In the history of espionage, many may have missed the intriguing story of Melita Norwood who was given the title of ‘granny spy.’ At the age of 84, the British senior citizen was exposed as one of the leading intelligence agents for the Soviet Union during the 1940s in the race for development of nuclear […]
There has been a surge in the number of female superheroes over the past few years, but when you look at female super villains, the pool is considerably smaller. The reasons for why could be its own article, but there are only a handful of top-tier female super villains. So let’s talk about the best […]
To say the DC Extended Universe has struggled over the past few years is an understatement, but Wonder Woman provided some hope for the other significant house of superheroes. Once audiences were able to get past Henry Cavill’s CGI’d upper lip in the Justice League, it was not hard to see that the standouts were […]
Early this year The Mercy sailed into theatres with Colin Firth sailing through the tragically true journey of Donald Crowhurst as he chose to race a sailboat around the world in 1968. This tale is a familiar journey of difficulties and challenges at sea and proves to be one of the most depressing stories in […]
Jennifer Fox’s harrowing autobiographical film is by no means an easy watch, but it’s an essential one. The film tells the true story of writer-director Jennifer Fox, played by the brilliant Laura Dern, whose mother discovers a story she had written as a child detailing a disturbing relationship between herself and her running coach. A […]
The first thing you should know about The Americans is that all the best Russian stories are tragedies. The Russians have made an art of the genre. And, while The Americans is many things over the course of its six seasons, you know, instinctively, it is going to be a tragedy. Chekhov’s proverbial gun is […]
Westworld‘s most interesting characters got a week off with “The Riddle of the Sphinx,” which swung the focus back to William’s life story (and continuing adventures on Ford’s boring quest). While I’m normally one to complain about time spent with William (who, despite some baby steps towards characterization in “The Riddle of the Sphinx,” continues […]
Check out Kat’s weekly comic book review show where she covers all the books she read in one show. Here is the list of books she covers: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Annual #1, Batgirl #22, Detective Comics #979, Mera Queen of Atlantis #3, Titans Annual #2, Wonder Woman #45, Hit-girl #3, Kill or Be Killed #18, Regression #9, Saga #51, Witchblade #5, All-New Wolverine #34, Hunt For Wolverine […]
The excitement is real, the energy, electric as the beautiful people with pearly whites and excellent smells about them schmooz and schmaltz on the red carpet under the bright lights and in front of the cameras. Cinequest returned in top form to kick off its 28th year. This year’s festival opener was the world premiere […]
Legion may have earned the reputation as the most visually compelling series currently on TV, but it hasn’t yet managed to snag accolades for coherent narratives and strong, character-driven storylines (which is completely fine, so long as it continues to churn out the psychedelic images and strange musical numbers). That isn’t to say the series […]
