Superman is Big, Endearing, and Sometimes Doing Too Much

Superman (2025) Review ★★★★ [Note: Spoilers for Superman (2025) near the end of the review.] Superman (2025) is a BIG summer blockbuster with BIG fights, even BIGGER foes, and attempts to tackle BIG ideas. The wheels on this vehicle don’t stop for the full two hours and nine minutes duration. While this makes Superman an …

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The Rings of Power – Partings Review

Season 1, Episode 5 Review [Note: Spoilers for The Rings of Power: S1, E5 Partings] After a couple of weeks off, we have returned to The Rings of Power Season 1, Episode 5 “Partings”. The end to Episode 4, The Great Wave, led me to believe that the series' freshman season may still have some …

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Rings of Power S1 E2: ‘Adrift’: Horror, Questions, and Literal Mystery Boxes

The Rings of Power: S1, E2 Adrift Review [Note: Full spoilers for The Rings of Power: S1, E2 Adrift.] Premiering on the same day as A Shadow of the Past, Adrift is the second episode of The Rings of Power and the second part of the original 2022 two-part premiere on Prime Video. The quality …

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House of the Dragon S2 E8 ‘The Queen Who Ever Was’: Harrenhal isn’t the Only Rocky House

House of the Dragon: S2, E8 The Queen Who Ever Was Review The Queen Who Ever Was has been a lot cooler of an online reaction compared to the very hot reaction of The Red Sowing. Season finales in the Game of Thrones-TV-Universe often feel like wrap-up episodes to the season, so I can't fault …

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House of the Dragon S2 E6 ‘Smallfolk’: Setting the Stage for a Season Finale

House of the Dragon: S2, E6 Smallfolk Review "Do nothing now. In three days' time, the winds will shift." - Alys Rivers "House of the Dragon" Season 2 Episode 6, "Smallfolk", is very much a wheels-spinning kind of episode. If you're a fan of what this series does best, political intrigue and schemes, then you'll …

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The Cost of a Dance with the Dragons

House of the Dragon: S02, E05 Regent Review "Everyone says Targaryens are closer to gods than to men…"-Rhaenyra Targaryen Loads of movement for the Blacks and Greens is made in the aftermath of Rook's Rest. The Blacks mourning the loss of Rhaeyns and the Greens naming a new regent while Aegon recovers makes this episode, …

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