Movie #12 of 2018: Thor: Ragnarok (2017) By far the best Thor movie, and one of the better Marvel Cinematic Universe movies overall. Lots of humor, neat worldbuilding, and actual character growth for Thor and Loki! It could have done better by its female characters, but all in all it was a fun ride and …
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Movie Review: Avatar (2009)
Movie #9 of 2018: Avatar (2009) I haven’t seen this movie since its original theatrical run almost a decade ago, and in my memory it had been only a decent story mostly buoyed by its special effects – which I figured would surely seem dated at this point and less impressive on a TV than …
Movie Review: Doctor Strange (2016)
Movie #8 of 2018: Doctor Strange (2016) I watched and reviewed this movie last year, and my thoughts are about the same: I’m still happy with my decision to wait until Doctor Strange was on Netflix to watch it (so as to hurt box office returns in protest of the casting). But having now finally …
Movie Review: Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
Movie #3 of 2018: Ocean’s Eleven (2001) We had some bad family news yesterday, and when I got home I needed a comfort watch. Enter this movie, which is near and dear to my heart despite its flaws (like Don Cheadle’s atrocious attempt at a cockney accent or Julia Roberts being literally the only woman …
TV Review: Game of Thrones, season 7
TV #11 of 2018: Game of Thrones, season 7 I literally just reviewed this season when I watched it last year, and even having rewatched all the earlier seasons since then (with my wife, watching the show through for her first time), I think my reaction remains the same: All in all, this is probably …
TV Review: The West Wing, season 7
TV #10 of 2018: The West Wing, season 7 This final season of The West Wing focuses mainly on the general election for president (after the Democratic primary in the back half of season 6). It’s a relatively new look for the show, and I appreciate the writers’ efforts to make the Republican candidate as …
TV Review: Game of Thrones, season 6
TV #9 of 2018: Game of Thrones, season 6 Thrones is well past its prime at this point, but it’s still a powerhouse, and there are moments this season (especially that elegiac finale) that are absolutely breathtaking. Unfortunately, the narrative shortcuts are getting more obvious, and although we can partly blame the source material for …
TV Review: Game of Thrones, season 5
TV #49 of 2017: Game of Thrones, season 5 This is where the wheels really start to come off Game of Thrones. It’s still better than season 7 in terms of character logic and a lack of plot armor, but this is the point where the writers were past the current ending of the books …
Movie Review: Attack the Block (2011)
Movie #25 of 2017: Attack the Block (2011) I’ve seen this movie a couple of times before, but this was my first time watching it since John Boyega and Jodie Whittaker’s careers have really taken off (him as Finn in the new Star Wars trilogy and her starting as the Thirteenth Doctor in tomorrow’s Christmas …
Movie Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
Movie #22 of 2017: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) I rewatched this movie in anticipation of its new sequel, since I’m pretty sure I had only seen it one time in theaters two years ago. It holds up really well! Definitely the shot in the arm that Star Wars needed to explode back on …
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