kamui,” with character descriptions, quotes, names of actors, and more.
While Damsel has a lead and story that could have packed a punch, it avoids the sense of danger and triumph it could have, like Elodie does dragon’s breath.
Sofia Vergara sheds away her well-known comic shtick for something far more serious with “Griselda,” which struggles to find her a good scene partner.
With less characters to keep track of and the eponymous Angel taking lead, “Dutch II: Angel’s Revenge” is an improvement but follows familiar beats.
In what feels like a wasted opportunity for a show vs. a movie, a man goes on a trial where he knows the cards are stacked against him.
This is a character guide for Crunchyroll’s “Mr. Villain’s Day Off,” with character descriptions, quotes, names of actors, and more.
This is a character guide for Crunchyroll’s “The Witch and the Beast,” with character descriptions, quotes, names of actors, and more.
In this post, you’ll find summaries of the episodes of Mr. Villain’s Day Off: Season 1, and what we thought were the highlights, low points, on-the-fence topics, and notable parts of the season.
The overall goal of Wherever I Look is to fill in that space between the average fan and critic and advise you on what’s worth experiencing.
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