Christopher Robin is a character created by A.A. Milne for the series Winnie the Pooh. The popular series followed a boy, his stuffed animal friends, and the many adventures they have. The new film, Christopher Robin, is about the story behind the series. The movie follows Christopher Robin as an adult who has lost all sense of…
The second season of Westworld is set to air on April 22nd with more ways to confuse us. Where we left off in the last season, we were left contemplating if machines could basically be sentient and if it is ok to transfer consciousness from a human to basically a robot. And we’re left with…
The Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday and I want to discuss two films up for best film of the year that I feel are most important. Lady Bird Greta Gerwig’s Lady Bird is almost a typical coming of age story, except the director and the two leads in it are female. Gerwig is only…
If the first season of Netflix’s Cable Girls didn’t have enough drama for you, season 2 is sure to succeed in that. Cable Girls, set in the late 1920s, is drastically ahead of its time. Season 1 focused on girls attempting to work at a cable telephone company, with secrets and thievery. The new season hit…
HBO’s hit Insecure is still getting slept on, even after two brilliant seasons. The show (written and directed by lead Issa Rae) focuses on the love lives, work lives, and friendships of two African American women. But this show is more real than Hollywood usually allows for women of color. The main characters (Issa and…
Black Mirror has never been known for its upbeat storylines, but season 4 takes the cake. The Netflix series is known for showing the terrible “what ifs” that could happen and taking a deeper look into the human conscience. Season 4 shows no mercy. With only six episodes, there aren’t many opportunities for a happy…
Whether you’re shopping for the nerd in your life or for you own nerdy self, here are some gift ideas to keep in mind when you’re out doing your last minute shopping this weekend. Star Wars AT-AT High Ball Glass For under $5, this glass from Think Geek is a steal. The website describes it…
Netflix’s new show, She’s Gotta Have It, hit the streaming site on November 23, but the name may seem familiar. The show is a remake/new take on Lee’s film that came out in 1986. The new show follows the same premise of the film: Nola is in a relationship with three very different type of men,…
Who knew time travel, dead bodies, and drama could all fit in one show? Spanning six decades, Netflix’s Dark takes the Sci-Fi thriller genre to a whole new level. Set in Germany in the years 1953, 1986, and 2019, the town of Winden seems like your average, quiet town. But every 33 years, something weird…
Lady Bird hit theaters November 3, and hit film rating website Rotten Tomatoes with a shock as well. The film that broke Rotten Tomatoes with a fresh score of 100% has critics raving. “Lady Bird is the rare movie that manages to be affectionate, entertaining, hilarious, witty, and confident; it’s one of the best films…
Hopes were high when DC’s newest attempt, Justice League, hit theaters on November 17th. But as reviews have trickled in, it seems DC has let down fans yet again. The comic book empire has not had much luck with film adaptations (besides the Batman series and Wonder Woman). Suicide Squad was laughed out of the theaters…
Stranger Things season 2 hit Netflix on November 27th and it was immediately popular. Over 15 million people tuned in for the Netflix original, 11 million of them being aged 18-49. Monsters and the unknown, kids with super powers, and the ultimate struggle of saving the world are just a few reasons the show is so…
Hitting Netflix with high praise (8.9 from IMDb, 96% from Rotten Tomatoes, and 9.2 from TV.com), Mindhunter is the next drama from Netflix to look out for. The show focuses on two FBI agents who are comically different. Holden (Jonathan Groff) is an ordinary FBI agent who becomes interested in the study of serial killer…
An exciting new trailer for Netflix’s The Punisher was released yesterday, which revealed a premiere date of November 17th. The anticipation has been building after multiple rumors and numerous cancellations. The series was hyped at Comic-Con, and then canceled earlier this month. But finally, a date has been given. The show overlaps with other Netflix…
Blade Runner 2049 premiered October 6 and reviews for the sequel have been mostly positive, but the box office is not quite reflecting those positive reviews. The film takes place 35 years after the original, with a new lead. The Atlantic sums up what the original is about: “Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), the cop who…