Break Time Reviews
Jaeger Clade (Dennis Quaid) is a “man’s man.” A big, strong, tough guy, a fearless explorer. Jaeger lives in the mountain-locked Avalonia. He dedicates his entire life to exploring those mountains, with the ultimate goal to some day get to the other side. What’s to be found? Nobody knows; that’s the allure. The Avalonians don’t […]
Gaia Karla breaks down the James vote, saying she was informed last minute that James was the plan. She’s taking serious note of this, as it was the first time she was left out of the vote. From the other Tribal, Cassidy is thrilled to finally get rid Ryan, who had been gunning for her […]
HBO’s Succession has become the cream of the crop for skewering the ultra-wealthy. It’s all at once wildly entertaining, insightful, and bitingly critical of the power wielded by the “1% of the 1%.” Mark Mylod deserves tons of credit for the show’s success, having directed 13/29 episodes. Succession is one of my favorite shows (no […]
Gaia Sami wasn’t on board with the Jeanine plan, but he didn’t have the numbers to make another move. He makes a point to talk to Owen first thing, as he was – once again – left out of the vote. Talking to Owen and Gabler at the well, Sami shifts the blame to James, […]
I love Christmas. It’s my favorite time of the year, even with the sometimes-but-not-always awful Minnesota weather. The music, the food, the atmosphere, I love it. And I especially love the movies. And something I’ve come to especially look forward to each Christmas season is the Netflix slate of original Christmas movies. Now it must […]
Chadwick Boseman’s death in 2020 was a tragic shock to us all. Boseman was a charismatic star, one who helped elevate 2018’s Black Panther to insane heights. But above all that, he was a good person. I don’t have the words to fully eulogize him here, but his death was a huge loss on so […]
Merge Camp/Gaia Jeanine is devastated after the Elie vote. This cements it for her that she’s on the outside of the majority. Noelle talks to her, trying to reassure Jeanine that this was a move against Elie, and wasn’t because of her at all. She advises Jeanine to act okay with the result, like this […]
Coco We skip the post-Tribal breakdown and go right to Coco the next morning, where they open Tree Mail. I appreciate the show wanting to get right to the action. But they couldn’t spend one or two minutes showing us Ryan’s reaction to being blindsided and having his closest ally sent home? Seems like there […]
Ticket to Paradise rides the wave of a pretty simple formula. A romantic comedy with two bona fide legends (George Clooney, Julia Roberts) + one budding superstar (Kaitlyn Dever) + a beautiful tropical location (Australia cosplaying as Bali). Should be a winner, right? It almost doesn’t really matter what the plot is, how uneven and […]
It was only a matter of time before Dwayne Johnson got into the superhero game. With his larger-than-life personality – not to mention, physique – it seems like a natural fit. Sure, he’s played quasi-superheroes in the Fast and Furious franchise, Jumanji, G.I. Joe, and others. But never a true superhero. Enter Black Adam. This […]
