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The daughter of a former Hooter’s waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo is a recent college dropout and aspiring writer. Faced with a new baby, mounting pile of bills, and dwindling number of ways to pay them, Margo must find a way forward. Have you ever wanted to see Elle Fanning all naked? Here’s your chance! The nudity turned out to be the least interesting thing about this first season full of interesting characters that fail in their goals, but manage to somehow just barely work together to pick themselves up and get on with their lives. Highly recommend. Buy...
Frances Neagley is a private investigator in Chicago and former military colleague of Jack Reacher in the Army’s 110th Special Investigations Unit. When she learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in a suspicious accident, she becomes hell-bent on justice. It’s from the same creative team and writers as “Reacher” but instead of a hulking man with some weird habits we have a broody mentally ill woman with some weird habits. This first season is well made and has characters that I enjoyed on the television, but there’s not much here that actually interested me, mainly...
* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD! A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor-including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother-and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called...
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis. I had the good fortune to be able to see this in theaters last weekend, along with the TOS episode “Space Seed” that introduced Khan to the franchise, along with a TON of world lore and fictional future history. It was pretty jarring to see just how much dark makeup they used on Khan to make him Indian, something they graciously toned down for the movie. I bought a popcorn tin and a cup, they’re pretty neat:...
The X-Men, a band of mutants who use their uncanny gifts to protect a world that hates and fears them, are challenged like never before, forced to face a dangerous and unexpected new future. This season was fun in terms of the references and content from the comics that’s finally made it to the screen, but it feels like it was missing the amazingly over the top heroics of the first season, bouncing from reference to reference. Buy On Amazon!
It’s 1993 and Ted the bear’s moment of fame has passed, leaving him living with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett, who lives in a working-class Boston home with his parents and cousin. Ted may not be the best influence on John, but when it comes right down to it, he’s willing to go out on a limb to help his friend and his family. I neglected to review this after watching it months ago. Get ready for my review! Here’s my review: this was good, I enjoyed watching and am sad that the series has been canceled. Buy On...
Twenty-somethings Clark Kent, the bright and driven Lois Lane, and their best friend Jimmy Olsen begin to discover who they are and everything they can accomplish together as an investigative reporting team at the Daily Planet. Season 2 definitely felt like the responsible people though it was a final season and season 3 feels like a scramble to find an interesting story to tell. For the most part I was whelmed by the story and was present for all the episodes, enjoying a moment here and there. The animation continues to be amazing, but having the big bad from the...
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo. The first half of this season really meandered with some silly amnesia storyline that significantly slowed everything down, then coupled with a origin story that again, meandered for half a season, I nearly gave up on the season, but having read the books I knew what they were building towards. Season three culminates in some really well done science fiction, but if...
A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin’s bail. I never reviewed this when I first saw it back in 2024, but I definitely enjoyed it at the time and I enjoyed it again when I watched it due to Aaron Pierre’s perfect portrayal of John Stewart in the current “Lanterns” show. Here in Rebel Ridge he plays a modern day John Rambo, just passing through a small town with a very small bit of business to do while he there, but is...
NOMINATED FOR THE PHILIP K. DICK AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL * Dazzling space battles, intergalactic politics, and rogue AI collide in Velocity Weapon, the f I didn’t realize this was book one of a series when I started the book and due to a series of various illnesses, car accidents, and just general life duties it took me 2 months to get through this story. It’s not the story’s fault, I greatly enjoyed the uniquely satisfying way that author Megan O’Keefe molded and used various tropes of the genre. I would have been happier if this was a one and...
