Moxie, 2021. Directed by Amy Poehler. Starring Hadley Robinson, Alycia Pascual, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Amy Poehler, and Lauren Tsai. SYNOPSIS: Shy teenager Vivian (Robinson), attends a high school where sexism and harassment run rampant. Inspired by the boldness of new girl Lucy (Pascual), and her mother’s (Poehler) rebellious youth, she starts a feminist magazine that challenges […]
DVD Review – Archenemy (2021)
Archenemy, 2021 Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer. Starring Joe Manganiello, Zolee Griggs, Skylan Brooks, Amy Seimetz, Glenn Howerton, and Paul Scheer. SYNOPSIS: Local teen, Hamster (Skylan Brooks), meets the mysterious Max Fist (Joe Manganiello), a down-and-out drunk who claims that he has lost his superpowers after being sent to Earth from another dimension. With a […]
WandaVision: How Wanda’s grief is making her a monster, and why it’s a problem
This article contains spoilers for WandaVision… While it was off to a slow start, WandaVision’s plot is now in full swing. Over the weeks it’s become obvious that Wanda’s strange, sitcom life in Westview is of her own doing, and that she is controlling the town’s residents to create a suburban utopia where Vision never […]
Movie Review – A Nightmare Wakes (2021)
A Nightmare Wakes, 2021. Directed by Nora Unkel. Starring Alix Wilton Regan, Giullian Yao Gioiello, Philippe Bowgen, Claire Glassford, Lee Garrett, and Shannon Spangler. SYNOPSIS: A Nightmare Wakes combines horror with historical drama, intermingling the Frankenstein story with a dramatisation of the lives and relationship of Mary (Alix Wilton Regan) and Percy Shelley (Guillian Yao Gioiello). As […]
Netflix Review – Kid Cosmic
Lauren Miles reviews the Netflix animated series, Kid Cosmic… Kid Cosmic leaps onto the screen in a whirlwind of irrepressible energy. The show follows the lead character, known only as ‘Kid’ as he discovers five cosmic stones that bestow superpowers on their wielders. Kid uses the stones to form a team of unlikely superheroes, and […]
Outside the Wire – Why Captain Leo’s Motivations Don’t Make Sense
Lauren Miles on Netflix’s Outside the Wire (warning: spoilers follow)… Outside the Wire, Netflix’s new sci-fi action film starring Anthony Mackie, portrays a near future where wars are fought with both human soldiers and robots. The year is 2036 and a civil war has broken out in Ukraine, with the USA caught between the two […]
How Cobra Kai Makes Us Love Man-Children
Lauren Miles on Cobra Kai and how it makes us love the man-child… Of all the film franchises that have received the sequel treatment in recent years, The Karate Kid films are perhaps the most unexpected. Despite this, Cobra Kai has picked up a dedicated following thanks to its outrageous drama, dynamic fight scenes and […]
