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  It has been almost a year since we've had a Disney remake for people to complain about and Cruella is this year's anticipated retelling of an origin story of the infamous villainess who also happened to be a fashion designer who was obsessed with animal-fur coats. Oscar Winner Emma Stone plays the titular role alongside the likes of Emma Thompson and Mark Strong making this star-studded origin story all the more interesting towards audiences who have yet to enjoy any Disney live-action remake of the classic animated filmography that made Disney what it is today.  Cruella creates a character and narrative that pays tribute to both the animated version and Glenn Close's portrayal while adding its own spin to it, creating a film that not only shows that Miss De Vil is way more than just black and white compared to how she is perceived in the lyric where "if she doesn't scare you, no evil thing will" in her infamous theme song but also makes a masterpiece out of...

Zombies don't exactly take up a positive place in my head especially since this a nightmare that might become the end result of certain virus that's plaguing us. (I'm kidding... I Hope. It's my nightmare too, guys.) Army of the Dead. a revamped Dawn of the Dead, as some would say - a zombie movie I have never seen before - written and directed by Zack Snyder after finally being set free from the clutches of WarnerBros and DC to do whatever story he wants, especially one that he originally made almost 2 decades ago.  I may not have seen Dawn of the Dead but I've had my fair share of having zombie nightmares based on movies and TV shows I have watched but none of them apparently was as character driven as this 2 hour and 28 minute behemoth of a Snyder film. From an ensemble cast of Suicide Squad-like characters to the exquisitely envisioned set of evolving zombies, the film was more emotional that you'd expect feeling absolute pity and annoyance for each and every...

  HBO has a history of making TV shows that are considerably bigger in scale of storyline and never reined in to feature mature content than other properties on TV these days. The Nevers does not stray far from this expectation as the all new hybrid of a fantasy and sci-fi epic created by Joss Whedon which manages to introduce a well known English setting that stars a large ensemble cast, intertwining multiple character arcs and motivations all at once in a proper six hour first part.   Part One (of course there's another one) introduces Victorian aged superhumans for the last 6 weeks and manages to captivate a lot of familiar themes from many things I am sure most of us have watched in the last decade, especially amongst the likes of Marvel movies. However, The Nevers - although overstuffed - definitely allows interest to be explored through the deeper parts of this clearly complicated and ambitious idea of a show - a way clearly paved the moment the last episode aired i...

Superheroes are really everywhere these days with various number of TV shows and movies gracing our screens, either giving us goosebumps or reasons to throw ice cream scoops instead of popcorn at the screen. Jupiter's Legacy is an all-new show on Netflix about a dysfunctional family of superheroes who are trying to live by The Code only to be challenged when a big battle occurs. Based on the works of Mark Millar (Kick Ass, Kingsman), Jupiter's Legacy is another comic book based property apart from Marvel and DC that tackles real world problems amongst powered individuals who are trying to be Gods.  The eight-episode 1st 'volume' takes place between two timelines, one of them in the present and the other in 1929. Present time shows the Sampson family as Sheldon and Grace (also known as Utopian and Lady Liberty, leaders of the Union) struggling to continue living by the rule they made to not kill supervillains when their son, Brandon AKA The Paragon decides to kill Blacks...

The irony that invites itself when writing this all new review is that I spent a part of my last review talking about how I loved the fresh new adult take within the animated TV/movie world in the recent endeavors of the 8 episode first season of the comic-book inspired Invincible created by Robert Kirkman and today, my review is for the Phil Lord and Christopher Miller's latest addition to their more visually appetizing animated movies like The Lego Movie and Spider Man Into the Spider Verse.  This Sony production released on Netflix unlike Spider Verse and Lego Movie possibly due to the pandemic but honestly, I really wished I watched The Mitchells vs The Machines in the cinema. The Mitchells are a 'weird' family - like it says in the trailer - that is put into a life and death situation trying to save the world from the robot apocalypse due to human's bad treatment towards technology and it all plays out as the Mitchells also find a way to do it together.  From start...

  The common expectation when it comes to animated shows or movies is its constant need of positive messages encouraging hope or goodwill, leaving us with a happy ending and a good feeling brewing inside you, a feeling most movie companies always try to achieve when making an 2D or most commonly these days 3D animation. Invincible is far from that as it features one of the most brutal superhero stories ever told where audiences should heed in parental guidance ratings.  Invincible tells the story of Mark Grayson, a teenager waiting for his powers to develop so, that he can become like his superhero Dad and be able to save the world. What Mark learns only later in the season, whereas for us early on, that his father also known as Omni Man is the so-called villain of this story. The surprise twist occurs in the final scenes of the very first episode where Omni Man eliminates the members of his superhero team, The Guardians of the Globe, a cliffhanger sequence I guarantee left a ...

  Netflix has this weird tendency to make TV shows and movies based on popular books and this young adult novel adaptation is yet another entry to Netflix's many attempts at trying to adapt such stories to bring in a wider audience to not only the streaming service itself but also towards the worlds that have been built by the authors of this obviously large fictional world. Netflix also has a thing for stories that include the excuse to feature British actors, which really shows how well Netflix is doing in the UK but that's not important. Let's get into my review of the all new Netflix original.  Shadow and Bone's epic fantasy-like story would be a competitor towards shows like The Witcher and Game of Thrones but one should know that this show is nothing like them and brings yet another cliché but surprisingly enjoyable adventure in the long run, especially when it comes to binging the first season in a day. The show tells the story of Alina Starkov, an orphan/ cartog...