Stranger Things: S02E08 – The Mind Flayer
And now, we return you to your regularly scheduled programming. Yes, episode seven felt a tad out of place, no matter how you twist it. I’ve talked to person after person who has finished the season, and the main question…
Stranger Things: S02E07 – The Lost Sister
Now we’ve come to the episode you think you disliked most from Stranger Things 2. But you actually don’t dislike it, and I’m going to prove it to you. Sure, a glitzy 80s punk vigilante story crossed with a crime…
Review| Wonderstruck
Adapted from Bryan Selznick’s New York Times bestselling novel, Todd Haynes’ (Carol, Far From Heaven) latest film Wonderstruck is an aptly named story for audiences of all ages. The film simultaneously follows two young protagonists Rose (Millicent Simmonds) and Ben…
Stranger Things: S02E05 Dig Dug
There are many things Stranger Things 2 did so well this year. In particular, the season is full of some of the best character moments thus far. Steve playing “babysitter” to our crew, Bob being Bob yelling “woo!” at a…
Review| Murder on the Orient Express
Kenneth Branagh started his prolific career as a stage actor, and while he has since gone on to make a name for himself as a filmmaker, his cinematic endeavors make it abundantly obvious that Branagh has lost no love for…
Stranger Things: S02E04 Will the Wise
The Darkness has come. The character you barely know from last season, Will, is now infected by what seems to be the chief bad guy from The Upside Down. To be fair, as little as you know about him from…
Stranger Things: S02E03 The Pollywog
There’s a moment in this episode where Will Byers walks into school after being dropped off by Bob, and it is everything this season is about. Will shuffles his way towards the school doors alone, but quickly he is immersed…
Stranger Things: S02E02 Trick or Treat, Freak
There are many things that make Stranger Things one of the best shows Netflix, and Hollywood for that matter, have to offer. The kids are, for me, the primary thing that elevates it to that standing. Sure, Winona Ryder (Joyce…
Review| Lady Bird
We’ve seen Greta Gerwig as a creative force as an actor in films like 20th Century Women and Frances Ha. She’s collaborated with notable Indie filmmakers like Noah Baumbach and Joe Swanberg on a number of projects, but has yet…
Stranger Things: S02E01 MadMax
Welcome back boys and girls of all ages, to the land of supernatural other worlds, sinister mad scientists, and the scariest thing that looms for us all: internet spoilers. Yes, clear your schedules, for it is fastest-to-the-finish binge watching time…