The Mandalorian S01E08 Review: The Redemption – Mando levels up By Matthew Martin| December 27, 2019 TV Funny, thrilling, moving, sharply-written, well-made, FUN; Mando's final episode of the year is everything Star Wars should be. Full review here...
The Wednesday Night War Report: December 2019 By Matthew Martin| December 26, 2019 AEW, Wrestling Who was the best on wrestling's hump days in December? Our full Wednesday Night report is here...
TNT’s A Christmas Carol is still awesome, twenty years later By Matthew Martin| December 22, 2019 Movie Blogs A Christmas Carol is so often adapted it's understandable that some might slip through the cracks. That's certainly the case with the made-for-TV version starring Patrick Stewart...
SPOILER-FILLED THOUGHTS: Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker By Matthew Martin| December 20, 2019 Movie Blogs, Movie Reviews I have a lot to say. This is only the beginning...
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW: Star Wars – The Rise of Skywalker By Matthew Martin| December 20, 2019 Movie Blogs, Movie Reviews The Rise of Skywalker is a frustrating and poorly-made movie. It's an ignominious end to an important saga in film. Full SPOILER FREE review here...
The Mandalorian S01E07 Review: The Reckoning – The season’s best outing yet By Matthew Martin| December 19, 2019 TV Blogs The Mandalorian's penultimate episode this year is the season's best outing yet. Full review here...
Your official RISE OF SKYWALKER refresher: Part three By Matthew Martin| December 18, 2019 Movie Blogs The Rise of Skywalker is upon us and soon the finale of the "Skywalker Saga" will release. Before that happens, catch up on what's happened in the previous films of the trilogy...
YOUR official Christmas 2019 LISTENING Guide By Matthew Martin| December 17, 2019 Music Blogs his year's Christmas music recommendation is dedicated entirely to a band you've probably never heard of. Over the Rhine's Christmas albums are nowhere as famous as the works of Dean Martin or Bing Crosby, but for those who want a change of pace, they offer something truly tremendous...
Your official RISE OF SKYWALKER Refresher: Part two By Matthew Martin| December 17, 2019 Movie Blogs The Rise of Skywalker is upon us and soon the finale of the "Skywalker Saga" will release. Before that happens, catch up on what's happened in the previous films of the trilogy...
Your official RISE OF SKYWALKER Refresher: Part one By Matthew Martin| December 15, 2019 Movie Blogs The Rise of Skywalker is upon us and soon the finale of the "Skywalker Saga" will release. Before that happens, catch up on what's happened in the previous films of the trilogy...
The Mandalorian S01E06 Review: The Prisoner – The Expendable(s) By Matthew Martin| December 14, 2019 TV Blogs Episode six offers a slight step-up from the past two episodes but the show has definitely stalled with too many inconsequential stories in a row.
Your SO OF COURSE preview of WWE TLC 2019 By Matthew Martin| December 13, 2019 WWE Blogs Because you can't just predict a WWE PPV, you have to account for the capricious whims of WWE's sleep-deprived, egomaniac owner and always assume the worst possible outcome is in the cards. Thus...THIS is your SO OF COURSE preview of WWE TLC, 2019!
The Mandalorian S01E05 Review: The Gunslinger – High quality fan fiction By Matthew Martin| December 9, 2019 TV Blogs The Mandalorian's fifth episode is a mostly-fun little short-story, full review here...
D.C. Fontana blazed a trail and laid the foundation for Star Trek By Matthew Martin| December 4, 2019 TV Blogs Star Trek lost an icon this week as D.C. Fontana died at age 80. Her career is legendary and the legacy she leaves behind not only helped define the popular sci-fi franchise, but also the rise of women-writers in Hollywood...
The Mandalorian S01E04 Review: Sanctuary – Nothing memorable or consequential… By Matthew Martin| December 1, 2019 TV Blogs The Mandalorian's fourth outing is not a bad episode, but it's also nothing memorable or consequential. For a show with only eight (weekly-released) episodes, that's a bit of a disappointment. Full review here...
Kevin McAllister’s family are the true villains of Home Alone By Matthew Martin| December 1, 2019 Movie Blogs I loved Home Alone as a child and I still do as an adult, though now that I'm older I can't help but notice just how grossly unloved the boy was. It makes his wish for new family something sadly understandable...
The Wednesday Night War Report: November 2019 By Matthew Martin| November 29, 2019 AEW, Wrestling Who won the month-long battle between NXT and AEW? Let's break down the two shows and declare a champion for November...
REVIEW: Knives Out is delightfully convoluted! (spoilers abound) By Matthew Martin| November 28, 2019 Movie Reviews Rian Johnson offers up Knives Out, perfect for anyone who loves murder mysteries or just enjoys having a good time at the movies. Full review WITH SPOILERS here...
Galaxy Quest is still awesome…twenty years later By Matthew Martin| November 26, 2019 Movie Blogs A movie made by Trekkies, for Trekkies, with the heart of what makes Star Trek great, Galaxy Quest delights from beginning to end...
The Mandalorian S01E03 Review: The Sin – Act one ends with a bang By Matthew Martin| November 23, 2019 TV Blogs The third episode of The Mandalorian is a lot of fun in a short amount of time and, if nothing else, finally launches out into the expanded Star Wars universe and to all the fun that's sure to be found therein.
