Alan Rapp

First Look – The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

  • Title: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
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We now have our first look at Disney’s take on The Nutcracker. After a quiet 2017 it looks like we’ll be getting far more of Keira Knightley this year, who stars here as the Sugar Plum Fairy. Mackenzie Foy, Helen Mirren, Matthew Macfadyen, and Morgan Freeman also star. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms opens in theaters on November 2nd.

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Usagi Yojimbo #165

Usagi Yojimbo #165 comic reviewUsagi Yojimbo #165 concludes the three-part story of “The Mouse Trap” as the thief Nezumi continues to help Usagi and Inspector Ishida‘s investigation into the Black Goblin Gang, the recent murders (one of which the thief was framed for), and the theft of silver, all of which seem to lead back to a mysterious master of the gang.

With the help of both Nezumi and a reluctant snitch, our intrepid investigators stumble on the secret meeting of the gang and are able to swiftly put an end to their mischief once and for all. While the mysterious leader gets away without his identity being disclosed there are clues to his identity if you know where to look in each of these three issues.

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Lucifer – City of Angels?

  • Title: Lucifer – City of Angels?
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Lucifer - City of Angels? television review

Set before the show’s First Season, “City of Angels?” offers a glimpse at the various series regulars in the early days of Lucifer‘s (Tom Ellis) arrival on Earth long before he had become a nightclub owner or began his partnership with Chloe Decker (Lauren German). Breaking up the current arc, it seems an odd place to insert such an episode that doesn’t (at least initially) add much to the season’s bigger storylines. That said, there’s plenty to enjoy here including the more acrimonious relationship between Lucifer and Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside) and the angel’s naivete at human existence.

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