While I wasn’t familiar with the surprisingly true story behind the new movie Roofman, the trailer caught my eye right away. Channing Tatum stars as Jeffrey Manchester, a man who goes to jail after robbing a series of McDonald’s (crimes he tried to commit as politely as possible – no,
At this point, is the Downton Abbey franchise like a houseguest who has overstayed their welcome? One who is lingering a little too long at the door when they should gracefully bow out and bid farewell? Although some might argue that six seasons and three(!) films is overstretching, I have
At least at our house, the award for both the top film and the top song of the summer belong to KPop Demon Hunters. I have to chuckle because when I first saw this movie recommended to me on Netflix, I gave it a pass. But now both my daughter
When it comes to Star Trek, the Original Series and its cast of characters will always occupy a special place in my heart. However, after Strange New Worlds arrived in 2022, it quickly became another one of my favorite Trek tales. This show is packed with a sense of wonder,
I can’t tell you the amount of relief I felt walking out of the movie theater after watching The Fantastic Four: First Steps, this past weekend. Because after much speculation (and worry), I’m happy to report that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s new Fantastic Four movie is, indeed, fantastic. At this
James Gunn’s new Superman movie is a lot – I don’t necessarily mean that in a bad way, but it is a LOT. I feel like I’m still working through my thoughts about it. Originally I had hoped to squeeze in a second viewing before posting my review, but the
Although I personally don’t have a lot of familiarity with Formula 1 racing, I heard about the movie FI and figured that fast cars + Brad Pitt + Joseph Kosinski (director of Top Gun: Maverick) was a winning combination. This movie was an absolute blast, the perfect summer blockbuster that
***Warning: Spoilers ahead!*** In my last “Lightspeed Log,” I wrote about my thoughts on the episodes of Doctor Who I’d watched thus far this season. Naively, I thought that plenty more stories involving Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor were ahead. So I’m not exaggerating when I say I was absolutely shocked when
I put off watching the two most recent Star Wars shows, Skeleton Crew and Andor: Season 2, for a long time. Not because I wasn’t intrigued (I was), but because I felt burned out by Star Wars in general. Yes, I admit that is a somewhat surprising (and off-brand) confession
For a while now, it feels like the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been stuck in the doldrums. And if I’m honest, that’s where I’ve been stuck too – both personally and creatively. To be fair, the MCU has had some solid content post-Avengers: Endgame (for example: Shang-Chi and the
I had the best of intentions to write a full review of Alien: Romulus (which, I am embarrassed to admit, premiered all the way back in August, so as you can see I’ve been sitting on this for a while). Now here we are, well into October, and even though
Many a show has started off strong, so full of possibility, imagination, and promise. Yet starting well and finishing well are two different things, and plenty of wonderful shows have failed to stick their landing. Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way: the ending of Netflix’s The
