Alan Rapp

The Umbrella Academy – Auf Wiedersehen

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  • Title: The Umbrella Academy – Auf Wiedersehen
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Finally putting the infighting behind them, the Umbrella Academy and the remaining members of the Sparrow Academy come together in an attempt to defeat the Kugelblitz and save the world. Although initially successful, by the end of the episode the universe is still in danger and the Sparrows are down two more members. “Auf Wiedersehen” postpones the fight between Viktor (Elliot Page) and Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman) over the fate of Harlan and provides a sweet moment between Luther (Tom Hopper) and Sloane (Genesis Rodriguez) in the calm before annihilation comes calling again.

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Little Demon – Everybody’s Dying for the Weekend

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  • Title: Little Demon – Everybody’s Dying for the Weekend
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Weekend plans take unexpected twists as Chrissy’s (Lucy DeVito) weekend with her dad  (Danny DeVito) leads to a hellish games show of murder, and back on Earth Darlene (Lennon Parham) drags Laura (Aubrey Plaza) on a night out that also ends in murder (following some foreplay with a serial killer) and getting trapped in her pocket dimension running for their lives from an out-of-control ego monster. While Chrissy’s murderous winning streak on the game show ends up being disappointed by a parent, again, Laura learns to let loose a bit with Darlene eventually bonding with the noisy neighbor trying to push her out of her comfort zone.

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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #298

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The march towards G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #300 continues in G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #298 with the two Snake Eyes putting up one last fight before being captured in Dr. Mindbender‘s laboratory. A prickly Genghis Khan proves harder for Mindbender to control and decides to update his wardrobe. And the Joes who made it out of the casino await the arrival of reinforcements on the island.

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Hellraiser

/ / Home Video
  • Title: Hellraiser (2022)
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I’m not sure exactly how a low-budget horror flick about a puzzle box from Hell spawns a franchise of more than ten films, but here we are. Without the input of franchise creator Clive Barker, but still based on his 1986 novella, the 1987 film gets a reboot introducing Goran Visnjic as the rich douchebag attempting to use the box to achieve his dreams, with ghastly results, and a group of dumb and unlikable twenty-somethings (Odessa A’zion, Adam Faison, Drew Starkey, Brandon Flynn, and Aoife Hinds) who the box falls to six years later with equally horrific results (at least for the audience).

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