December felt like a VERY busy month for new content, and before I release my end of year wrap up, I wanted to get caught up on reviewing a few more of the films and TV shows I saw in 2023. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom This movie was…OK. It
Wonka Initially, I wasn’t really interested in a Willy Wonka prequel. But when I heard that the same creative team behind the Paddington movies was involved, I was immediately on board. Wonka is a thoroughly charming, musical family film that’s the perfect sort of cozy, feel-good movie to watch during
Doctor Who: Kerblam! (1 episode, s11e07, 2018) Prime shipping is killer! The TARDIS is flying wildly due to the Doctor’s attempts to evade something pursuing them. She finally recognizes it as a teleport pulse and is excited when the pulse materializes in the console room as a Kerb!am Man, a
November turned out to be a bit of a whirlwind for our family, though in the best way possible. We adopted a baby boy the day before Thanksgiving, and I’ve been getting lots of snuggles while catching up on streaming content! Each one of these shows probably deserves its own
Doctor Who: Demons of the Punjab (1 episode, s11e06, 2018) Bearing witness. Yaz is home celebrating her Nani Umbreen’s birthday. Each of the women gets an heirloom gift – Najia gets a stack of handwritten letters, Sonya gets a photo of her grandfather and a pressed flower, and Yaz gets
Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum (1 episode, s11e05, 2018) Stitch, Roy Kent, and a safe sacrifice. Our heroes are hanging out in a junk galaxy. On Seffilun 27, one of the planets in this refuse-filled wasteland, the travelers are hunting for spare parts to patch up the TARDIS. As they
Doctor Who: Arachnids in the UK (1 episode, s11e04, 2018) An unhappy ending for an unfocused story. In an empty hotel on a golf resort, American businessman Jack Robertson is upset with his personal assistant, Frankie Ellish. Robertson wants to throw money at the problem, especially in light of his
World War II changed our planet forever, and the catastrophic events of this global conflict continue to impact us today, 80 years later. We all know that fact, having read about World War II in school history books growing up. However, it’s one thing to read about the facts surrounding
As a 30-something millennial, I’ve now officially arrived at the stage of life where the pull of pop culture nostalgia is hitting me pretty hard. I have fond memories of the franchises that ruled the box office in the mid to late 2000s and early 2010s, when I was a
It’s been a while since I walked out of a theater after watching a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie and found myself feeling absolutely delighted. As a reviewer, I don’t like to focus on the negative, but at least for me, too many of the recent Marvel movies have missed the
Before 2020, the Marvel Cinematic Universe reigned supreme at the box office. Avengers: Endgame was the blockbuster to end all blockbusters, an epic, special-effects packed extravaganza with genuine emotion. It was a thrilling conclusion to years of story build-up and character development. Watching it in the theaters opening weekend was
I feel a little spark of giddiness at the end of every September, when I get to flip the calendar page to the month of October. Fall is my favorite season, and October, November, and December are my favorite months. I love the holiday season, and I’m always searching for
