If I Had an Emmy Ballot: The Best of the 2017-2018 TV Season

The Emmy FYC window ended yesterday and after taking stock of the television season, I can say that this year was truly wild. TV has never been more diverse and we have never had as many shows as we have had in any point in the history of television. In the past TV season, I

Film Review: <em>Solo: A Star Wars Story</em>

There is something to be said for leaving some questions unanswered and mysteries unsolved within a narrative. When George Lucas crafted his trilogy, he established an interesting canon with many weird quirks and questions. But in the ensuing years, with the prequels and Star Wars stories have sought to remove those enduring issues by placing

Post Infinity War: Let’s Speculate about Avengers 4

Hello friends. Now that we have all had our edges disintegrated into dust after seeing Infinity War, it’s time to gather our tattered spirits, use the Time Stone, and look to the future to see what could come down the pike in Avengers 4. What Comes Next? To be honest, Marvel had me so thoroughly

Film Review: <em>Avengers: Infinity War</em>

There is a sense of relief that one has that Avengers: Infinity War proved to be a really good movie that doesn’t waste any of the goodwill built up over the past 10 years Marvel has been making movies. However, that sense of relief is not one that you’ll be focusing on once you leave

My Top 50 Most Anticipated Films of 2018

Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I hope that you all had a great time last night and are ready for the new year. As is my tradition, I compiled a list of movies that I am anticipating for the year, and like last year’s list, this one contains 50 entries. When I was working

Film Review: Captain America: Civil War

There’s a comfort in sitting down for a Marvel movie in that you pretty much know what you are in store for. Even when the films underwhelm, they are tonally consistent. With this kind of audience understanding and production, you can kind of take for granted what it actually takes to make films that connect

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