Brandon Breyer (Jackson A. Dunn) is turning 12, and you know what that means — it’s time for your alien heritage to start possessing you to draw creepy symbols of your initials, turn your eyes red, and murder anyone who…
The Magicians: Quentin’s Journey is About Bravery, Not Heroism
Heroism has always been at the heart of The Magicians. But that’s only because heroism plays a role in our regular lives and exists in many different forms. There are many types of heroes out there and The Magicians was…
How The Umbrella Academy Leaves Klaus Hargreeves Behind
A bloody, beaten-up man in nothing but a jacket and towel, holding a briefcase, blinks out of existence in the middle of a city bus. This is how episode four, “Man on the Moon,” of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy ends.…
Shazam! Movie Review: A delightful superhero romp about the importance of family
Shazam! is hard to hate. Not that there’s much to dislike as one of the most fun films you’ll see at the theater this year. Which is why breaking the film down to its faults (and there are some) just…
Supernatural 14×14-16 Review: Plot’s out, character-driven journeys in
It’s now impossible to talk about Supernatural without also talking about the end. For a show that seemed like it was going to last well beyond our years, last Friday’s announcement from stars Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins…
Triple Frontier Movie Review: Brotherly bonds can’t save this dull action thriller
Triple Frontier is an action thriller, bro, a real edge-of-your-seat heist film, bro, and also really sticks it to the man when it dares to mention how much veterans are left behind in society, bro. Bro, there’s nothing like this…
Mapplethorpe Movie Review: Semi-successful reel of the legendary photographer
Robert Mapplethorpe wanted to live after death, and he did, in a way, since his photographs were the lasting mark he left on the world. But to anyone outside the art landscape, Mapplethorpe, or the biopic that follows the photographer from…
