Subtract the luxuries afforded by the second most expensive show ever and you have a message that strives for grandeur but forgets its footing. — Where to begin with a show that’s trying to be so much? With an adventure that travels to three continents, that features lab experiments, dance scenes, prison breaks, undercover operations, shield-spinning action, and all in one episode? With a show trying to say so much it has to spell out…

The frightening thing isn’t the film’s absence of quality but what it signals for the future streaming wars — When someone asks you if a film was good, you can usually sum it up in a few tidy sentences. The Tomorrow War is no exception. Handily, Ross from Friends has the perfect quote which, in all honesty, I’ve paraphrased slightly: “You know at the end of the day when…

Condensing thousands of years of eastern teachings into a few discount phrases for the jaded western hero. —

In a rush to create a memorable character everyone thinks they have to design a deluge of eccentric characteristics and quirky flaws. Stoner is the antidote to this, proving the remarkable can lie in the unremarkable. — It’s 1 am. I’ve just finished reading Stoner, John Williams’ posthumous classic for the second time. I can’t sleep. How can I knowing I’ve been touched so heartily by a character who now exists more in my soul than in those tender pages which reveal his broken but wholesome life…

And how time and hype contribute to a film’s reception — I did it. I watched The Snyder Cut again... And wow! It's just released on Netflix here in Germany and my girlfriend was in a daring enough mood to say, ‘fuck it how bad can it be?’ …Turns out very. A year ago and upon first watch, I thought Snyder’s…

And why Sci-fi and Fantasy films benefit from an enclosed network — Spoilers abound It’s always fun to see how such a chaotic beehive as the internet responds to new movies. Awe. Disgust. Repulsion. Admiration. All among the greatest hits. Yet, few releases capture them all in one. And even fewer incite such vitriol— if they’re not Star Wars that is. …

A head-scratcher of a superhero movie if ever there was one — **Heavy spoilers and much nerdy talk ahead** For days I wracked my brain trying to understand where The Eternals went wrong. True, it felt too slow, too long, too wooden and far, far too bloated — just look a the poster for confirmation of that — but none of these…

A satisfying swansong to Daniel Craig’s uneven run as 007? — *Light spoilers ahead * From exploding graves to explosive one-liners to exploded surprises and nuclear-sized explosions, there’s so much to say about Craig’s last film. At once, very Bond and at the same time very un-Bond. The film manages to tread new ground while recreating the moments fans know and…

A victimless list unless you’re fans of… — There’s no order here. These are simply the best 5 superhero films based on my expert, immaculate, infallible and infuriating opinion. Having said that if the nerd gods see fit to impose order, I suppose you could imply the rankings as they stand. The only caveat of this selection is…