Movie Review: Hidden Figures

There is little doubt that Hidden Figures, directed by Theodore Melfi, was shot with the intention to be a crowd pleaser and it succeeds greatly in that mission. Like the films core three characters, the film is injected with a riveting…

Watch New “Rings” Trailer, You’ll Probably Be Fine

The first horror movie I ever saw was The Ring. I only got through half of it, but the distorted face of the first person to be victim to Samara, Katie, has been seared into my brain every since I…

The future is bleak in the latest trailer for The 100

Despite some infrequent highlights there was much to be disappointed about in season three of The 100. Finding themselves (deservedly) under fire after contributing to the “Bury Your Gays” trope which soon coincided with the death one of the main POC…

TV Review: Man Seeking Woman (3X01) “Futon”

In the first episode of its third season, Man Seeking Woman could be starting to reveal the true nature of its seemingly random structure. Season one was a series of independent vignettes that put the trials of 21st-century dating into…

TV Review: Fresh Off the Boat (3×09) “How to Be An American”

Becoming a citizen takes more than paperwork. That’s something Jessica and Louis had to find out the hard way. A good thing that Fresh Off the Boat continues to do is show that parents aren’t perfect, and being in a…

TV Review: The Mick Pilot + Series Premiere

Network TV has been doing something interesting the past few years, essentially having two premiere episodes; one to set up the premise, one to set up the series. The Last Man on Earth and The Good Place premiered with back to…

Sherlock and the Trouble of Source Material

Well, Sherlock series four has officially started with a tension-filled premiere. The episode promised to be the beginning of resolution to the long running cliffhangers from the third series; but that didn’t really happen. Instead, the episode chose to create…