It’s hard to be a grump about Miraculous. For several years now, Miraculous: Ladybuy and Cat Noir has been a staple in our home. For my kids, it has become superhero fare that they watch enthusiastically. Miraculous has always been a series that featured strong lessons is courage, respect and responsibility and every new season has been devoured when it’s…
I was never planning to write about True Spirit. I didn’t go into it ready to take notes. I was sick, tired, and holed up in bed. I just needed something fun and easy to watch. But it’s now three days later and I can’t stop thinking about it. True Spirit is based on the…
Bardo (or, “I?m going to make it clear to the world I?m an artist”) is the first film from Alejandro Gonzalez I??rritu since 2015?s The Revenant and is certainly his most bombastic work to date.? Here, I??rritu leaves it all on the table in this contemporary autobiographical, nostalgia trip where Silvio, a renowned documentary filmmaker,…
Sometimes, Ryan Reynolds really gets it right.? Although he?s one of the most bankable actors in Hollywood, Reynold?s films have been hit and miss. Best known as the wise-cracking?Deadpool, his charming smirk may often bring his characters to life but the writing isn?t always there to justify his unique brand of pop culture quips. However,…
Though one could argue that it had a difficult launch last year,?Space Force?feels like it?s on course. With its release last May, Netflix?s Space Force began its first season with an Office problem. Known best for his work as Michael Scott, Carell and Greg Daniels did their very best to differentiate themselves from the affable boss. As a grumpy…
Matt Groening?s animated work sometimes takes time to find its legs. Although they have continued to connect with audiences, both?Futurama?and?The Simpsons?took a couple of seasons to find their voice. The same is true with Netflix?s?Disenchantment, the most recent addition to Groening?s growing legacy. Despite the fact that the series took a while to figure out…
Murder can be a funny thing. Produced by Will Arnett, Murderville introduces the world to Terry Seattle (Arnett), a hard-nosed homicide detective who is struggling to get his personal life together. However, even though his marriage is crumbling, he?s still the man you want on the job but he can?t do it alone. In each episode of…
In Jane Campion’s THE POWER OF THE DOG, Benedict Cumberbatch plays gruff cowboy, Phil Burbank. After his brother returns with a new wife and son, Phil does his best to put on a show of toxic masculinity and dominance, even as his conflicted soul suffers underneath. This week, Seeing & Believing‘s Kevin McLenithan and author…
Nostalgia can only last for so long? unless you can make it into something different. Originally airing on YouTube Red and eventually making the jump to Netflix, Cobra Kai caught everyone by surprise. The re-imagined and reinvented sequel series to the classic Karate Kid movies offered a refreshing new direction for characters long forgotten by pop culture while unabashedly…
Why do people (now a few thousand) climb Mt. Everest? George Mallory (who may or may not have been the first to reach the summit) famously answered the question by saying, ?Because it?s there.? But there has to be more to it than that. Mountaineering is a dangerous, often lethal, activity. In The Summit of…
