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Cursed

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 7/17/2020 8:42 AM EDT
The legend of King Arthur has taken on many forms in various media throughout time. There have been countless novels, movies, and television series that deal either directly with Arthur, Excalibur, and The Lady of the Lake. This week Netflix offers their version, Cursed, based on an illustrated young adult novel written by award-winning... Read More

Space Force

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/26/2020 3:02 AM EDT
In 1982 The Air Force Space Command was formed to oversee "space warfare" operations. Five months ago it was changed to an independent service, The United States Space Force, and charged with organizing, training, and equipping forces for space superiority and dominance, offensive and defensive space control, command satellite... Read More

Dead To Me: Season 2

(Allison Skornick-Rose) 5/5/2020 8:51 AM EDT
In 1997 Netflix was founded by Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings. For many years they were successful "renting" DVDs that were shipped to homeowners who paid a monthly fee for the service. By 2010 they had expanded to add a streaming service to their offerings, again, for a price. As their streaming channel grew they... Read More

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

(Nathan M Rose) 8/28/2019 5:06 PM EDT
It's been 37 years since Jim Henson's masterpiece "The Dark Crystal" graced the silver screen but, since that time, its tale of Gelflings, Skeksis, Mystics, and the planet Thra have passed through the ages and are still popular with children and adults today. No bigger example of that is the new prequel television series debuting ... Read More

Hannah

(Stephanie Coats) 4/10/2019 11:20 AM EDT
In 2011, the film Hanna, directed by Joe Wright and starring a teenage Saoirse Ronan, was released to rave reviews from critics and audiences. It was a different kind of action film with a teenage girl at the center doing the most of the fighting. Now Amazon has taken that film, fleshed out the story, and made a new streaming series, also titled Ha... Read More

American Gods Season 2 Preview

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 2/25/2019 9:38 AM EDT
War is coming…war between the old and the new. At least that is what American Gods would have you believe. After an almost two year hiatus, the hit television series is finally returning to STARZ on March 10, 2019, and fans of the show won't be disappointed. Building on the premise and introduction of Season One, Season... Read More

Midnight, Texas Season 2, Episode 2: The Monster of the Week I...

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 11/2/2018 1:37 PM EDT
Helloooooooo Midnighters!!!!!!! Are you excited now that season two has started? If you watched last week you know it's off to a terrific start! Before we start discussing episode 2 how about a little recap?I told you Manfred wasn't feeling well so and now you all know why. Demon possession can be a real bitch and apparently, it ... Read More

Midnight, Texas Season 2, Episode 1: Head Games

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 10/26/2018 10:51 AM EDT
Helloooooooo Midnighters!!!!!!! Are you ready For Season Two?!? We've had a long hiatus but the wait is finally over as NBC's Midnight, Texas returns to television this week.Before we get into the details of season two episode one, let's recap shall we? When we left our favorite crew of supernaturals and outcasts they... Read More

Bates Motel Season 5 Preview

(Sean Ferguson) 2/20/2017 11:18 AM EDT
Monday, February 20th A&E will kick off the first episode of the Final season of Bates Motel in fantastic fashion. I have gotten to see the first episode of the new season and without diving deeply into it, I will say this, A&E did not disappoint. But first, you must remember the past, for if you don't, History will inevitably repe... Read More

Powerless Series Preview

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 1/27/2017 1:48 PM EDT
Imagine being ordinary in an extraordinary world. The "muggles" of the Harry Potter realm, if you will. You know you're ordinary and that there are supernatural beings out there doing amazing and terrifying things. Now imagine you want to make a difference in that world. That is the premise of NBC's mid-season ha... Read More