Arrow – Checkmate

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Arrow - Checkmate television review

In “Checkmate” Oliver (Stephen Amell) not only discovers the identity of Prometheus but the episode also reveals a far more powerful enemy behind the man who has been torturing the Green Arrow for months. Unable to go head-on against Adrian Chase (Josh Segarra), Oliver’s team searches for the kidnapped Susan Williams (Carly Pope) which will also lead Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) further down the rabbit hole in her dealings with the hacker collective Helix.

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Iron Fist – Snow Gives Way / Shadowhawk Takes Flight

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  • Title: Marvel’s Iron Fist – Snow Gives Way / Shadowhawk Takes Flight
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Iron Fist - Snow Gives Way / Shadowhawk Takes Flight TV review

There are some definite similarities to the first two episodes of Netflix’s new series Iron Fist and the first couple of episodes of FX’s Legion. Sadly, Iron Fist isn’t as stylized or as intriguing as the other property. Even several episodes in, while there might be grave doubts to who David (Dan Stevens) is, and whether or not he’s sane, there are no such complexities when it comes to Danny Rand (Finn Jones). The first two episodes drag out Danny’s return to New York and his re-connection to a pair of childhood friends who take the odd homeless man as either a mentally-deranged fool or con artist. Hoping to reclaim a part of his life before the plane crash which marooned him in the Himalayas fifteen years ago, Danny struggles and is eventually institutionalized by the very friends he returned to find.

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Emma Watson and the Beast

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  • Title: Beauty and the Beast
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Beauty and the Beast movie reviewDisney’s new Beauty and the Beast isn’t so much an adaptation of their 1991 animated film as a live-action reproduction of the original. The new film follows the pattern so closely that when it diverges at any point something feels a bit off. In a loving remake, director Bill Condon and his team bring the magic of the original back to the big screen in a way which should please fans.

After the brief interlude which sets up the film’s plot involving the curse, we’re reintroduced to Belle (Emma Watson) and the small French town in which the modern woman sticks out like a sore thumb. Watson’s casting is pure genius. The actress shines, delivering everything the role calls and more (including a singing performance far more impressive than another Emma who just took home an Academy Award). Effortlessly, she brings Belle to life.

As in the first movie, Belle’s father (Kevin Kline) is held captive by the Beast (Dan Stevens). One of the changes to the film is to flesh out Belle and Maurice‘s relationship a bit more, and add in some backstory to fill in for Belle’s missing mother.

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Jessica Jones #6

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Jessica Jones #6 comic reviewJessica‘s undercover assignment for Carol Danvers concludes in Jessica Jones #6 with a couple of quick twists, and some unexpected fallout for Jessica. Pretending to throw in with the enemy, Carol is captured and beaten – just what’s needed to get the villain to monologue and spill her super-secret plans. With the villains in custody and Jessica free from the mission that destroyed her life (well, destroyed it more), the heroine is left to pick up the pieces. This won’t be easy now that Luke has their daughter and doesn’t want anything to do with his wife.

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