Last week, we essentially got a filler episode, to the protest of many fans. This week, we get more filler, though this time I think the worldbuilding will be a little better received. Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal), Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) and Grogu are back at Djarin's coven of Mandalorians, who are still hanging out... Continue Reading →
Clone Rescue Mission | “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season 2: Episode 14 “Tipping Point” Review
With the end of Season 2 near, it's about time the show start getting its endgame set up. But first, we get to see what Echo, Gregor and Howzer (all voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) have been doing. Echo and Gregor have been helping Captain Rex's clone network. This episode, they break Commander Howzer out... Continue Reading →
Is It Really That Bad? | “Velma” (2023) Season 1 HBO Max Series Review
HBO Max's adult "Velma" series has certainly stirred the pot online, calling for the widespread cancelation of the show amid poor audience reviews and its unfaithful adaptation of the "Scooby-Doo" gang. But it is really as bad as everyone says it is? The show follows Velma Dinkley (Mindy Kaling), who in this adaptation is an... Continue Reading →
Dr. Pershing Is Back And Bo-Katan Follows The Way | “Star Wars: The Mandalorian” Season 3: Episode 3 “The Convert” Review
Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) bathed in the living waters of Mandalore last episode, officially redeeming himself in the eyes of his tribe of Mandalorians. But what has Dr. Pershing (Omid Abtahi), who experimented on Grogu in Season 1, been up to? This episode is almost entirety dedicated to answering that question. Pershing, along with Elia... Continue Reading →
Trouble In Space Greece | “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season 2: Episode 13 “Pabu” Review
Coming into this episode the Bad Batch (all voiced by Dee Bradley Baker) are still ghosting Cid (Rhea Perlman), but in the meantime have been doing missions for her friend, Phee Genoa (Wanda Sykes). In fact, after one mission, she brings them to her home of Pabu, where she's never brought Cid. Pabu is basically... Continue Reading →
Going For A Swim | “Star Wars: The Mandalorian” Season 3: Episode 2 “The Mines of Mandalore” Review
Going into this episode, Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) has one mission: Bathe in the waters of the mines of Mandalore, in order to be redeemed as Mandalorian by members of his sect. Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff) previously revealed that the air on the planet, which was bombed by imperials, is not toxic as is widely... Continue Reading →
Crosshair Reaches His Breaking Point | “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season 2: Episode 12 “The Outpost” Review
Since the rise of the Empire, Crosshair (Dee Bradley Baker) hasn't had a reason to be loyal to them -- it's just taken a while for him to accept it. He's seen them antagonize his brothers in Clone Force 99, alienate his allies and friends and destroy his home of Kamino, yet he still follows... Continue Reading →
Mando Is Back | “Star Wars: The Mandalorian” Season 3: Episode 1 “The Apostate” Review
The Mandalorian is back! After his detour in "The Book of Baba Fett" (Sorry, you're going to have to watch that show to get up to speed), Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) rescues a foundling and the group of Mandalorians he had been serving from a giant blaster-resistant alligator in spectacular fashion with his modified Naboo... Continue Reading →
Return Of The Zillo Beast | “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season 2: Episode 11 “Metamorphosis” Review
Fresh off their liberation of a mining planet, the Bad Batch (Dee Bradley Baker) get a tip from Cid (Rhea Perlman) of a crashed ship, offering them a 50 percent cut of its cargo. Unfortunately, it has a monster on board and it ate the ship's crew. https://www.tiktok.com/@inreviewmovies/video/7205509751252225322?embed_source=70846779%2C120811592%2C120810756%3Bnull%3Bembed_name&refer=embed&referer_url=inreview.blog%2F&referer_video_id=7134189358940425518 We then see the facility Nala Se... Continue Reading →
On A Rampage | “Cocaine Bear” (2023) Movie Review
B-movies are hard to come by these days. Sure, there is no shortage of low-budget horror films the like Blumhouse produces, but not many films are willing to tout a ridiculous premise that it intends to fully exploit for our entertainment, at least not among wide-release movie theater films. Streaming, boosted by a global pandemic... Continue Reading →
Best of the Year in Film and TV: The Fourth Annual Revvies | 2022 InReview Awards
InReview is pleased to announce its fourth annual Revvies Awards: Film and TV Edition for 2022. The following awards have been selected by InReview’s editors and writers. To be eligible, all films or TV programs had to have content published during the calendar year 2022, and watched by a member of staff. Winners analysis written... Continue Reading →
Stealing Back The Marauder | “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season 2: Episode 10 “Retrieval” Review
With last episode leaving the Bad Batch (Dee Bradley Baker) and Omega (Michelle Ang) ship-less on a mine planet, this episode they track down the thief and get the Marauder back. Said thief, Benni Baro (Yuri Lowenthal), a young boy who works at a mine adjacent to the one that Cid bought, is initially rewarded... Continue Reading →
Ant-Man Meets Weird “Star Wars” And Kang The Conqueror | “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” (2023) Movie Review
"Ant-Man" has never been one of Marvel's heavy hitters, but Paul Rudd's depiction of the Scott Lang version of the character has gained fan appeal especially in studio's team-up films like "Captain America: Civil War" and "Avengers: Endgame." The "Ant-Man" franchise remains to be an anomaly, now that it has completed a trilogy. The first... Continue Reading →
A Boring Mining Mission | “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season 2: Episode 9 “The Crossing” Review
"Star Wars: The Bad Batch" has a habit of giving us some of the most insightful episodes into the world of "Star Wars" and immediately follow it up with an episode where absolutely nothing happens. With a ton happening in last week's special dual-episode drop in which Emperor Palpatine twisted the Imperial Senate into greenlighting... Continue Reading →
A Great Look At Everyday Life In The Shadow Of Addiction | “The Out” (2022) Short Film Review
InReview often gets sent screeners for short films and our virtual mailbag has been backed up. "The Out" by Harry Brandrick is one such film we've been meaning to get to. The film focuses on Liam (Allan Mustafa), a single dad and recovering heroin addict who must take care of his daughter, Sofia (Savannah Skinner-Henry),... Continue Reading →
A Good Concept For A Scene | “DIG” (2022) Short Film Review
InReview often gets sent screeners for short films from independent filmmakers and our mailbox has been backed up. "DIG" by writer-director Gary J. Hewitt is one such film that has been languishing in our virtual mailbag. The film only has two characters in it -- a mom (Susan Sims) and a daughter (Sophie Clifton). The... Continue Reading →
Bon Appetit | “The Menu” (2022) Movie Review
Cooking, like any art, can be performative and boundary-pushing. Mark Mylod's "The Menu" explores this concept in interesting ways, as the film tells a story about a group of people who pay a premium for an evening meal from a prestigious chef named Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes) who is intent on giving them anything but... Continue Reading →
Kookie, Spookie And Middling | “Wednesday” Season 1 (2022) Netflix Series Review
The Addams Family has always been a franchise that I've been aware of but not necessarily a huge fan of, with my main means of familiarity with them being the '90s live action films. Last year, Netflix's Wednesday Addams show took the internet by storm, so I decided to give it a try. The show... Continue Reading →
Rise Of The Stormtrooper | “Star Wars: The Bad Batch” Season 2: Episode 7 “The Clone Conspiracy” and Episode 8 “Truth and Consequences” Review
This week, we get two episodes of "Star Wars: The Bad Batch," as Episodes 7 and 8 tell a two-episode arc. Vice Admiral Rampart (Noshir Dalal) is working with the Imperial Senate to pass legislation to formally fund his stormtrooper program, even though he has already been siphoning off of funding for Kamino for about... Continue Reading →
A Timely Show That Explores Consent And Guilt | “Anatomy of a Scandal” Season 1 (2022) Netflix Series Review
Hello readers, those who read my reviews regularly will know I had mentioned in my review of the Netflix series “Maid” that I will review more international TV shows. Well, it has been a long time since then (sorry about that) and here I am with a review of another Netflix limited series “Anatomy of... Continue Reading →