Category: Opinions/Editorials
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Darksiders Video Games
Recently discovered the Darksiders video games. As always, very late to the party. Also in keeping with my character, I started with Darksiders III and then played Darksiders II. Hope to play the original soon. The first three games focus on a specific Horseman of the Apocalypse battling angels, demons, and everything in-between. I love…
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TASK On HBO
I highly recommend TASK on HBO. Ruffalo and Pelphrey are fantastic as imperfect men, the story is captivating, the family sagas are heartbreaking, and the pacing is perfect. One of the best shows I’ve seen in awhile.
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First Thoughts On Pluribus
Watched the first two episodes of Pluribus on AppleTV. Not quite as impressed as the critics, but will definitely continue watching. Production is ambitious, to be sure. I just need to reserve judgement on the concept until I see more.
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& Juliet – A Review
I’ll be honest, my daughter started telling us she wanted to see & Juliet quite a while ago. I’d never heard of it, and despite her trying to explain it to me, I did not quite understand the premise. It then happened that & Juliet came to Chicago for a very limited duration (I believe…
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Waiting For a Miracle
If you know me, I mean–really know me–you know I love DC super heroes. I discovered Batman at the age of 3, started getting comic books not long after, and became hooked on Super Friends. Around 1984, Super Friends evolved into Super Powers with a correlating toy line. The Super Powers toys were utterly fantastic.…
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Apple TV’s Sugar: A Good First Impression
I’m only three episodes in to Apple TV’s Sugar, but it has definitely captured my interest. I have to admit that I generally like everything Colin Farrell does, so I may be a bit bias here. The story of John Sugar is captivating as he searches for missing persons while trying to do good deeds…
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True Detective: Night Country – A Few Thoughts
(Slight spoilers below …) True Detective: Night Country was the absolute best show going for five weeks. It had atmosphere, mystery, superb acting, amazing cinematography, and a captivating plot that seemed absolutely comfortable with mashing up the true detective/supernatural genres. The connections to True Detective: Season One seemed to be there if you squinted hard…