Category: Reviews
REVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 4, “Please Hold to My Hand”
A miracle has occurred; HBO’s The Last of Us has significantly improved its quality with this week’s episode 4, “Please Hold to My Hand.” That ridiculous title that seems to refer to nothing aside, “Please Hold to My Hand” seems to have achieved the impossible by finally developing its c...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Legend of Vox Machina – Season 2, Episodes 7, 8 and 9, “The Fey Realm,” “Echo Tree,” and “A Test of Pride”
***SPOILERS*** “The Fey Realm” finds Keyleth, Vex, Vax, and Percy in the Fey Realm, worried about their friends. In “Into Rimecleft,” a dragon interrupted Keyleth’s transport spell, splitting the party. Percy assures the others he knows how to traverse their strange new...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Bad Batch – Season 2, Episode 6, “Tribe”
*SPOILERS* “Tribe” finds the Batch making a delivery to a notorious crime syndicate on Cid’s behalf. Echo and Omega are tasked with watching the ship while the others make the drop. However, when Echo decides to prep the Havoc Marauder, Omega sees her chance to explore and runs i...
Read MoreREVIEW: Sonic Frontiers (2022)
Sega’s blue answer to Mario has had a whirlwind of ups and downs since debuting in 1991 on the Sega Genesis. The snarky hedgehog has been featured in some of the worst platforming games of all time, like Sonic ’06, and has also been the star of some fun and impressive gems, such as Sonic &hellip...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Last of Us – Season 1, Episode 3, “Long Long Time”
Rarely in the history of television has an episode of TV earned its title to the degree that this week’s episode of The Last of Us, “Long Long Time,” did. This 80-minute trudge-fest of an episode contained nothing but bloat and not a single ounce of the source material. The farce is over, as t...
Read MoreREVIEW: Tár (2022)
Tár is not a film that is easily analyzed or critiqued, as it does not ebb and flow with the customary arcs and crescendos of mainstream storytelling. The beautifully chaotic and rousing orchestral soundtrack seems diametrically opposed to the slow build and gradual edification that defines the sto...
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