Good drama requires believable conflict, so how do you keep a dramatic superhero show compelling when your main hero is bulletproof? Comics and movies have played with stories about “gods” before, that is heroes with limited weaknesses dealing with the…
TV Review: Marvel’s The Defenders
The blockbuster episodic event of the summer is here and just in time to close out this lackluster movie season. Since Netflix’s line up of Marvel shows was announced, we have all waited for this team up to happen, watching…
A Case for Danny Rand Being the Heart of ‘The Defenders’
Danny Rand is the heart of The Defenders. He’s kind of why The Defenders, as a group, works. Back in March, after season one of Iron Fist had released and subsequently disappointed many, I never thought I would be singing…
Ranking The Comics-Based TV Shows Of The 2016-2017 Season
From The Walking Dead to Legion, The Flash to Jessica Jones, The Young Folks ranks the top comics-based TV shows of the 2016-2017 season.
Movie Review: Lowriders
Being able to see someone like yourself in mainstream media is something few minorities get to experience. This “luxury” is something that should be available to everyone but is mostly scarce even today. That’s why I understand the appeal of…
Marvel / Netflix ‘The Defenders’ First Trailer
In spring of 2015, the premiere of Daredevil was among the most exciting things in the Marvel franchise since beginning of the MCU itself, if you ask me. It was just before the release of Avengers 2, and promised something…
The Best 30 Episodes of Television in 2016
2016 has been shit. Decipher the why’s for yourselves, but there are plenty of them. Due to this-perhaps inspite of it-more and more we have turned to entertainment to keep the demons at bay and distract our mind with television…