TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (Season 1, Episode 7) – The Bathtub
Tim MatassaEl takes a bath, we have a full team working together, and the “bad men” are coming. Plus, the fate of one of my favorite characters is finally revealed.
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TV REVIEW: Archive 81 (Season 1, Episode 4) – Spirit Receivers
We’ve got a good old-fashioned séance! Plus, Dan and Melody can’t stay away from one other, Mark gets an unwanted visitor, Annabelle’s painting goes awry, and marble notebooks are creepy.
MOVIE REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Chamber of Secrets and some wild monsters come to life on screen. But it’s amazing how much important setup can get left out of a 2 hour 40 minute movie.
BOOK REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
The Chamber of Secrets has been opened again – and the most badass fictional location since the Temple of Doom beckons Harry. Plus, nightmarish monsters run rampant… and so does wizarding bigotry. And we go a little overboard with the annoying new characters.
TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (Season 1, Episode 6) – The Monster
Nancy’s in the Upside Down, Steve gets what’s coming to him, Mike and Lucas can’t get along, Dustin has a moment, and El shoplifts a LOT of waffles 🧇
MOVIE REVIEW: The Illusionist
Magic… mystery… romance… and everything else you’d expect from a turn-of-the-century tale of a magician trying to get back the love of his life from a power-hungry prince while staying one step ahead of the police. This one just happens to star my favorite actor.
TV REVIEW: Archive 81 (Season 1, Episode 3) – Terror in the Aisles
Dan hacks the system, Melody gets a warning, Jess gets an exorcism, and the ghosts of 1994 might be tearing a hole in the space/time continuum. Plus, Cleo’s a good girl 🐶
TV REVIEW: Archive 81 (Season 1, Episode 2) – Wellspring
Come for the satanists. Stay for the Visser Historical Society’s sex cult theme song. There’s some weird stuff happening in this building.
TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (Season 1, Episode 5) – Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat
The Upside Down… the Vale of Shadows… Fraggle Rock… whatever you want to call it, it’s terrifying. And business is picking up.
TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (Season 1, Episode 4) – Chapter Four: The Body
What’s in the body? What’s in the wall? What’s in the photo? And what’s in the “rift”? There are still more questions than answers, but we’ve got lots of people on the case (and Hopper won’t stop punching suckers out until he gets to the bottom of it).