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‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Review: A Spectacular Reinvention Of MCU’s Spidey

January 29, 2025

Marvel Animation’s latest entry onto Disney+ takes us on a journey with Spider-Man that’s unlike any that has been seen before. Unlike previous shows such as Spectacular Spider-Man or Ultimate Spider-Man, Jeff Trammell takes a route that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots with its unique and eye-catching art style that easily fits the world of Your Friendly Neighborhood

‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’ Review: Still Scary Even If It’s Gone Sci-Fi

January 2, 2025

It wouldn’t be a new year if it didn’t start off with horror films and movies. Luckily, that’s where Goosebumps: The Vanishing comes in as it revitalizes the Goosebumps reboot that began in 2023. While some might’ve worried that Disney and Sony’s collaboration would be a disappointment, it managed to surpass those odds. Sure, it didn’t follow the same anthological

‘What If…?’ Season 3 Review: A Satisfying Conclusion… But Did It Need To End?

December 22, 2024

What If…? was the first in a line-up of shows that came to Disney+ once Marvel began their descent into television with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It used the same name as its comic counterpart, a comic that looked at the endless possibilities of the Marvel universe. Marvel Studios took that concept and used it for their cinematic universe, giving

‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special 2025: Joy To The World Review: A Dashing Return To Christmas Goodness

December 19, 2024

We’ve come back around to the best time of year, Christmas! It feels like a dream being able to say we’ve now gotten two Doctor Who Christmas specials, back to back, but I’ve pinched myself, and this is indeed reality. Last year’s Christmas Special gave us an introduction to the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), while

‘Dream Productions’ Review: ‘Inside Out’ Meets ‘Abbott Elementary’

December 11, 2024

Earlier in the year, Pixar released Inside Out 2, the sequel to Inside Out (2015). This quickly became not only the highest-grossing film of the year but also the highest-grossing animated film of all time. With the popularity of a film comes the idea from within to turn it into a franchise, and that’s exactly what Pixar has decided to

‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ (Episodes 1-3) Review: A ‘Goonies’-like, Highly Enjoyable Adventure Through Space

December 2, 2024

After fans of The Acolyte got frustrated by the show’s cancellation, Disney and Lucasfilm are back with a fresh, totally different story than we’ve ever seen before in any Star Wars TV show. A group of four kids going through an extremely entertaining adventure through space where the goal is: find their way back home. This ‘Goonies’-like series is pure

‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Review: Simply Magical and Mystifying

October 29, 2024

If you’re wondering, yes, I’m one of those Disney Channel kids that grew up in the 2000s to early 2010s. I grew up on the finale of Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zach & Cody, and of course, Phineas and Ferb. Yet, it was Wizards of Waverly Place that really kept me hooked thanks to the hijinks of the

‘Agatha All Along’ Review: A Wickedly Crafted Quest

September 18, 2024

It’s three years later, and the spiritual successor to Wandavision is at our doorstep. Wandavision had big shoes to fill as it was the first Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) show to air on Disney+, and as part of Phase 4, it also experimented with a genre that hadn’t been seen before within the MCU. We got introduced to many characters,