Movie Review
The Lion King 30th Anniversary: A Retrospective Review
The original Lion King outshines its 2019 remake with vibrant visuals, stronger performances, and timeless storytelling. It remains a must-watch animated classic.
Adam Taylor
Streaming News
R.I.P. Quality Max Originals
Warner Bros. will make all major tentpole series HBO originals first, signaling a risky shift in strategy.
Streaming Review
Full Season Review: Doctor Who Season 14
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6TMJqRvNM8CtbNJFuALrj2?si=CjKi5IvKSHi3izQSMjeUPw The first run of Doctor Who as a co-production between the BBC and Disney+ is at an end and, confusing numbering system on Disney+ aside, the season was kind of a mixed bag that was overall more positive than negative, even if
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June 2024 Site Update
Hey everyone, just wanted to provide a quick update as to what we will be doing in the near future for the various podcasts and the website itself, especially since people waking up this morning will look at the site and notice it looks drastically different from it did yesterday.
Comics News
Where Does Marvel's Star Wars Flagship Go Next?
So we now know that Marvel's two flagship Star Wars comics (Star Wars and Darth Vader) will be coming to an end this September with each line's 50th issue. They also announced that they would announce a new line of comics in a "different era&
Video Game Review
Hands-On With Skate Story, Neva, and More!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3LQFuzGStPzDEStVyCi0xO So this weekend was the Game Showcase at the Tribeca Festival where a number of smaller releases coming soon were offered for free playtesting. I went and tried out a few of them so here are some thoughts on the games I tried: Skate
Video Game Review
Video Game Review: Everafter Falls
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Mmg9UWsNv6B3NLKDdrpx7 Let's be real for a second, farming simulators are a dime and dozen at this point ever since Stardew Valley came out and struck it huge. A lot of them feel kind of similar with very few deviations in the general gameplay
Movie Review
Movie Review: Inside Out 2
https://open.spotify.com/episode/621grJ8S5Qcpqr9tS9FQ3S?si=NMHqu4XrRBWLx1cjlWR0JA There is definitely a case to be made that Inside Out is Pixar's best film in the last 16 years, and yes that includes Toy Story 3. That sets a pretty high bar for Inside Out 2 which, while it
Movie News
We Should Be Concerned About Sony Buying Alamo Drafthouse
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nYHwDLYm9Q1kpGPZmNfnB?si=s8LvymQ3Qc-NC2OJwsO35A So it's time for a little history lesson. In 1938, the United States Department of Justice sued the major movie studios (Paramount, MGM, 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers, and RKO Pictures) for unfair business practices after a lengthy investigation by
Streaming Review
Episode Discussion: The Acolyte Episodes 1 and 2
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fT0jIh7BejdEOcHCOh9dW?si=rI3d-6doSzu8mHLLrdLFmw The Acolyte is a pretty interesting expansion of the Star Wars canon because it doubles down on one of the most important and most blatantly misunderstood aspect of the prequel trilogy. The Jedi are borderline incompetent and more invested in protecting their
Movie News
Thirty Minute Reviews: Catch-Up June 3rd, 2024
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2gG4Paa510NyTdTP2GHr0v We've been gone for a bit but we are back and here are some of the biggest stories we missed while we were gone: This Week In Podcasts * Tuesday on Beware of Spoilers, we dive into the back catalog for a review
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Episode Discussion: My Adventures With Superman Season 2 Episodes 1 and 2
https://open.spotify.com/episode/53WkbQO7VWKDfbYiCWL11w?si=V1ob_SBpTvmGFDH1Zhcvgg The greatest success of My Adventures With Superman has been taking the existing mythos and putting it through a new and exciting lens to create a new experience. There's a non-zero chance I said this exact thing in the