Monthly Archives: February 2018

The Music That Catches You

It’s been nice having a season of The Flash that hasn’t centered on a villainous speedster. The unfolding story of the Thinker has brought a nice twist to some familiar tropes of the superhero television genre.  The through-line of the … Continue reading

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War through Time?

The CW is putting Supergirl on hiatus for a few weeks so that DC’s Legends of Tomorrow can have a solid Monday night run.  Here’s the trailer for this next Monday’s return of our time-correcting team.

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Ten Years and Closing

Listen for the comment made by Hemsworth about ten years and things coming to an end . . . I think we have every reason to believe that Avengers 3 and 4 will be complete game-changers for the Marvel Cinematic … Continue reading

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Anticipating the Fallout

Okay.  Only one . . . maybe two . . . more movie trailers for the week.  As much as I’d like to think that my taste in movies transcends franchises and sequels, there is something wonderfully comfortable about a … Continue reading

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Best in the Galaxy Far, Far Away?

Well, the full trailer is much better than the teaser played during the first commercial break of the Super Bowl.  Even still, the jury will be out for a while on this one. The struggle I foresee this movie having … Continue reading

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No Place Like Home?

Friday night saw the “wrap” of the Agents of SHIELD lost-in-the-future saga.  It will probably go down as one of the best arcs of the show’s run.  Now we’ve got a month to wait before the second half of the … Continue reading

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What We Owe to Each Other

This last part of the second season of The Good Place has seen the “existential quartet” confront “the Judge” to plead their case as changed people.  Last week we say each member face a challenge, a test, to see how … Continue reading

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