Carnival Row: Season 1, Episode 1 “Some Dark God Wakes” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Carnival Row may begin with a gorgeous, complex world with varied creatures, but the beauty fades when anything is put under a microscope.
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Amazon’s Carnival Row: Season 1 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 1 of Carnival Row is ambitious and builds a wonderful world filled with lore, but the majority of its characters fail to really make that world come to life.
Don’t Let Go (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Thanks to the performances of Storm Reid and David Oyelowo, Don’t Let Go will have you crying and your chest tight due to fear.
BEM: Season 1, Episode 1 “Water” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
BEM may not blow you away with its art style or characters, but it does create a world which you may want to see more of
Cop Craft: Season 1, Episode 1 “Cop Show, Witch Craft” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Cop Craft drops you right in, with just enough to know what is going on, and that might be the best and worst part of the pilot.
If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord: Season 1, Episode 1 “The Young Man and the Little Girl Meet. ” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord will likely stir up your emotions and hook you in no time.
Stranger Things: Season 3 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 3 feels like the peak for Stranger Things, and from here, it can either plateau or go downhill.
Spiderman: Far From Home – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Spiderman: Far From Home feels like a shakeup to the MCU formula for its individual movies, and creates an awesome transition film for the next MCU phase.
The Rook: Season 1, Episode 1 “Chapter 1” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
While The Rook seems like it could be intriguing, it faces an uphill battle by being everything we’re not used to when superheroes are involved.
Yesterday (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Yesterday harnesses the nostalgia which comes from listening to The Beatles to deliver a rather awkward, if not one-sided and uncomfortable love story.
Fast Color (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While a bit slow, and definitely having a strong indie vibe, Fast Colors eventually hooks you into its supernatural story.
The Perfection (2018) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Over time, you think you build up a tolerance for messed up movies and yet The Perfection will still leave your mouth gaping open.
Game of Thrones: Season 8 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 8 of Game of Thrones may contain lackluster ends for some fan favorites but ultimately reminds you the show never set out to consistently give fans what they wanted.
Lucifer: Season 4 – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Lucifer’s 4th season is more of the same and while it may satisfy avid fans, for those who dropped the series or are curious, it won’t hype you up for a 5th season.
Little (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
While reimagining classic films usually deserve a side-eye, Little brings something completely new and leaves you feeling like it is long overdue.
The Silence (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Remember how lucky/prepared the families were in Bird Box & A Quiet Place? Imagine a family who wasn’t as fortunate going through a similar apocalypse.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 2 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 doubles down on what season 1 of the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina put out for better and worse.
Love, Death & Robots: The Dump – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The Dump keeps up the weird vibe of the rest of the anthology but decides it wants to get a bit rustic, and not in a farm life kind of way.
Love, Death & Robots: Good Hunting – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Good Hunting will likely be one of your favorite shorts to come out of the Love, Death + Robots anthology.
Shazam! (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Shazam! borrows from what you expect from Marvel, adds a touch of Deadpool, but then reminds you DC us the big brother Marvel has long borrowed from.
Love, Death & Robots: Sucker of Souls – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Sucker of Souls is quite gory and a tad bit comical. However, it is towards the bottom of the Love, Death & Robots ranking.
Love, Death & Robots: The Witness – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
In The Witness, we get what feels like a pitch to a much more complicated movie.
Stray (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
Stray is a semi-low budget sci-fi film which focuses more on the cop seeking to redeem herself than the powerful girl, and her family.
The Changeover (2019) – Summary, Review (with Spoilers)
The Changeover is a simple, slightly grim tale which may lack flair, but does leave you wanting more.
Siempre Bruja (Always A Witch): Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Siempre Bruja (Always A Witch) makes one too many missteps to be forgiven for and wastes the handful of good things it had going for it.
Russian Doll: Season 1, Episode 1 “Nothing In This World Is Easy” [Series Premiere] – Recap/Review (with Spoilers)
Russian Doll is for those who like NY/LA indie comedies and wished those kinds of characters got to be in their own TV show.
The Passage: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While The Passage has a few things going for it, it’s hard not to get the vibe you’ve seen this story done elsewhere and wonder if it’ll do better.
The Promised Neverland: Season 1/ Episode 1 “121045” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Promised Neverland balances out childhood innocence with the type of creepiness which puts you a tad on edge.
Unbreakable – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
While over 18 years separated from Unbreakable’s release, you can see why 2019’s Glass is considered a long time coming.
The Protector: Season 1/ Episode 1 [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With corporate espionage, a pending fantasy element, and bullets flying, The Protector starts off a bit weird and with a bang.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them seems purely about milking Harry Potter love, without Harry Potter, there is just enough magic to get you through it.
Goblin Slayer: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Fate of Particular Adventurers” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Between you knowing a rape is happening and seeing the murder of teens and children, Goblin Slayer doesn’t hold back that much.
Bleach (2018) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Covering the first 17 episodes of the animated series, Bleach feels like a to the point movie cutting the majority of filler, and probably some essential characters.
A Discovery of Witches: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Consider A Discovery of Witches a matured version of the many mystic being franchises which focus on teenagers.
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Demon Lord Act” [Series Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Despite its exuberant amount of ecchi, there might be something of value in How Not to Summon a Demon Lord.
Ready Player One – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Ready Player One may inspire Who Framed Roger Rabbit? nostalgia, and you’ll enjoy it, this won’t be something you’ll find yourself watching over and over.
A Wrinkle In Time – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While A Wrinkle In Time introduces the world to its saving grace, Deric McCabe, many may find the fantasy elements downplayed and certain themes taking time which would have been better used to craft a more faithful adaptation.
