Doctor Who has a long tradition of realizing fictional stories through science fiction whether it be ghosts in Charles Dickens’ time or evil witches casting spells in the time of Shakespeare. This story is different as it depicts the events of the Robin Hood story as historically accurate. Suspending our collective disbelief for a moment,…
Another episode of Doctor Who takes us where we’ve never been before in “Into the Dalek.” We get a chance to see the inner workings of the Doctor’s most diabolical enemy. However, despite seeing something so new, the episode on the whole feels a bit derivative. But don’t take my word on it. Take a…
The Doctor is back once again, freshly regenerated with a new face and a new accent to go with it. There’s a bit of old and a bit of new in the Season 8 premiere, “A Deep Breath.” Peter Capaldi brings a more mature acting style but with just enough infantile goofiness to lighten the…
It’s finally time for The Legend of Korra book three finale, E12 “Enter the Void.” Is it everything we wanted and more? Let’s take a closer look. The episode begins with team Avatar piloting Suyin’s airship to the Northern Air Temple in the hopes of rescuing the airbenders from Zaheer. Unfortunately, P’Li’s bird’s eye view and…
There’s something to Disney’s business model. It sets itself up as a company of dreams and wishes while simultaneously taking over every facet of media and raking in profits around the globe. Their domination of the entertainment business has never been more apparent than in the last few years with the acquisition of both Lucasfilm…
Boyhood, written and directed by Richard Linklater, is the story of one boy growing up during the turn of the millennium. It was filmed over the course of 12 years as sort of a period piece set in the present. Because of this, much of Boyhood feels like the story of every millennial. It traces…
Ba Sing Se, despite being the supposed safest city in the world, still seems to crumble to the ground a lot, doesn’t it. As we open on another episode of the Legend of Korra, it seems Zaheer has already won. With the Queen dead and the walls brought down, Ba Sing Se has been reduced…
As The Legend of Korra book 3 begins to speed up into its final chapters, each episode leads directly into the next. So, we begin where we left off, with Korra and Asami captured by the Earth Queen’s forces and Mako and Bolin taken by the red lotus. Both are headed straight for Ba Sing…
Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn, takes five misfit antiheroes and throws them headlong into a conflict of galactic proportions. The movie manages to flesh out each character while still making time for heart-pounding action and a ton of great comedic moments. Guardians is best when we just see the five leads bounce…
“The Stakeout” is easily the best episode of Korra so far. It combines action and philosophy, reveals numerous secrets of the Avatar world, and gives all of the characters something to do. This was a great episode to switch to digital as well. It resolves the cliffhanger in the last episode in an incredibly satisfying…
The Move to Streaming Of course I should address the fact that Korra is moving to online streaming only instead of a live premiere. I don’t see this as a sign that Nick has lost respect for Korra. I see this more as an acceptance of what demographics Korra is hitting. Most Korra viewers are…
Those who were around before the great internet bubble of the late nighties exploded will remember a certain quaint little flash cartoon that took the world by storm. I’m of course referring to Homestar Runner, the brain-child of Matt and Mike Chapman. This bizarre web cartoon full of non-sequiturs, 80’s jokes, and self-referential humor went viral…
Another two episodes of The Legend of Korra bring us deeper insight into the adult characters while the younger ones take a back seat. While this is fine, much of the development feels glanced over and it would have been nice if there were more focus on the philosophies from Avatar that we found so…
Book 3 Chapter 4: In Harm’s Way In Harm’s Way starts off with what “Korra” does best: an intense action scene. Zaheer breaks the final member of his fearsome foursome out of the Water Tribe prison fighting off Zuko, Eska, Desna, Tonraq, and a whole slew of water benders. Not only is the group reunited…
Being a devoted fan of Community is like riding a roller coaster with no seatbelt. We get tossed around with actors and creators leaving and timeslots being changed willy-nilly. But just yesterday we found that the ride will go on just a bit longer. Yes, that’s right. Community is back for a sixth season online…