Monarch: Legacy of MonstersRecap: Tokyo S.O.S.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. After two episodes, Godzilla has not really been in this, uh,Godzillaseries. Billy, a cryptozoologist, is on the self-appointed case, too. That path perfectly matches the map of the isotopes Keiko has. Billy and Keiko are bonding over being geeks, which irritates Lee, the jock of the trio. Billy knows the ship well....

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · 339 words · Eugene Carter

Monarch: Legacy of MonstersSeries-Premiere Recap: Godzilla Returns

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. So how do you make a good Godzilla movie without much, you know, Godzilla? Monarch: Legacy of Monstersis not the first time Godzilla has stomped on the small screen. ButMonarchhas more riding on it, as its attempting to make the MonsterVerse a multimedia franchise. (That its coming out as theMarvelandStar WarsTV efforts are getting wobbly isinteresting....

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · 288 words · John Ho

Nathan Fielder Wants Anything ButThe Curseof Bad Marketing

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Hey, thatsNathan for You. And in classic Fielder fashion, hes picking a weird way to do it. Whose movie/show is it anyway? Less than 24 hours later, Fielder uploaded a parody to social media. He put on a polo as Powell and recruitedThe Curseco-star Emma Stone to step in as Sweeney. The dialogue was the same, except this duo said show instead of movie....

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 174 words · Robert Miles PhD

Nothing Is As It Seems inScott Pilgrim Takes Off

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. The future is encroaching from over the horizon, but Scott Pilgrim still doesnt care. After all, hes still dating a high-schooler when he meets the girl of his dreams. Along the way, he learns to see beyond himself, or at least in that general direction. Defeated antagonists explode into a mist of video game coins....

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · 320 words · Cindy Savage

RustinIs a Solid History Lesson But Not a Particularly Good Movie

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. On January 23, 2024,Rustins Colman Domingowas nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor. This is classroom-exercise level writing. That makes for a purposeful disconnect, perhaps, with the more solemn performances being given around him. Even as we see him accomplish great tasks, we feel for the untapped potential of his persona. WhereRustinfalters is in the aforementioned, awkward, all-too-expository writing....

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 83 words · Robert Little

Saltburn’s Ending Twists, Twirls, and Tumbles

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. This article was originally published on November 17. The sample size is small, but based onPromising Young WomanandSaltburn, filmmakerEmerald Fennellloves an outrageous, montage-heavy ending. How didSaltburnget there and does its final 20 or so minutes feel cathartic or clumsy? From the beginning, Oliver has a real scorn toward women (Christ, the girls. I loved him, I loved him, I loved him....

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 206 words · Shannon Arias

Scott Pilgrim Takes OffRecap: A Robot Vegan

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Its incredible that Scott Pilgrim is absent for over half ofScott Pilgrim Takes Off. But like so many other franchises, the titular character has never been the main draw ofScott Pilgrim. Gordon undergoes the greatest transformation, no longer consumed by his resentment toward Ramona and desperate for a friend. They build a half-pipe in Julies living room....

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · 319 words · Rick Webster

Scott Pilgrim Takes OffRecap: Back 2 the Future

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Would his life be better if he never ended up with Ramona? Theres only one way to find out. Scott tries to escape the mysterious figure pulling him through time, but hes outmatched. Its all very impressive, but Scott quickly learns that his future self is deeply unstable. This episode is overflowing with video-game and anime references, reinforcing that we are back in Scotts worldview....

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · 286 words · Keith Christian

Scott Pilgrim Takes OffRecap: High-Level Enemies

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Good-bye, Scott Pilgrim, and good riddance. Ramona and Scott had one great night together, and then her ex-boyfriend turned him into loose change. Scotts funeral ends up being a showcase for Ellen Wongs Knives. The World: The Game. What exactly is the point of the League of Evil Exes beyond sabotaging Ramonas love life?...

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · 226 words · Aaron Campbell

Scott Pilgrim Takes OffRecap: Ramona Does Her Own Stunts

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. !, the writers break from the seasons first half to work within a new genre: documentary. Most importantly, Ramonas voice has a lot of affection when she talks about Scott. Theres a deeper connection there, and you might hear it in Winsteads performance. Except the only person hes desperate to just is Wallace....

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · 315 words · Thomas Chang

Scott Pilgrim Takes OffRecap: That’s Why They Call It ‘Play’

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. After the big twist, the second episode functions as a transition chapter, establishing the new status quo. This gives the show a stronger hangout atmosphere, which is where these supporting characters thrive. This starts when we catch up with the surviving members of Sex Bob-Omb. Theres a shout-out to the silhouette-fight scene inKill Bill Vol....

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · 244 words · Steve Thompson

Scott Pilgrim Takes OffRecap: When You Wish Upon a Star

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Still, no one could have expected that he would take his career tostratospheric heightsas Captain America. He sleeps in front of a giant portrait of himself, flanked by spiral staircases on both sides. A golden statue of him stands atop a fountain, surrounded by a skating half-pipe. Wallace Wells is on the opposite side of the competence spectrum....

November 17, 2023 · 2 min · 300 words · Carolyn Johnson

Scott Pilgrim Takes OffSeries-Premiere Recap: Start New Game

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Bryan Lee OMalleysScott Pilgrimis a miraculous property. I discovered theScott Pilgrimseries in 2006, just before the release of the third graphic novel. Or would it be something else altogether? Its 90 seconds that I will never skip, perfectly setting the stage for the action that follows. It looks like the best version of OMalleys artwork....

November 17, 2023 · 1 min · 165 words · Jacob Bennett