Katey Stoetzel
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film/tv critic across the web. former podcaster. TV Editor for The Young Folks. member of the Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC). find me @kateypretzel

Supernatural 14×07 Review: “Unhuman Nature” Meditates on the Nature of Humanity, Doesn’t Go Deep Enough

Not much is solved in “Unhuman Nature,” but it’s still a decent story of making the small moments count. Jack’s lack of grace is causing his illness and instead of lying around in a hospital or the bunker for a…

Supernatural 14×06 Review: All It Takes is a Little “Optimism” and a Fly/Man Hybrid

“Optimism” is one of those stand alone episodes Supernatural does really well sometimes. In fact, it might be one of the show’s better ones. After some plot heavy previous episodes that never really managed to further the over-arching threat of…

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Movie Review -Not enough magic left for this “Harry Potter” prequel series

On the surface, what made the Harry Potter film franchise great is present in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. You can see the components clear as day, as if you’ve lined up all the ingredients for a potion next to…

Supernatural Review Catch Up: Dean Returns, “Wayward Sisters” Sort of Gets a Follow-up

I’m desperate to get back on track with these Supernatural reviews. You know that downward spiral of procrastination that happens when it’s been awhile since you worked on something and going back to it feels like a chore even though you want…

Wildlife Movie Review: A confident directorial debut from Paul Dano

Paul Dano’s directorial debut is a quiet, contemplative view of the everyday struggles of Americans in the 60s. In the midst of economic struggle, 14-year-old Joe (Ed Oxenbould) watches the disintegration of his parent’s marriage while navigating his new life…

Supernatural 14×01 Review: “Stranger in a Strange Land” Finds a New Way to Tell the Same Story

Supernatural is no stranger to missing brothers or kidnapped friends. Hell, it’s done angel possession before. At one point, Sam is even kidnapped by an angel possessing him during the mid-season stretch of season nine. So it’s not like we’re…

Doctor Who 11×01 Review: Jodie Whittaker is Remarkable as “The Woman Who Fell to Earth”

Was there ever any doubt? Jodie Whittaker fell from the sky onto a broken down train and popped right into action. From that very first scene all the way through to the end of the season 11 premiere of Doctor…