‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ review: A return to what makes bustin’ ghosts so fun

If someone were to probe into my history with the Ghostbusters franchise, they wouldn’t have to dig very far. I enjoyed the first film, like many of us have, (there is a reason it is iconic), but the second is…

Top 51 episodes of ‘Supernatural’

Supernatural has a lot of episodes. Not counting these 51, there’s still 276 left on the table. In the couple of weeks it took to come up with this list, right up until the very early hours of today, I…

‘The Wheel of Time’ season one review: An entertaining fantasy adaptation with room to grow

The epic fantasy series The Wheel of Time from author Robert Jordan was always going to make for a difficult adaptation. The dense text and richly developed world practically leapt off the page for readers but was certainly due for…

A (Spoiler-Free) Beginner’s Guide to ‘The Wheel of Time’

The Wheel of Time turns, and an adaptation comes to pass. Looking at the 14-book series by the late Robert Jordan (with the final 3 books completed by Brandon Sanderson), it’s easy to feel intimidated. I know I was when…

‘The Great’ Season 2 review: Royally fun and tenderly serious

All ten episodes of “The Great” season 2 were screened for this review. Huzzah! Hulu’s The Great is back for its second season of vicious quips, gorgeous costumes, and deliberately inaccurate history. (The series’ title card is quick to remind you that…

‘Cowboy Bebop’ season one review: Netflix adaptation highlights the difficulty in adapting anime

There’s an arrogant presumption that animation can be made better as live-action which, largely, has been proven untrue. This idea is explored further in the live-action adaptation of the immensely popular series Cowboy Bebop. In moments, from the outset, the…

‘Survivor 41’ Episodes 7 & 8 review: Live Tribal Council moves shake up the game

A smashed hourglass turned back time, but it didn’t reverse the chaos unleashed by the many Survivor 41 twists. “There’s Gonna Be Blood” and “Betraydar” ushered in the second half of the Survivor season and kicked off the individual phase.…