Available from Netflix, this miniseries starts with a kidnapping, and a live feed promising death to an abusive man at a certain number of views. Each episode centers on a different main character, The victim’s sister, a cop on the case, the victim’s wife, the victim’s son, etc. The most standout aspect of this thriller/horror […]
Category: tv/movie reviews
Movie Review: Late Night with the Devil
August 13, 2024Sometimes concept movies or tv show episodes turn out to make for some of the best stories. The Gentleman episode of BtVS came from a snide reviewer comment that the show was only good because of its snarky quips. Solution: an entire episode of silence. Likewise the kitchy sounding episodes of Supernatural like Dean Dog […]
T.V. Review: Dead Boy Detectives
May 27, 2024Do you like paranormal detective series? Do you like Neil Gaiman? Loosely based off characters created by Neil Gaiman for the Sandman universe and definitely done in his trademark dark and whimsical style, this new Netflix series follows two ghosts, Edwin Paine and Charles Rowland, who are hiding from Death to help a world where […]
T.V. Review: Trese
May 9, 2024Trese is a Singaporean anime-style t.v. show on Netflix based on the Filipino graphic novel series by Budjette Tan and Kajo Baldisimo. Like the Castlevania series, it is much more adult themed than a lot of anime and deals with dark themes, so watcher beware. However this mix of dark urban legend, monsters, and found family is […]
Anime Review: Castlevania: Nocturne
April 8, 2024A distant follow up to Netflix’s Castlevania series, Nocturne is set during the French Revolution and focuses on Trevor and Sypha’s descendant Richtor Belmont, his adopted sister and magician Maria Renard, Annette, a former slave with Orisha powers, and Edouard, Annette’s best friend and a opera singer. I started watching right after finishing the first […]
Anime Review: Castlevania
March 29, 2024Castlevania isn’t a true anime, as it’s produced by Netflix, and written by Warren Ellis (who is amazing), done in an anime-inspired style of artwork, however it presents itself as one (thanks to multiple anime alumni also being involved) so I’m reviewing it as one. Something it’s also not is aimed at teens, with sexual […]
Let me start with another story; the third book in Patricia Briggs’ Mercy Thompson series: Iron Crossed. While it’s faded now, since the series has moved on, the penultimate scene in this book involves the main character being mind controlled and violently, repeatedly raped. When confronted about the choice, Briggs said that the character was […]
T.V. Review: Mayfair Witches Season 1 Episode 7- Trapped in a Memory
February 19, 2024Yeah…I watched it. I finished the season. And It honestly took me this long to digest it all. And I still haven’t figured out WTF the writers were trying to do. I know the book is slllloooooooowwww. I’ve praised the show for streamlining the material. But. But this is just a hard turn into Law […]
Media You Might Have Missed: The Toys That Made Us
February 15, 2024I love that more people are getting into Docuseries, even if it is mostly true crime. In the last few years we’ve seen some very interesting series. One of the coziest has been The Toys That Made Us, a short series focusing on the culture and ideas that created not just the toys of today, […]
T.V. Review: What If…? Season 1
January 5, 2024Movies and T.V. shows sticking to the books never mattered much to me, because I see each new version as a shared conversation between makers and audience about the source material. What If, then is right up my alley. Season one starts with a series of theoreticals; What if Captain Carter Were the First Avenger? […]