Category: TV & Movies

PoolmanReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Poolman

Directed by Chris Pine, Poolman tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Chris Pine), a native Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live. When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a

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KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApesReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Directed by Wes Ball, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes takes place 300 years after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes; ape civilizations have emerged from the oasis to which Caesar (Andy Serkis) led his fellow apes, while humans have regressed into a feral, primitive state. When the ape king

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StarWarsTalesOfTheEmpireReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Star Wars: Tales of the Empire

Created by Dave Filoni, Star Wars: Tales of the Empire is a six-part animated anthology series and sequel to the anthology series Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, focusing on the characters Barriss Offee and Morgan Elsbeth. After losing everything, young Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto) navigates the expanding Imperial world toward a path of

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TheFallGuyReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Fall Guy

Directed by David Leitch, The Fall Guy follows battle-scarred stuntman Colt Seavers who, after leaving the business one year earlier, springs back into action when the star of a big studio movie directed by his ex-girlfriend suddenly disappears. As the mystery surrounding the missing actor deepens, Colt soon finds himself ensnared in a sinister plot

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TheBadBatchSeason3Review
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Bad Batch season 3

Helmed by Dave Filoni, Brad Rau, and Jennifer Corbett, Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 continues and concludes the story of Clone Force 99 aka The Bad Batch. Their limits are tested in the fight to reunite with Omega (Michelle Ang) as she faces challenges of her own inside a remote Imperial science lab

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GoldDiggersOf1933WatchParty
Binary System Podcast
llyzabeth

Binary System Watch Party – Gold Diggers of 1933

We didn’t have time to recap the latest Night Vale this week, and we won’t be fast passing the latest episode of Lore Olympus for another few days, so it’s time for another Watch Party! Chiming in from three different states, this time we’re watching the very fun and often bonkers pre-Code musical Gold Diggers

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AbigailReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Abigail

Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, Abigail focuses on a group of kidnappers who capture and must watch over the daughter of a powerful underworld figure from whom they demand a $50 million ransom. However, they soon get more than what they bargain for when they realize that they are trapped inside with no

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KnucklesReview
Gaming
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Knuckles

Created by John Whittington and Toby Ascher, this series follows Knuckles the Echidna (Idris Elba) who is getting used to life on earth following the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2. He ends up going on a journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Deputy Sheriff Wade Whipple (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teach him

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MinistryOfUngentlemanlyWarefareReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Directed by Guy Ritchie and based on true historical events, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare follows the story of Operation Postmaster, where the British military recruited a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during World War II.  Obviously, there have been numerous films that have adapted many true stories

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