Squid Game – Review
‘Squid Game’ has catapulted to the highest-streamed Netflix series, becoming a cultural phenomenon. Izzy discusses the very real issues that underpin the series’ surrealist tendencies.
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Occupation: Rainfall – Review
Australian alien-invasion sequel “Occupation: Rainfall” overflows with spectacular big-budget action, but struggles to consolidate its elements into the groundwork for a great Australian franchise.
The Mandalorian: Season 2 – Review
Season 2 of ‘The Mandalorian’ continues to excel in the art of storytelling in the Star Wars universe and finds surprising success veering further into established Star Wars lore.
Bill & Ted Face the Music – Review
The most excellent duo is back in “Bill & Ted Face the Music”, but can they recapture the tonal magic that cemented their legacy?
Tenet – Review
Tenet, Christopher Nolan’s newest blockbuster, is his most overt foray yet into the exploration of time as a narrative agent unto itself.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Retrospective
The main Star Wars canon has generated plenty of controversy surrounding its quality and consistency over the past two decades—but animated series “The Clone Wars” has proven a notable exception. Kelsey looks back on the universally acclaimed prequel series that reignited fans’ lost hope.
The Expanse – An Isolation Binge Review
There is a void of content as a horrific virus devastates the entertainment industry. Without content being curated by new releases, we must face the expanse of pre-existing shows we haven’t quite got to. This is how Simon discovered…. The Expanse.
DEEP/DIVE – Pitch Black (2000)
Owen takes a DEEP/DIVE into 2000’s “Pitch Black” on its 20th birthday (holy crap). It’s the film that would kickstart Vin Diesel’s off-the-wall Riddick franchise, but how exactly did this low-budget sci-fi horror capture our hearts and wallets?
Did We Ruin Our Sci-Fi Dreams? Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Over the past decades, escapist television sci-fi has largely given way to darker sci-fi coded heavily with the environment and political issues that we face today. But has dedicating so much of our futuristic storytelling bandwidth towards saving today’s world ruined the genre in the process?
Star Wars – Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker – Review
In an effort not to spoil anything, we are going to keep this simple. It’s Star Wars. Read Nic Musumeci’s review.