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Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.8: Van V Emily: Dawn of Justice
One of the biggest problems with Powerless season 1 is that it can be too cartoonish to be interesting. Of course the premise lends itself to whackiness. And I have nothing against broad comedy. But,...
Movies
'Justice League' Comes Together In This New Trailer
Justice League is the fifth installment in the current DC Extended Universe run of movies. The film features an ensemble cast including Ben Affleck ( The Town ), Jesse Eisenberg ( The Social Network ),...
Television
The Flash Season 3 Review: 3.15: The Wrath of Savitar
This week's episode of The Flash season 3 was very plot-heavy. And when it comes to The Flash , plot-heavy means nonsense-heavy. They've spent a lot of time showing that Savitar is scary and unstoppable....
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.4: Emily Dates a Henchman
Powerless season 1 really hit its stride with its fourth episode. The difference in both joke density and joke quality between this and previous episodes was enormous. It helped that it had the incredibly strong...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.3: Sinking Day
Photo from NBC The third episode of Powerless showed much more potential than the previous two episodes. The plots were exactly what this show should be doing. It's still light on laughs. But, far more...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.2: Wayne Dream Team
It's discouraging that the second episode of Powerless had two plotlines that could be in any generic office sitcom. Not every plot should revolve around the superhero aspect. The fact that it's about mundane lives...
Television
The Flash Season 3 Review: 3.12: Untouchable
This week's episode of The Flash played into one of the show's biggest strength: the family dynamic among the Wests. From the sweet scene where the family has coffee with Joe's girlfriend Cecile and her...
Television
Powerless Season 1 Review: 1.1: Wayne or Lose
Reviewing a sitcom pilot is a little silly. Almost every pilot is clunky and light on laughs. Speechless is one of the rare sitcoms in recent memory that was immediately strong. I had high hopes...
Television
The Flash Season 3 Review: 3.5: Monster
The Flash season 3 continued its streak of fantastic, fun episodes with "Monster." In this episode, the villain-of-the-week was a giant monster unlike anything Barry Allen had faced before. It turned out to be a...
Television
The Flash Season 3 Review: 3.4: The New Rogues
Photo: Katie Yu/The CW After two great episodes of The Flash in a row, I'm officially ready to be optimistic about this season. From the perfectly executed goofiness of Mirror Master to Harry Wells inventing...
