September 19, 2019
Kung fu meets sci-fi meets Asian street food. That’s the tagline in the trailer description on YouTube, and if that’s your thing, Wu Assassins is for you. The series dropped on Netflix on August 8 with 10 episodes.
August 15, 2019
Growing-up, I played with Barbie dolls with blonde hair and blue eyes, and I wanted to be like Jessica Wakefield from the Sweet Valley High books. It wasn’t until I was introduced to Claudia Kishi (a Japanese-American teenager with “long, silky black hair and dark, almond-shaped eyes”) from The Babysitter’s Club book series that I truly felt represented in the…
July 18, 2019
It took God three days to resurrect his Son, but for the TV gods, it took a month to bring Lucifer back from the dead. The show was cancelled by Fox on May 11, 2018, after three seasons. After much campaigning by the fans and the cast (#SaveLucifer), Netflix announced on June 15, 2018, it had picked up the series…
June 20, 2019
Black Mirror returned to Netflix on June 5, 2019, after a year-long hiatus (if you don’t count their full-length interactive film Bandersnatch that came out in December). I’m one of the fans that has watched every episode from day one when the series debuted in 2011, so I was eagerly waiting for the new season. Season 5 showcased three episodes…
May 16, 2019
THIS POST CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR AVENGERS: ENDGAME. When Avengers: Infinity War ended, we lost half of the world’s population. But by the time Avengers: Endgame arrived, we were reunited with them. Unfortunately, we also lost some of the original Avengers along the way. So, here are my thank you letters to Tony Stark aka Ironman, Natasha Romanoff aka Black…
April 18, 2019
Netflix may have cancelled its Marvel shows, but that doesn’t mean it’s moving away from comic book adaptations. Enter The Umbrella Academy. Released on Feb. 15, the 10-part series is based on a comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way of the popular emo rock band My Chemical Romance. Minor spoilers below.
March 21, 2019
I’m a sucker for a good time travel story. For instance, Back to the Future is a perfect example of a time travel movie and what happens when people mess with time. It’s a fun movie that plays with time loops and alternative worlds. Recently, two time traveling projects were released: the Netflix series Russian Doll and the movie sequel…
February 21, 2019
Last month, Hell literally froze over. Hell, Michigan to be exact. Thanks to the Polar Vortex, much of the East Coast and Midwest was under heavy snow and ice. Perfect time to curl up next to the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate and watch some snowy speculative movies. Here’s a convenient list for the next time you’re stuck in…
January 17, 2019
Before Jordan Peele was an award-winning movie director and screenwriter, he spent five seasons on Key and Peele, the 30 minute comedic skit show on Comedy Central with fellow comedian Keegan-Michael Key. That’s where I became of a fan of Peele. So, when I found out he was writing and directing a horror movie called Get Out, I was skeptical.…
December 20, 2018
When The Haunting of Hill House dropped on Netflix in October, it reminded me why haunted houses are just as scary as monsters made of flesh and blood. Inspired by Shirley Jackson’s novel of the same name, The Haunting of Hill House introduces us to the Crain family in both 1992 and present day. Without giving too much away, the…