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Blog postAn alt-history drama explores what would happen if the space race never ended. So I logged in to cancel my Apple TV subscription, having not watched anything on it since finishing season 1 of For All Mankind late last year. There I discovered that season 2 was now out! And I also remembered that I had never reviewed season 1, so here we are. A new blog post and a still-not-cancelled Apple TV subscription. (At least not until I'm done with season 2.)
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Blog postColorful characters and elaborate world-building make for an epic storyline. I'll confess, there were more than a few times watching the Tales of Arcadia trilogy that I was completely lost. "Wait, they're teamed up now?" "Hey, is that that same guy from before?" "How did they get there?" The stories are intricate, and they don't lend themselves to missing chunks of episodes while off doing Mom Things. Yet that complexity is also what makes it special.
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Blog postIt's become an annual Memorial Day tradition for me to highlight women in war movies, in honor of the soldiers (of all genders) who have given their lives in our conflicts. This year, I'm featuring a pair of spy dramas.
You can read past editions of the Women in War series here.
A Call to Spy Every year I search for promising movies for this list. Usually I just find the same dozen-or-so titles, most of which were made over twenty years ago. This year, though, I was pleasantly su -
Blog postA fistful of Spideys make for an animated masterpiece with heart. Into the Spider-Verse isn't the kind of female-led film I normally feature here. It's not about "girl power"; it has no overtly feminist messages; but I still wanted to talk about it. First, because it's an awesome movie in its own right. Also because I wish more movies handled their female characters the way Spider-Verse does.
Style and Substance The visual style of Spider-Verse is a sight to behold. Animation -
Blog postDisney's breakout hit shows us a world beyond the Skywalkers. "Spared no expense" may be Jurassic Park's tagline, but Disney+'s The Mandalorian is a good example of getting what you pay for. Featuring top-notch directors (including Dave Filoni, Taika Waititi, and Bryce Dallas Howard), a revolving door of great guest actors (Nick Nolte, Timothy Olyphant, Clancy Brown, and Giancarlo Esposito, just to name a few), and cutting-edge special effects, The Mandalorian feels more like a movi
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Blog postAnother batch of kids are in peril in this Jurassic World animated adventure. On the surface, "Jurassic World for Kids" feels like a hard sell. The main attraction of the franchise is people getting chased (and often eaten) by dinosaurs in a series of jump-scares and close calls. Not exactly kid-friendly. Despite this obvious hurdle, the new Netflix series Camp Cretaceous manages to make Jurassic World accessible for the tween audience.
The show revolves around a group of kid -
Blog postCan a show often under fire for sexism have its own self-rescuing princess? When our favorite Netflix shows started getting stale after endless 'reruns' (re-streams?), I found myself in search of something new to watch with the kids. Somehow I discovered that Amazon Prime now has a host of old 80's TV shows, and decided to dust off the A-Team. The old action standard dovetailed nicely with my own nostalgia and my son's current obsession with military gadgets.
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Blog postYou can read past editions of the Women in War series here.
In preparation for my annual Memorial Day blog post in honor of our soldiers and their sacrifices, I hunt around for hidden gems--movies featuring women soldiers I might have missed. I got my hopes up when I saw an article from BBC America: 10 Films Featuring Women in Combat.
10 Films Featuring Women in Combat | BBC AmericaActress and funny lady Tina Fey portrays a woman who’s just been jilt -
Blog postA quartet of clever tweens solve mysteries in this cute Australian import. Usually I'm glad that my kids still watch cartoons, because so many live-action kid shows are just cringe-worthy. The InBESTigators is a breath of fresh air in comparison: sweet, clean, clever, light-hearted comedy at its best.
The InBESTigators are four fifth-grade friends who solve mysteries around their school and town. Unlike the crazy hijinks of Project MC2, the "crimes" here are all very grounded -
Blog postSmart is the new cool for this tween spy show. Project MC2, Netflix's spy show aimed at tweens, is absolutely ridiculous - cheesy and over-the-top in a Power Rangers kind of way. But beneath that camp, it's got a heart and a fistful of good messages about friendship, teamwork and empowerment.
The show features four girls who each have a STEM background. Camryn does gadgets, Bryden does hacking, Adrienne does chemistry ("culinary chemistry", to be precise), and McKeyla i -
Blog postThe Skywalker saga ends with an epic yet polarizing final chapter. It seems that Rise of Skywalker was a 'love it or hate it' experience. Fans and critics seem pretty divided (per Rotten Tomatoes), and you can't throw a rock on the internet without hitting an angry fan's rant about how Disney has ruined Star Wars.
Personally? I loved it. Sure, I could write an entire essay about its inconsistencies and plot holes, but I could do the same about any of the Star Wars movies. Ewoks taking -
Blog postTerminator ditches its history, only to basically repeat it. I love the Terminator franchise, even the widely-reviled Genisys and Terminator 3. I like the mash-up of sci-fi elements (time travel, killer robots, apocalypse) with modern-day elements. I love the "Die Hard"-esque formula of everyday people thrown into fights for their lives against impossible odds to save the world. Dark Fate is pretty much just more of the same, but it's still fun. Tossing out the events of T3, Salvat
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Blog postIt's become an annual Memorial Day tradition for me to highlight women in war movies, in honor of the soldiers (of all genders) who have given their lives in our conflicts.
You can read past editions of the Women in War series here.
Just one problem—this year, I couldn't find any decent/recent war movies featuring women that I hadn't already covered.
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I'll try to find some for next year, or maybe do a full review for one of the oldies-but-goodies that -
Blog postMarvel delivers an epic, emotional finale for the Infinity Saga. For someone who isn't a huge comic book fan, I seem to be spending a lot of time reviewing comic book movies lately. Go figure.
Then again, if all comic book movies were as awesome as Endgame, I would probably like them more.
Spoiler-Free Zone In some ways, it's not really fair to compare Endgame to other comic movies. The film has more in common with the series finale of MASH than it does Spiderman: Homecoming. -
Blog postMarvel's latest origin story delivers a relatable hero, but an uneven plot. SPOILER ALERT! This review contains mild spoilers for Captain Marvel. I've always had a hard time getting into superhero movies. I can enjoy them from a popcorn-movie standpoint, but they never really resonated with me. In the sea of unstoppable aliens, billionaires, royalty, teenaged crime-fighters and talking trees (almost all male, of course), it was hard to find a character who felt like a real person; whose stor
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