I’ve been seeing the commercials for Goliath for a while now. With me, Billy Bob Thornton can be hit or miss – definitely a hit in this show. Thornton plays Billy McBride, a once-powerful attorney who co-founded one of the biggest...
“I was born four hundred years ago in the Highlands of Scotland. I am immortal and I am not alone. Now is the time of the Gathering, when the stroke of a sword will release the power of the Quickening. In the end, there can be only...
The Flash has been one of my favorite characters within the DC universe for a very long time. I got in on the ground floor of the Wally West post-Crisis days when Barry was gone and Wally dropped Kid-Flash and became The Flash. I watched The...
This show hasn’t gotten a lot of love, and I’m not sure why. To talk about it, I have to give some spoilers, so be warned. Spoilers below. Like the 60’s Batman television show, Lost in Space holds a warm spot in my heart –...
If, like me, you grew up in the late 70’s and 80’s, The Toys That Made Us is for you. It’s currently available on Netflix. A documentary series, it focuses on the toys we grew up with. There are just 8 episodes as of this...
Following Anthony Bourdain’s death, I – like a lot of other people – started binge watching his show ‘Parts Unknown’ via Netflix. It’s a great show, full of humor and drama and some amazing food. Netflix...
Oh my fuck. I’m gonna be honest here – when I saw that the CW was launching another DC hero show, I just couldn’t. I couldn’t! Despite what reading this blog may make you think, I don’t actually get a whole lot of...
Official Description: Directed by thrill master John Carpenter, this edge-of-your seat adventure stars Kurt Russell as Jack Burton, a tough-talking, wisecracking truck driver whose hum-drum life on the road takes a sudden supernatural tailspin...
Official Description: Hugh Jackman returns as The Wolverine and faces his ultimate nemesis in an action packed life-or-death battle that takes him to modern day Japan. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his limits, Logan confronts not...
Official Description: Tom Cruise stars in Oblivion, an original and groundbreaking cinematic event from the visionary director of Tron: Legacy and producers of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. On a spectacular future Earth that has evolved beyond...
Official Description: Self-made superhero Kick-Ass (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and sweet-faced, foul-mouthed assassin Hit Girl (Chloe Grace Moretz) try to return to life as “normal” teenagers, but soon they are faced with their deadliest...
I’ve been writing a column over at the Kirkus Reviews Blog for a couple years now. In that time, I’ve tried (and failed) to get on the various lists for review copies, so I decided it can’t hurt to ask here on the blog. Quick...
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