The Punisher: Season 1

Thanks to earning praise for his performance as Frank Castle/The Punisher in Daredevil’s second season, Jon Bernthal signed on to play the character in a solo TV series. Set after Daredevil’s second season finale, Frank comes out of retirement when he discovers his former military group including his close friend, Billy Russo tied to a […]

Comics Review: Wolverine Vol. 1

He’s the best in what he does. And what he does isn’t very nice. Thanks to Wolverine gaining popularity as a fan favorite since “Giant-Size X-Men,” English comic book writer, Chris Claremont wrote four issue solo mini-series on my all-time favorite Marvel superhero. Published in September-December 1982, (same year New Mutants made their debut) Wolverine’s […]

Daredevil: Season 2

Daredevil’s second season officially streamed in 2016 (same year Deadpool came out) on Netflix and moved to Disney Plus in 2022. Charlie Cox reprised his role as the titular character in “The Defenders” mini-series, a third season in The Man Without Fear’s solo series and guest starred in “She-Hulk.” Anyway, Mr. Cox recently portrayed Matt […]

L.A. Confidential

In 1990, crime novelist, James Ellroy published a novel titled, “L.A. Confidential.” The third installment of a book series, “L.A. Quartet” takes place in the early 1950s following three detectives with distinctive personalities. Ed Exley, Bud White & Jack Vincennes investigate a string of murders in the underbelly of Los Angeles filled with sin and […]

The Penguin

After “The Batman” became a critical and commercial success, Matt Reeves & Warner Bros (WB for short) announced they’re working on two sequels with Robert Pattinson reprising his role as the Caped Crusader. Thanks to Colin Farrell’s performance as “The Penguin,” he signed to reprise his role in a spin-off mini-series. Set a week after […]

Classics Review: The Night of the Hunter

In 1953, novelist, Davis Grubb published a book titled, “The Night of the Hunter.” Loosely based on a real-life serial killer, Harry Powers, it’s about a murderer named, Harry Powell who poses as a preacher. After serving a month in jail for stealing a car, he purses stolen money his cellmate stashed in a doll. […]