Tag: action
Why I’m Excited: Mortal Engines
Like most fans, I’ve followed, Peter Jackson since he made the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. It was an audacious plan, to say the least: three films shot together with a scope that, while now commonplace, was unparalleled 18 years ago. The rest, as they say, was history, with Return of th...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Flash – Season 5, Episode 7 “O Come, All Ye Thankful”
*Spoilers* Holiday episodes are part and parcel of syndicated television. It seems that no matter what genre the show in question may be, eventually we get a holiday episode or two. This week brings Thanksgiving to the set of The Flash with “O Come, All Ye Thankful,” an episode whose plot focuse...
Read MoreCowboy Bebop Live-Action Series Coming to Netflix
It looks like we’re about to see the Space Cowboy in a whole new way. Deadline is reporting that Netflix has ordered a live-action adaptation of legendary anime Cowboy Bebop, picking up a ten episode season from Midnight Radio, Sunrise, and Tomorrow Studios, the latter of whom began developing th...
Read MoreREVIEW: Star Wars Resistance – Season 1, Episode 9 “The Platform Classic”
*Spoilers* In “The Platform Classic,” Tam encourages Kaz and Neeku to get to work so that Yeager will allow the three to watch the eponymous race. Yeager comes in announcing that Doza wants to meet with him. They all go, and Doza asks Yeager to compete in the race; at first, he declines, but Doz...
Read MoreWhy I’m Excited: CW’s Elseworlds Crossover
Superman: Red Son, Kingdom Come, Gotham by Gaslight; over the years, DC comics has become well known for the very popular “Elseworlds” titles: one-off stories that envision the company’s most popular heroes in bold new ways. So when the CW announced that their crossover for this ...
Read MoreFirst Impressions: Battlefield V
DICE’s Battlefield V made a big splash this year, and not for the best reasons. The controversy started early with the reveal of female combatants in its historically based WWII setting, and when there was an uproar, the developers chastised their criticizers. So there has already been poor p...
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