Author: Virginia Kublawi
You Should Be Watching: Song of the Sea (2014)
Welcome back to You Should Be Watching, where I shine a spotlight on movies and TV series that need more love. This week we’re going on an adventure through Irish folklore with Tomm Moore’s Song of the Sea. Aside from featuring the mythical characters and lore of his homeland, Moore also based a...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
When I heard that Disney was making a movie based on The Nutcracker, I was a little worried. I’m no expert on the original story, but I’ve seen the ballet in person, and I willingly admit that I might still occasionally watch Barbie in the Nutcracker at Christmastime. Disney is my favorite thing...
Read MoreCoco vs. The Book of Life
Ever since Pixar announced Coco, a movie inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead celebration, comparisons to Reel FX’s 2014 film The Book of Life seemed inevitable. The main plot of both movies takes place on Dia de Muertos, both star a young man who wants to be a musician despite his family’s w...
Read MoreREVIEW: Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Anyone who knows and loves great music has heard some of Queen’s songs, and probably everybody else too, for that matter. People may have heard “We Will Rock You” or “Another One Bites the Dust“ and not even given a thought to where they originated. I grew up with the music of Queen, so li...
Read MoreShowtime is Bringing Penny Dreadful Back, But Not in the Way We Expected
Today Penny Dreadful’s Facebook page and that of the original show’s composer Abel Korzeniowski shared the news that Penny Dreadful will be revived in the form of a spinoff. Here’s the original post: Death isn’t always the finale. Penny Dreadful returns to Showtime Networks with ...
Read MoreREVIEW: American Horror Story – Season 8, Episode 8, “Sojourn”
*Spoilers* In “Sojourn,” Michael finds the charred remains of Mrs. Meade, as well as those of his warlock brothers. Cordelia tells him that she hid Mrs. Meade’s soul so he can never bring her back. She asks him to come with her, saying that he doesn’t have to follow the foretold path...
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