With awards season starting to get into full swing, let’s kick back with one more review rundown before the major releases really start to come out quicker than we can keep up. With some bigger-name movies and smaller indie projects, there’s a solid set of recent (recent enough, at least) movies to get your eyes […]
Author: Matt Hambidge
ETERNALS Review: A Welcome Fresh Look For The MCU
If there’s one complaint about the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies (and granted, there are many valid complaints), it would be they’re all essentially the same movie. Sure, the stories and characters change. But the general framework for each movie is more or less the same. If that works for you, great. If it doesn’t, well […]
‘Survivor 41’ Episode 7 Recap: “There’s Gonna Be Blood”
Okay, Survivor, here’s the thing. If you have to open an episode with a “Previously on” segment recapping all the idols and advantages currently in play in the game, THEN THERE ARE TOO MANY ADVANTAGES AND IDOLS CURRENTLY IN PLAY IN THE GAME. But the worst part about it is that it was extremely helpful. […]
LAST NIGHT IN SOHO Review
As the great (until he wasn’t) Andy Bernard once said (bet you weren’t expecting an Office quote to open this review), “I wish there was a way to know you’re in the good old days, before you’ve actually left them.” And it makes sense. We often look back on the past with rose-tinted glasses, making […]
‘Survivor 41’ Episode 6 Recap: “Ready To Play Like A Lion”
As much as I love Australian Survivor, one of the weakest aspects of any season is inclusion of non-elimination episodes. So when Jeff Probst popped on screen halfway through this week’s episode to inform us there would be no vote, I was less than enthused. The vote-out is the signature moment of each episode, of […]
‘Survivor 41’ Episode 5 Recap: “The Strategist Or The Loyalist”
After a rough/so-so start to the season, Survivor 41 now has two consecutive strong episodes. Last week still stands out as the best so far, but this week was no slouch either. Though it wasn’t without its flaws. Well, one flaw, really. And it didn’t really come into play, but it’s now set up to […]
‘Survivor 41’ Episode 4 Recap: “They Hate Me Because They Ain’t Me”
Now that’s what I’m talking about! This week’s Survivor was, in a word, fantastic. And it’s obvious why this fourth episode was so much stronger. For the first time this season, no new twists or advantages were introduced, and advantages played a minimal role overall in the episode’s events. Which meant the cast – this […]
NO TIME TO DIE Review: The Sendoff Daniel Craig Deserves
James Bond is arguably the most important movie series in my life. It’s what really started to stoke the flames of my love for movies. As a young seven or eight year old coming off the high of Goldeneye, it absolutely blew my mind to find out there were 16 other James Bond movies. And […]
‘Survivor 41’ Episode 3 Recap: “My Million Dollar Mistake”
Oh boy. What are you doing, Survivor? You have this dynamite cast, full of big, fun characters. And what do you do? You hamstring them by filling the game with twists and advantages that you seemingly need a doctorate to fully keep up with. Now, I love a good twist as much as anyone. But […]
‘Survivor 41’ Episode 2 Recap: “Juggling Chainsaws”
If you could choose for a Survivor season to have a dynamite cast but no (or at least limited) twists or an average-at-best cast but lots of twists, what would you choose? If, like me, you prefer the former, you likely join me in your disappointment with Survivor 41 through two weeks. This cast feels […]
