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  • The Directionless Villain

    My previous article in this series ended where I feel Season Eight should have, with Vegeta’s sacrifice, his final atonement. In this article I’m going to wrap up Season Eight and really dissect the reasons why this saga runs into so many problems compared to the others that preceded...
  • First Looks – Dracula vs the Ninja on the Moon

    Aadil takes a first look at the movie based on a cult bad-movie “Dracula vs the Ninja on the Moon” Several loops and some tracking problems ensue....
  • Geek Out Weakly 17 – Falcon and the Winter Soldier

    Aadil and Ben chat about the first two episodes of Falcon and the Winter Soldier. What we like, dislike, and the worries we have with respect to the heavy issues they bring up and the loose writing seen already. Our theme song is by captiveportalmusic, used under the CC...
  • Why Fargo’s Lorne Malvo is One of TV’s Greatest Villains

    A briefcase full of money. A failed extortion attempt. Ordinary folk getting more than they bargained for when submerging themselves in criminality. An inciting incident leading to a cacophony of violence and misunderstanding. That’s the Coen Brothers way, whether serious, like No Country for Old Men, or absurd, such...
  • Pride & Atonement

    Okay, so last season was a bit of a disappointment but the good news is, this season is sublime. I’ve been waiting for this season. There’s so much to talk about I’m really excited to get stuck into it. So much so I’m writing this opening paragraph before I’ve...
  • My Rangers of the New Republic Dream Team

    The success of The Mandalorian has not only opened the door to a new future of Star Wars on Disney+, with many different series spread across the timeline of the saga now greenlit, but has also launched a smaller, interconnected hub of shows. Along with The Book of Boba...
  • Geek Out Weakly 15 – The Phantom Tollbooth

    With the passing of Norton Juster, Aadil nostalgia watched the Chuck Jones animated feature “The Phantom Tollbooth”. Some waxing poetic about its impact on his childhood, as well as a discussion of the film vs. the bookl; all in an attempt to convince Ben to watch/read one of his...
  • The Weakest Link

    I don’t know where to start with this season if I’m being honest. It’s the weakest season so far, the weirdest too, but not because it is bad. Just in that it is so different. It’s the harshest of handbrake turns in terms of the shift in tone; I...
  • Ranking Every MCU Movie & Disney+ Series – WandaVision Update

    With the release of Avengers: Endgame, the first saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – ‘The Infinity Saga’ – was completed. We may not know what grand form the franchise is set to compose next, even with the following few years’ worth of content mapped out, but the series will...