“Fire of Love” will melt your heart

Katia and Maurice Krafft had a hot love story. It was practically eruptive. Their burning desire was palpable. They lava'd each other. Okay, I'm done. And I'm sorry. Directed by Sara Dosa, Fire of Love is a documentary that follows Katia and Maurice, two volcanologists who meet while students at the University of Strasbourg, fall...

“Andor” finds Star Wars at its most gritty yet- a welcome change for so repeatable a franchise

The idea of a Cassian Andor series is still a little ludicrous to me; anybody remember that random character from Rogue One who dies at the end? (I mean, they all die at the end. Spoilers, I guess), Disney really seems to be digging at the bottom of the barrel here for Star Wars material....

“Obi-Wan Kenobi” is a mixed bag

One of the few good things about the Star Wars prequels was the casting of Ewan McGregor as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi. He was never able to branch out as Kenobi in those dog turds of cinema, but with a new short series on Disney+, perhaps now we could get the portrayal of Obi-Wan that...

“The Book of Boba Fett” feels like just counting time

Boba Fett is an interesting character in the Star Wars universe. In the original trilogy, he was little more than a cool suit and mysterious presence (who met a very unfulfilling end). Then he gained a sort of cult following as the years have gone on and now Disney has decided to resurrect him and...

“Loki” settles for decent instead of really going for it

Loki is one of the great characters of the MCU. A malevolent trickster with a nagging heart, he's been a great foil to Thor, Iron Man and the Hulk. With his own TV show, the spotlight squarely on him, Loki is... not quite as interesting as when he's an antagonist. A suspenseful show that doesn't...

“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier” is a poorly written high concept

As the MCU transitions to a new swatch of TV shows, the issue of purpose will become paramount: Is this show necessary? Is there a creative spark guiding the narrative? Does the show contribute to the overall MCU timeline? For The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, the second MCU show, the answers seems to be:...

Emotional at the best of times and schlocky at the worst, “WandaVision” is a mostly satisfying MCU show

After the tumultuous events of Avengers: Endgame, the direction of the MCU obviously needed to shift focus. Pivoting away from Iron Man and Captain America, the question of whether other superhero characters can carry the behemoth franchise forward is warranted. Wanda Maximoff? Can she be relatable? Can she carry her own story? And with intersecting...