The Last of Us: Season 1 - Review

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The Last of Us: Season 1 - Review

Created by: Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann

Directed by: Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann, Peter Hoar, Jeremy Webb, Jasmila Zbanic, Liza Johnson, Ali Abassi

Written by: Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Anna Torv, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Merle Dandridge, Jeffrey Pierce, Lamar Johnson, Keivonn Woodard, Graham Greene, Elaine Miles, Ashley Johnson, Troy Baker

Synopsis: Taking place twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed, Joel (Pedro Pascal), a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie (Bella Ramsey), a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.

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Loki: Season 1 - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Loki: Season 1 - SPOILER-FREE Review

Created by: Michael Waldron

Directed by: Kate Herron

Written by: Michael Waldron, Elissa Karasik, Bisha K. Ali, Eric Martin, Tom Kauffman

Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Wunmi Mosaku, Eugene Cordero, Tara Strong, Owen Wilson, Sophia Di Martino, Sasha Lane, Jack Veal, DeObia Oparei, Richard E. Grant

Synopsis: Loki (Tom Hiddleston), the God of Mischief, steps out of his brother's shadow to embark on an adventure that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Created by: Malcolm Spellman

Directed by: Kari Skogland

Written by: Malcolm Spellman, Michael Kastelein, Derek Kolstad, Dalan Musson, Josef Sawyer

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Erin Kellyman, Emily VanCamp, Daniel Brühl

Synopsis: Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Sam Wilson / The Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) team up in a global adventure that tests their abilities - and their patience.

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WandaVision (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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WandaVision (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Created by: Jac Schaeffer

Directed by: Matt Shakman

Written by: Jac Schaeffer, Gretchen Enders, Megan McDonnell, Bobak Esfarjani, Peter Cameron, Mackenzie Dohr, Chuck Hayward, Cameron Squires, Laura Donney

Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Teyonah Parris, Kathryn Hahn, Kat Dennings, Randall Park

A blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) - two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives - begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.

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Servant: Season 2 - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Servant: Season 2 - SPOILER-FREE Review

Created by: Tony Basgallop

Directed by: Julia Ducournau, Ishana Night Shyamalan, M. Night Shyamalan, Lisa Brühlmann, Isabella Eklöf, Nimród Antal

Written by: Tony Basgallop, Nina Braddock, Ishana Night Shyamalan

Starring: Lauren Ambrose, Toby Kebbell, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint

Synopsis: Following a suspenseful finale, this second season takes a supernatural turn. As Leanne (Nell Tiger Free) returns to the brownstone and her true nature is revealed, a darker future for all lies ahead.

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The Mandalorian: Season 2 - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Mandalorian: Season 2 - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Jon Favreau, Peyton Reed, Bryce Dallas Howard, Carl Weathers, Dave Filoni, Robert Rodriguez, Rick Famuyiwa

Written by: Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Rick Famuyiwa

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Temuera Morrison, Ming-Na Wen, Amy Sedaris, Bill Burr, Katee Sackhoff, Michael Biehn, John Leguizamo, Rosario Dawson, Timothy Olyphant

The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) and The Child continue their journey, facing enemies and rallying allies as they make their way through a dangerous galaxy in the tumultuous era after the collapse of the Galactic Empire.

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His Dark Materials: Season 2 - SPOILER-FREE Review

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His Dark Materials: Season 2 - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Jamie Childs, Leanne Welham

Written by: Jack Thorne, Francesca Gardiner, Sarah Quintrell, Namsi Khan

Starring: Dafne Keen, Amir Wilson, Ruth Wilson, Ariyon Bakare, Ruta Gedmintas, Jade Anouka, Will Keen, Sean Gilder, Simone Kirby, Andrew Scott, Lin-Manuel Miranda

Season two of His Dark Materials begins after Lord Asriel (James McAvoy) has opened a bridge to a new world, and, distraught over the death of her best friend, Lyra (Dafne Keen) follows Asriel into the unknown. In a strange and mysterious abandoned city, she meets Will (Amir Wilson), a boy from our world who is also running from a troubled past.

Lyra and Will learn their destinies are tied to reuniting Will with his father but find their path is constantly thwarted as a war begins to brew around them. Meanwhile, Mrs. Coulter (Ruth Wilson) searches for Lyra, determined to bring her home by any means necessary.

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Servant: Season 1 - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Servant: Season 1 - SPOILER-FREE Review

Created by: Tony Basgallop

Written by: Tony Basgallop

Starring: Toby Kebbell, Lauren Ambrose, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint

Six weeks after the death of their 13-week-old son, Philadelphia couple Dorothy (Lauren Ambrose) and Sean Turner (Toby Kebbell) hires a young nanny, Leanne (Nell Tiger Free), to move in and take care of Baby Jericho, a reborn doll.

The doll, which Dorothy believes is her real child, was the only thing that brought her out of her catatonic state following Jericho's death. While Sean deals with the grief on his own, he becomes deeply suspicious of Leanne.

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Westworld: Season 3 - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Westworld: Season 3 - SPOILER-FREE Review

Created by: Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy

Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Ed Harris, Aaron Paul

The third season takes place immediately after events of the second season, with Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) having escaped Westworld along with the cores of a few hosts, including Bernard's (Jeffrey Wright). Taking residence in neo-Los Angeles in 2058, Dolores develops a relationship with Caleb (Aaron Paul), and comes to learn how artificial beings are treated in the real world.

Meanwhile, Maeve (Thandie Newton) finds herself in another part of the Delos park, one based on Fascist Italy during World War II.

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The Mandalorian: Season 1 - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The Mandalorian: Season 1 - SPOILER-FREE Review

Created by: Jon Favreau

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Carl Weathers, Gina Carano, Werner Herzog, Nick Nolte

After the stories of Jango and Boba Fett, another warrior emerges in the Star Wars universe. The Mandalorian is set after the fall of the Empire and before the emergence of the First Order.

We follow the travails of a lone gunfighter in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic.

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