After so many negative reviews, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the first episode. But what will episode 2 bring? Iron Fist s01e02: Shadow Hawk Takes Flight writer: Scott Buck director: John Dahl Netflix Quick Review: In the previous shows, all the Marvel/Netflix dramas have started off with a breakneck pace. That is … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Iron Fist s01e02: Shadow Hawk Takes Flight
A new Marvel Netflix show is out, and the major difference is that it is being panned by the critics. Now, I’ve ventured into the last three shows and have really joined their beginnings, but ultimately lost most of that enjoyment by the end. Let’s see how the beginning of Iron Fist compares. Iron Fist … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Iron Fist s01e01: Snow Gives Way
Continuing my habit of being timely with my reviews, here is one for a movie from 2014! Living abroad makes is really hard to keep up with movies. I didn’t even know this existed until it came out on video here. I started watching it because of J. K. Simmons. It wasn’t until it started … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Whiplash
I’m home sick today, so I thought I’d watch one of the movies on my list of things to see. I’d been putting this one off for a while because probably the best praise I’d heard was “It isn’t as bad as most people saw.” With such encouraging reviews, what could go wrong? Fantastic Four … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Fantastic Four (2015)
As always I am perfectly up to date with current events and the timing for a review of Doctor Strange couldn’t be better. Or I am incredibly late but having just watched the movie last night this is the best I could do. After all, I live in Japan and Japan didn’t even have the … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Doctor Strange (2016)
This film is now the 4th highest grossing film in Japan and the 2nd highest grossing for animated films. Many people sing its praises. It was also available for viewing on the flight that took me back to Japan. And I watched it. Here we go. Your Name. (君の名は。) Writer/director: Makoto Shinkai Release date: Aug. … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Your Name. (君の名は。)
Last episode suffered from a lack of forward momentum. This episode solves that problem, but might not be that much of a better episode. Luke Cage s01e08 Blowin’ Up the Spot Writer: Aïda Mashaka Croal Director: Magnus Martens Netflix Quick Review: Things are moving. Characters are conspiring. Plans are progressing. Kind of. But the writing suffers. Things that … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Luke Cage s01e08 Blowin’ Up the Spot
Whelp, looks like this series is following that trend of not having enough ideas to fill up 13 episodes. Luke Cage s01e07 Manifest Writer: Akela Cooper Director: Andy Goddard Quick Review: Let’s split this episode into two different parts. The first part (compromising all but the last five or so minutes) was basically just confirming … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Luke Cage s01e07 Manifest
So this episode, yeah, it is starting that dangerous trend that these Marvel Netflix shows have had. Goodness but I hope I’m wrong Luke Cage s01e06 Suckas Need Bodyguards writer: Nathan Louis Jackson director: Sam Miller Netflix Quick Review: What do I mean by dangerous habit? A lot of the Marvel shows have started quite … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Luke Cage s01e06 Suckas Need Bodyguards
Every time I see Sonja Sohn in a show my first thought is “Kima!” If that doesn’t mean anything to you then stop watching Luke Cage and go watch The Wire. It’s not that one is better than the other. It’s just that The Wire is much, much better than almost any other TV series. … More Grumpy Bird Reviews: Luke Cage s01e05 Just to Get a Rep
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