All 13 episodes of ‘Luke Cage’ Season 2 (2018), ranked
Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Luke Cage enters the underground corporate world for his second season.
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‘Black Mirror: Bandersnatch’ goes down the wrong path (Movie review)
I don’t classify myself as a gamer, but video games are definitely still a part of my life. Having played through multiple “choose your own adventure”-style games, I was excited to give “Bandersnatch” (2018) a try. […]
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2019 (Commentary)
These are the movies and TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year:
The apocalypse comes again in ‘Bird Box,’ and the lesson this time is ‘Don’t look!’ (Movie review)
“Bird Box” (Netflix) is the latest in the trend of apocalyptic thrillers where the end times arrive in a bizarre and sketchily explained fashion, following “It Comes at Night,” “A Quiet Place” and the “Cloverfield” […]
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2018
It’s never before been so hard to pick the 10 best shows of the year, as streaming services deliver strong short series on a regular basis, and cable and network TV have mostly kept pace […]
‘Christmas Prince’ and its sequel are the weirdest-ever episodes of ‘iZombie’
Movie reviews: “iZombie” star Rose McIver finds another hit (but not quite as good) franchise with the “Christmas Prince” rom-coms.
Russell, young actors have infectious holiday spirit in ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ (Movie review)
“The Christmas Chronicles” (Netflix) makes a strong bid to join the pantheon of holiday classics. Despite being a straight-down-the-middle yarn in a lot of ways, the earnest performances – especially a game Kurt Russell as […]
‘The Ranch’ shifts into soap-opera mode with the departure of Masterson (TV review)
“The Ranch” Part 6 (a.k.a. the second half of Season 3) has a big issue to address: the loss of Danny Masterson. Due to sexual harassment allegations, Masterson was fired from the Netflix comedy last […]
‘The Princess Switch’ doesn’t take advantage of Hudgens, Christmas setting (Movie review)
Christmas movies have become a booming subgenre on Lifetime, the Disney Channel and now Netflix, so much so that even someone who wraps themselves in tinsel and holly starting at Thanksgiving couldn’t hope to watch […]
Wild concept, Brewer’s daring performance make ‘Cam’ a surprisingly decent parable (Movie review)
A lot of movies could benefit from a viewer going in with no knowledge of what they’re about to see, but in the age of previews giving away everything, it’s hard to find an experience like […]