Tag: Orlando Bloom
REVIEW: Gran Turismo (2023)
The good part about Hollywood being stuck in a creative slump is the surprise of finding an unexpected gem while mining through the coal passing as entertainment. I had no interest in seeing Gran Turismo; I never played the video game or its sequels because racing games don’t appeal to me, and a m...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 9 and 10, “Battle Lines” and “Carnival Row”
***SPOILERS*** “Battle Lines” finds Tourmaline realizing the extent of her powers. Leonora asks Vignette to join the New Dawn so the Ravens will follow. Imogen wonders if she should address parliament. Philo asks Tourmaline to cast a spell to draw the sparas out. Millworthy is going to a...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 7 and 8, “Kindred” and “Facta Non Verba”
***SPOILERS*** In “Kindred,” the New Dawn is attacked by the Pact. Meanwhile, Dombey breaks up an anti-fae protest and beseeches Philo to trust him. Once released in the Row, Philo gets into a brawl with three fae guys. Darius comes to his rescue before he’s killed, but he is beate...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 5 and 6, “Reckoning” and “Original Sins”
***SPOILERS*** In “Reckoning,” Vignette stands trial in a human court, surrounded by jeers and insults, as Philo recruits Kaine to rescue her. Winetrout informs the Chancellor of Sophie’s machinations. The Pactish ambassador continues to question Millworthy’s intentions. Tour...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 3 and 4, “The Martyr’s Hand” and “An Unkindness of Raven”
***SPOILERS*** “The Martyr’s Hand” opens on Tourmaline as he learns Dahlia’s fate. The police arrive at the scene and merely mock the victims, insinuating they deserved it. Millworthy asks Philo to hold off on his plan while he enacts one of his own, seeing weakness in the Ch...
Read MoreREVIEW: Carnival Row – Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2, “Fight or Flight” and “New Dawn”
After a four-year break, Carnival Row returned on Amazon Prime last Friday. Season 1 wasn’t very good, aside from some of the performances, and I forgot this show existed. But here we are, four years and a pandemic later. Back on the Row, where mythical creatures like pixies and fauns are di...
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