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Fallout Season 2 – TV Review

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Fallout Season 2

  • Creators: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner
  • Starring: Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Moisés Arias, Kyle MacLachlan, Sarita Choudhury, Kumail Nanjiani, Leslie Uggams, Macauley Culkin, Frances Turner, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton
  • Eight episode season, six episodes watched for review

Grade: B

Nobody needed Fallout season 2 to hew closely to any of the pre-existing video games. In fact, the first season broke away almost entirely, telling a brand new story with brand new characters within the limitless sandbox that was available. Given the stinger at the end of season 1, it seemed that showrunners Graham Wagner and Geneva Robertson-Dworet were priming an adaptation of the “New Vegas” entry in the franchise. The magic of the series is that this new season is a faithful recreation of the game, for better and worse, while still trekking its own path.

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Movie Reviews

Better Man Review

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Better Man

  • Director: Michael Gracey
  • Writers: Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole, Michael Gracey
  • Starring: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies, Steve Pemberton, Damon Herriman, Raechelle Banno, Alison Steadman, Kate Mulvaney, Frazer Hadfield, Tom Budge, Anthony Hayes

Grade: B-

Robbie Williams was a name I had never heard before the announcement of Better Man. Despite having a good production team behind the film, I had zero interest in seeing another musical biopic, especially about someone whom I knew nothing about. Then, I heard that Robbie Williams would be portrayed by a motion-captured CGI ape, which not only caught my attention but reversed all expectations I had before. 

Is the film as weird as its premise sounds? Absolutely.

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Review

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Sonic the Hedgehog 3

  • Director: Jeff Fowler
  • Writers: Pat Casey & Josh Miller, and John Whittington
  • Starring: Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, Krysten Ritter, Lee Majdoub, Natasha Rothwell

Grade: B

Having never played the SEGA games growing up, I was never gung-ho on the idea of a Sonic the Hedgehog-based film franchise. The character never caught my attention, and the live-action/cgi hybrid did even less to catch my interest. I had fun with the first two films in the franchise, but I never felt overly enthusiastic about either of them. With Sonic the Hedgehog 3, I garnered a newfound appreciation for the characters and story, and it is mostly due to Jim Carrey. 

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