Teen Wolf Recap: “Fireflies”

by Kevin Ranson: Teen Wolf Recap: “Fireflies” Original Air Date (MTV): Monday June 17, 2013 Season 3 Episode 3 Isn’t catching fireflies pure serenity on a cool evening? Yes, I made a Joss Whedon joke. Scott saves a couple of bug-catching kids who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, but he [...]

Hemlock Grove Recap: “Children of the Night”

by Queenie Thayer: Hemlock Grove Recap: “Children of the Night” Original Release Date (Netflix): Friday April 19, 2013 Season 1 Episode 12 And now we are on the second to last episode gang! The journey sure has been a wild ride. We got some big reveals this episode, so hold on to your hats! We [...]

True Blood Recap: “Who Are You, Really?”

by Sarabeth Pollock: True Blood Recap: “Who Are You, Really?” Original Air Date (HBO): Sunday June 16, 2013 Season 6 Episode 1 Welcome back to Bon Temps, fellow Truebies! The nights are getting warmer, and that can only mean one thing: The return of HBO’s True Blood. It looks like a storm is a brewing [...]

True Blood: A Look Back at Season 5

by Sarabeth Pollock: As Season 6 of True Blood looms on the horizon, let’s take some time to look back at Season 5. I don’t know about you, but so much happened last season that it’s hard to figure out where to start. To make it easier on all of us, I’m going to give [...]

Falling Skies Recap: “Badlands”

by Merrill Barr: Falling Skies Recap: ”Badlands” Original Air Date (TNT): June 16, 2013 Season 3 Episode 3 When an event occurs that leads to a massive loss of life we’re all affected in different ways, but unless one of the lost lives is someone you know, the grief comes with a sense of detachment. Something [...]

Man of Steel (2013)

The verdict is in: Man of Steel is dark, while never cynical or sarcastic; hopeful, while avoiding the pitfalls of blind idealism; plausible, while never compromising or wasting the potential of the fantastic. It’s a little ironic that the man who once told the LA Times, “We’re killing the comic-book movie, ending it. This is the last [...]