Absolutely lovely to watch (and rewatch). I particularly loved the main leads. Their chemistry is lovely on screen and it fabulous to see a strong female character who has gumption!!! What a delight!!! The device of the video notes is beautiful and I especially loved that every episode ha...
Ranjan’s ebullient adrenaline-pumped ambrosial rom-com is irresistibly stylish and smart. It knows its mind and how to say what it has to say without falling prey to the tropes of the genre. In essence,... See full article at Bollyspice 3/8/2023 by Subhash K Jha Bollyspice...
In New York City, a criminal gang led by the ruthless "Mr. Blue" (Robert Shaw) hijacks a subway car and threatens to start shooting one passenger per minute unless they receive a million dollars in cash from the city within an hour. On the other end of th...
From cartoon fat guys (like Homer Simpson and Fred Flinstone) to real life fat guys (Drew Carey, George Lopez, and Jim Belushi in their self-titled shows), we have all of the stars covered. In the world of television tropes, few are as overused and yet as appre...
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...
All of the tropes.Sophomoric humor? So much!Is there any hint of realism or accuracy? None-whatsoever.This kind of craft seems to be a lost art. Back in the day, bad but enjoyable, entertaining television was intentionally created to help you relax at the end of a hard day.So much ...
One of the season's strengths is its willingness to subvert traditional fantasy tropes, presenting a narrative where morality is gray and no character is safe from the harsh realities of their world. The shocking twists and intricate political maneuverings keep viewers on the edge of their seats...
Hopping through extradimensional portals and defeating world-devourers is all in a day’s work for Rick, while Morty has to learn to keep up or die. A wild romp through sci-fi tropes while dealing with closer-to-home feelings of PTSD, difficult familial relationships, absent parents, and ...
The show is heavily inspired by gothic genre tropes such as darkness and shadows, a gothic mansion, gothic high school settings, and gothic dream sequences or literary allusions. Content Note:TV-14 – Moderate language, sensuality, and violence (with some intense scenes). ...
Almost every aspect of Borderlands feels borrowed and unoriginal, simply a shameless regurgitation of supposedly popular genre tropes wrapped in bad costumes and disappointing CGI. The film somehow manages to look both obviously ill-advisedly expensive and awkwardly ‘cheap’ at the same time. The pl...