The series infuses traditional Western tropes with dark humor, complex characters, and riveting action sequences, showcasing a new take on the classic lawman character archetype. Justified's authentic setting, sharp dialogue, and compelling blend of crime drama and action make it a standout in ...
Mixing martial arts with classic Western tropes, this groundbreaking series starring David Carradine offers a refreshingly unique take on the genre. Premiered: February 22, 1972 Network: ABC Also ranks #10 on The 45+ Best Martial Arts And Karate TV Shows Also ranks #11 on The Best 1970s ...
Yes, it's full of rom-com and Christmas movie tropes — including extended bits riffing on Love Actually— but it's also funny, and it sparkles because of Yang and Dobrev's surprising chemistry. Does he get the girl? Obviously. The better question is "Does the movie pull it off ...
Genre:Post-Apocalypse/Action/Drama Ratings: 7.6 – IMDB / 63% – Rotten Tomatoes This series takes place hundreds of years after an unnamed global disaster blinds all humans. One of the women in one of the few remaining human tribes gives birth to twins who can see, and now a rival trib...
At every turn, the show defied itself and subverted a number of damaging tropes. It also had a keen habit of making you care deeply for its characters, only to then force you to feel their loss – proving that The Last of Us was, when all is really said and done, a story about hu...
Although in retrospect the significance of the ex-lawman’s conversion to Team Post-Apocalypse is undercut by the countless resolutions Rick makes and breaks in subsequent seasons, it was powerful at the time. What is the best behind-the-scenes anecdote about this episode?According to effects ...
Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsonNetflixfeels like a pastiche of everything recognizable in the last decade of the greatest children’s animation and it achieves a refreshing mix. I sensed the cryptic spirit of Over The Garden Wall andInfinity Train, the post-apocalyptic chill vibes ofAdventure...
albeit much less frequently than the pace previously (at least one movie watched and reviewed per day). Feel a little like I don’t have much more to share regarding the movie and TV biz during the pandemic season, so maybe this becomes a bookend to our first post a couple years ago....
together to survive and reunite with their loved ones. During their mission, they meet other survivors as well as an abundance of rabid zombies. The frantic and terrifying action is probably one of the most realistic portrayals of how humans would react to a zombie apocalypse I've ever seen...
I watched Survivors at some point when I was young, repeated (I think) on UK Gold, and remember enjoying early episodes when the series really did feel like a fight for survival, a wilderness drama that used the tropes of John Wyndham stories to create a captivating post-apocalyptic ...