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Look, when a film rolls up with Benedict Cumberbatch, Olivia Colman, AND promises of thoughtful gender discourse, you don’t just watch — you prepare to take notes. The Roses (2025) had that energy. The pitch: a couple whose picture-perfect life implodes when his career tanks and hers explodes, a showdown of two people equally consumed …
Watching My Fair Lady for the first time as an adult, I found myself genuinely impressed, and then, inevitably, curious about what the internet had to say about it. The film is still well-loved, but one particular sentiment is trending: Henry Higgins is misogynistic, and the ending is terrible because Eliza—a strong, independent woman—returns to …
One of the best things about the first two Harry Potter films is how closely the actors match our imagination of them from the books. From Harry’s eyes, which exude a haunting quality, to Hermione’s bushy hair, McGonagall’s stern frown, and Dumbledore’s grand silver beard — the casting feels right. The first film begins with …
Well, now that the MCU has revealed that they’re about to… do whatever they’re planning to do with Steve Rogers, it’s a good time as any to admit that Steve Rogers’ ending in Endgame — time-travelling back to the past and retiring with Peggy and all — managed to make us all blue-screen, and not …
EPISODE 5 The Yuan siblings don’t look very bright to me. And you know what, they actually are not bright. They turn on the allies too soon and make it easier for Dong Zhuo to take the Alliance down. The Yuan bros Sun Jian is the first victim. His troops get attacked by Dong Zhuo’s …
EPISODE 4 You know, aside from being cold and aloof, Guan Yu is also a secret badass. How badass? I’ll tell you. Warrior after warrior rides out to confront Hua Xiong, and none of them manages to stay alive for five seconds after the challenge. The “report!!” guy keeps having to run in and interrupt …
EPISODE 3 Oh s**t, they just crushed an entire house of innocent people, Cao Cao and Chen Gong. While Chen Gong flips and yells, Cao Cao tells him to shut up and just flee already. While the horror of what they’ve done still has not set in, they run into Cao Cao’s uncle Lu Boshe …
Yes, I know no one wants to be here, but hey, you’ve all made it this far. EPISODE 66 -70 First of all, props to Ning Yi and Ning Qi for making it look like my computer screen is cracking open when they cry over their moms’ deaths. Yes, both of their mothers die in …
EPISODE 2 RECAP The next day, the court officials go to work, giddy and excited because they all believe Cao Cao has gotten rid of Dongzhuo. But their dream is cut short when Dong Zhuo walks into the hall. The poor guys, I’m sure they were getting confetti and balloons out to celebrate and everything. …
EPISODE 61 – 65 RECAPS There are a lot of moments in these episodes where you’re just not sure whether these guys are starting to like Feng Zhiwei romantically or not. They just keep giving her looks. It’s all very confusing. Yuan Hong is really good with the “you’ve got my attention” look, though. Onto …