Alan Rapp

The Sandman – The Ruler of Hell / More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold

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  • Title: The Sandman – The Ruler of Hell / More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold
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“The Ruler of Hell” and “More Devils Than Vast Hell Can Hold” conclude the season’s first arc with Morpheus‘ (Tom Sturridge) journey to Hell going not at all how he thought. Finding the realm empty and a weary Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie) abdicating their throne, inspired by Morpheus leaving his own realm, Dream becomes responsible for finding the next ruler of the Realm (and there are many who want the job from Norse Gods to Faerie Folk to demons to invisible entities in a box). 

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Shin Godzilla

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  • Title: Shin Godzilla
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Returning to theaters, 2016’s Shin Godzilla, responsible for kicking of the franchise’s reboot into the Reiwa era, is an odd film. A talky film focused more on the politics and bureaucracy of Japan’s response to Godzilla than the monster (who literally just stands around for much of the film), it has notably prolonged lulls before returning to the title character. As for Godzilla, the film makes an interesting choice making the creature mostly unrecognizable (almost laughably so) on his initial emergence from the ocean and having him slowly metamorphize over the course of the film into something that finally more closely resembles classic Godzilla. 

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Nobody 2

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  • Title: Nobody 2
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Bringing back the core cast from the 2021 film, Nobody 2 takes the Mansell family on vacation as Hutch (Bob Odenkirk) attempts to recreate a vacation from his childhood for his kids (Paisley Cadorath and Gage Munroe). However, it doesn’t take long for the family to get into trouble and for Hutch’s attempt to deescalate the situation to do quite the opposite as the small town known for its water park is actually a town run by a ruthless gangster (a too-far over-the-top Sharon Stone) and a shitkicker sheriff (a completely miscast Colin Hanks).

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Hellboy in Love: The Art of Fire #1

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Picking up the thread from the first Hellboy in Love mini-series, this new two-part adventures offers another pairing with Anastasia Bransfield. Set in the Fall of 1979, Hellboy and Anastasia head to Iceland to the mystery that first sent the archeologist down the rabbit hole of the supernatural. While the pair seem happy together we do see that their relationship is putting a strain on other aspects of their lives with the university commenting on Anastasia’s choice of spending her time and the Hellboy going silent towards his friends and family at the B.P.R.D.

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Phineas and Ferb – Biblio-Blast!

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  • Title: Phineas and Ferb – Biblio-Blast!
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While the kids build the world’s most chaotic bookshelf, something Lawrence (Richard O’Brien) views and approves of, Doofenshmirtz (Dan Povenmire) sets loose an army of plants created in his own image the not even he can control. Both parts are equally wacky, and do intersect to help pare down the outrageous bookshelf before it is seen by Phineas (Vincent Martella) and Ferb‘s (David Errigo Jr.) other parent, although neither is a standout (even if the titles of some of Lawrence’s books are humorous).

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