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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali – Film Review

For those like myself who have as much of an interest in pop culture celebrity as they do political history, there are few figures more fascinating than those like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X. The former was a boisterous heavyweight boxing champion…

Lucifer Season 6 – Television Review

The Following Article has spoilers for Lucifer up to Season 5. Read on at your own Risk. The history of the Warner Bros. television show Lucifer has been a rocky one. There has been a lot, from a mediocrely received first season, an abrupt…

Netflix’s Kate (Film) Review

Once upon a time, I humorlessly told a friend that Netflix gives B-movie scripts an A-movie budget. Kate, directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, is yet another example of this penchant from the streaming studio. Mary Elizabeth delivers an intense and entertaining performance, proving her…

Doctor Who “The Rings Of Akhaten” – Review

One of only two Clara-heavy episodes in this series (or this half of the series) that includes mythology, is a bit mad in places, and yet I enjoy it. Am I ill? No, but it is all correct that Clara, the woman…

My Name is Pauli Murray (Film) Review

A confidant of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. The inspiration to Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. A colleague of another Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This is the legacy of Pauli Murray, the non-binary Black lawyer, and author that is the subject…

Doctor Who “The Bells of Saint John” – Review

“Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St Clement’s;” I almost liked this one, said the guy watching “The Bells of Saint John.” Right, so after a lot of piddling about and doing a bit of a dance with the merry old…

Doctor Who “The Snowmen” – Review

The time period is Victorian-ish. There is no companion, and the Doctor is mopey and dejected. Ahh, Clara must be about! Her, the lizard lesbian, Mr. Potato head, and Jenny all show up. Let’s get it out the way right now. I…

Doctor Who “The Angels Take Manhattan” – Review

Writing an ending to a story is one of the hardest things to do, crafting something that ties up as many ends as possible while also being satisfying. When I started writing reviews, I hated the ending. I knew the conclusions, but…

Doctor Who “The Power of Three” – Review

Ah, Chibnall, today is some of your best work, and it is still a bit crap. “The Power of Three,” otherwise known as either, “that episode with the cubes” or, “That one episode by Chris Chibnall that was actually interesting for a…

Doctor Who “A Town Called Mercy” – Review

Oh, it was like Thatcher’s death around me on Thursday afternoon. I was singing about a witch being dead, dancing, and generally being overly happy about the whole state of affairs. For those of you who don’t know, Chibnall has been given…