Author: Brett Stevens
REVIEW: Arrow – Season 8, Episode 6 “Reset”
We’re officially in the second half of Arrow’s final season. Overall, the season has been pretty good, so when I found out that David Ramsey, who portrays Diggle on the show, would directing “Reset” – which would see the return of Paul Blackthorne’s Quentin Lance – I was excite...
Read MoreREVIEW: Knives Out (2019)
It’s no secret that I have my issues with Rian Johnson’s take on the Skywalker saga in The Last Jedi. But this does not mean that I have issues with Johnson as a filmmaker. His original movies Brick, The Brothers Bloom, and Looper, were each something special, and he brought a unique vision to a...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Irishman (2019)
Since the 1930s, the gangster has permeated cinema and given birth to some of the defining characters of the medium over the years, inspiring debate from fans and critics alike (including this reviewer’s thesis). From Edward G. Robinson’s Caesar Enrico Bandello in 1931’s Little Caesar to Marlo...
Read MoreJohn Turturro Cast as Carmine Falcone in The Batman
John Turturro is going from fighting robots to a billionaire in a bat suit. On Twitter, The Batman director Matt Reeves announced that the Transformers actor and frequent Adam Sandler collaborator has joined the cast of the highly anticipated Batman feature as Gotham City mob boss Carmine Falcone. T...
Read MoreREVIEW: Arrow – Season 8, Episode 5 “Prochnost”
Much like previous episodes of Arrow this season, “Prochnost” is an homage to season 5, specifically the flashback portion of that season. Over the course of the first few seasons of the show, this was a storyline for which Arrow fans had been clamoring, so I’m glad to see Oliver’s p...
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Ryan Magnon and Curtis Andersen of Alter Nation
I’ve always been a big fan of animation, whether it’s Gargoyles or the various incarnations of Scooby-Doo! so, when I got the chance to interview the minds behind the burgeoning multimedia franchise Alter Nation – Ryan Magnon and Curtis Andersen of Panda Mony Toy Brands – over the ph...
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