Month: June 2025

Legion is premier television. As far as Marvel TV properties go — this one's a shining example of how to stand out from the crowd.  Legion doesn't just break the mould: it  smashes the thing into smithereens. A series based on a lesser-known Marvel character should not (and some would say: could not) succeed in such a splendiferous fashion as…

(We Love a Female Badass) So far, the John Wick franchise has given us a really solid quartet of 'Keanu Reeves flicks' featuring him weaving through the assassin underworld as the dreaded Babi Yaga, making it the premier action/martial arts franchise of this generation. Given the success and fandom for the (seemingly concluded) mainline series, it was perhaps inevitable that,…

Las Vegas, where dreams are made. ‘Casino’ a film by Martin Scorsese, renowned for its attention to detail in depicting the rise of Las Vegas’ Mafia-controlled era – when ample cash and blood flowed through the city like cheap drinks onto a shag carpet.  ‘Casino’ debuted in 1993, starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, James Woods, and Don…