Tag: Drama
REVIEW: The Luminaries – Episode 6 “The Old Moon in the Young Moon’s Arms”
After a one-week hiatus, The Luminaries returns for its series finale in “The Old Moon In the Young Moon’s Arms.” I haven’t been a fan of The Luminaries this far; on the contrary, I find the characters lackluster and the story tedious and confusing. I felt lost after episode ...
Read MoreREVIEW: Superman & Lois – Season 1, Episodes 1-5
As you can probably tell by the date, I ignored Superman & Lois when it premiered last month. A few years ago, I officially gave up on the Arrowverse outside of Arrow and The Flash. It wasn’t just that the formerly fun franchise had devolved into overbearing identity politics and woke hectorin...
Read MoreJustified Hero Raylan Givens May Return
Timothy Olyphant may have to dust off his Stetson soon. Variety exclusively reports that the producers of the FX series Justified are developing another TV show based on an Elmore Leonard book. This time, their source is City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit, about a lawman named Raymond Cruz who purs...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Luminaries – Season 1, Episode 5 “Paradox”
*SPOILERS* “Paradox” starts with a literal bang as Anna’s gunshot somehow hits Emery instead of herself. Meanwhile, it’s more scheming with Lydia as she insists that she and Francis must beat Lauderback. She knows they’ll both go to jail if Lauderback and Crosbie figure out wha...
Read MoreREVIEW: Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Based on a 1967 autobiographical short story of the same name, 1988’s Grave of the Fireflies would be Isao Takahata’s first film at Studio Ghibli. Hayao Miyazaki’s work often overshadows that of his late, lifelong collaborator. However, I think Takahata’s filmography is equally as impressive...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Luminaries – Season 1 Episode 4, “The Other Half”
*SPOILERS* “The Other Half” finds Emery in the camp while Anna grabs her bottle of laudanum in preparation for work. That night, Emery pops in at a party to entertain the prospectors, and Anna is present with her coworkers. As chance would have it, Emery is paired off with Anna as the girls are ...
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