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Legends of Tomorrow 4.01 Recap: “This Place Is Groovy”

Josh Zyber — Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:00:49 +0000

Legends of Tomorrow may be (no, definitely is) the dumbest entry in the DC Comics lineup airing on The CW, but the show can also be damn hilarious. That’s perhaps never been truer than the Season 4 premiere. Having defeated the demon Mallus last season, the Legends team have kept busy fixing timeline anachronisms, exemplified...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 7th, 2018 – Turndown Service at Eight

Josh Zyber — Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:00:05 +0000

New Blu-rays this week put a peculiar focus on hotels and the number eight. I feel like there’s a secret Masonic code in there that we need Dan Brown to crack. New Releases (Blu-ray) Hotel Artemis – For her first acting appearance since 2013’s misbegotten Elysium, Jodie Foster plays a nurse running a secretive hotel/emergency...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of October 2nd, 2016 – Now?

Josh Zyber — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 12:00:26 +0000

The massive deluge of Blu-rays this week brings us a mutant apocalypse, airborne sharks and a farting corpse, among other weirdness. October is off to a crazy start. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘X-Men: Apocalypse‘ – I used to be a big fan of the ‘X-Men’ franchise, but I lost interest a couple movies ago. I think...

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‘Constantine’ 1.13 Recap: “None of Us Get to Escape Our Fate”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 26 Feb 2015 16:00:54 +0000

I realize that I’m late with this. The season (and likely series) finale episode of ‘Constantine’ aired almost two weeks ago. I let episodes get backlogged on my DVR and failed to recap one, but I pledged to myself to see this thing through, so let’s wrap it up. As most viewers are no doubt...

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‘Constantine’ 1.11 Recap: “Suffering Is Unavoidable”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 04 Feb 2015 20:00:23 +0000

With Harold Perrineau, Jeremy Davies and William Mapother, Friday’s episode of ‘Constantine’ was a right little ‘Lost’ reunion. I wonder if that was intentional? Perrineau in particular feels shoehorned into this episode with little to do except stand around and observe what the other characters are doing. Yes, I realize that’s usually the purpose of...

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‘Constantine’ 1.10 Recap: “Sweet Dreams, You Ugly Bastard”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 20:00:27 +0000

Since NBC moved ‘Constantine’ to its new, earlier 8 PM time slot on Fridays, the show has struggled in the ratings without the network’s hit (and similarly themed) ‘Grimm’ as a lead-in anymore. At this point, I don’t expect the series to be renewed for a second season, but I’ve committed to seeing this one...

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‘Constantine’ 1.09 Recap: “I Do Stupid in Spades”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 17:00:21 +0000

Before the winter break, NBC halted production on this season of ‘Constantine’, but has not yet officially made a decision about whether to cancel the series or not. I suppose, then, that fans should take it as a good sign that the network has committed to airing the rest the original 13-episode order. After all,...

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‘Constantine’ 1.08 Recap: “This Isn’t God’s Work”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:00:06 +0000

Bizarrely, my DVR recording of last Friday’s episode of ‘Constantine’ listed the episode title as ‘The Saint of Last Resorts, Part 2’, even though we’d never had a Part 1 and this is clearly the first half of a two-parter. Despite an abundance of Zed (I know, I complain about her too much), this is...

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‘Constantine’ 1.07 Recap: “The World Isn’t All Puppy Dogs and Rainbows”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 10 Dec 2014 17:00:58 +0000

Remember how nice it was to have a Zed-free episode of ‘Constantine’? Sadly, the character (and the charisma void that is actress Angélica Celaya) is back at the forefront of the most recent episode, which is just one aspect that drags this entry down. From what I understand, the show’s sixth episode was originally intended...

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‘Constantine’ 1.06 Recap: “Have Any of You Seen a Short Zombie?”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:00:08 +0000

As the fate of ‘Constantine’ on NBC remains unclear, the network has committed to airing the rest of the show’s initial 13-episode order before it makes a decision about renewal or cancelation. I suppose I can stick with it that long. Thankfully, a Zed-free episode on Friday didn’t hurt at all. Constantine’s pal Chas comments...

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‘Constantine’ 1.05 Recap: “Do You Think I’m Pretty?”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:00:05 +0000

Over the weekend, NBC announced that production on ‘Constantine’ will stop after completing its initial 13-episode order and the show will not return for the spring mid-season. However, the series has not officially been canceled, and could be renewed next year depending on how ratings go over the next several weeks. Friday’s episode, meanwhile, once...

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‘Constantine’ 1.04 Recap: The Hunger (Demon) Games

Josh Zyber — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:00:46 +0000

My patience with ‘Constantine’ is already running very thin. In addition to the scripting issues that have plagued previous episodes (including an annoying amount of expositional dialogue as the lead character has to explain everything to his protégé), the fourth entry also adds a lot of anti-drug moralizing, as if an obnoxious heavy-handed message is...

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