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"The Boys": Subverting the Superhero Genre
Let’s get this out of the way quick: I adore comics that subvert the genre. I love deconstruction of the tropes we find in most comics. Whether it's taking a good hard…
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Movies
"Men In Black: International"? I'll take the Neuralizer, please...and a refund
In every movie, there is good and bad, just like in people. Also, like people, sometimes the bad makes the good barely tolerable. Such is the case with Men in Black:…
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Eve tries to drag "Lucifer" back to the Garden in the latest episode
Rebounds are the worst for everyone involved. Especially if there are lingering doubts and feelings that go unanswered. When it comes to Lucifer, it’s always “go big,…
TV Shows
Everything you need to know to catch up on still-fun "iZombie" and enjoy its final season on CW
There’s a lot to be said about a show’s monster in a show about monsters. How bad does one have to be to have that epitaph in a town where thousands of brain eating…
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TV REVIEW: It's easy to identify with "Lucifer" as he cuts loose in "All About Eve" S4 E4
Identity isn’t about who you think you are. It’s not about who others think you are either. A favorite quote from one of my favorite teachers is “I am not who I think I…
Movies
MOVIE REVIEW: "Batman vs. TMNT"
I am, by the very dent of my nature, a skeptic. I’m not proud to admit it nor am I shamed by it. It’s just the way it is. When the DC and IDW team-up miniseries of …
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TV REVIEW: "Lucifer" S4 E3
This episode picks up right where episode 2 left off, with Father Kenly revealing to Lucifer a secret that sets up the next 45 minutes. As a character, both in the show…
Collectibles
COLLECTIBLES: Boxed Nostalgia: A HeroClix Overview
Many of us, when we were very young, played with green army men. Those little pieces of plastic might have flown around like the superheroes we watched on Saturday…
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TV REVIEW: "Lucifer" S4 E2
While this isn’t my favorite of episodes, as it meanders somewhat, it does set up the rest of the season, so it’s very important in that regard. Most important, it shows…
TV REVIEW: "Lucifer" S4E1 "Everything's OK"
The season and episode begin with one of my all-time favorites to karaoke, Radiohead’s "Creep", and we get to listen to Lucifer, Tom Ellis, show off his pipes with an…
TV Shows
TV PREVIEW: Netflix saves "Lucifer": Do As Thou Wilt
Not long ago, there was a culling. Several shows were placed on the chopping block. I remember thinking it was some sort of joke, I mean, how are they going to cancel…