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First Man: The Naked Singularity Within A National Mythos [Review]
Now, don't panic when I say "national mythos" in the headline of this review I'm in no way suggesting the moon landing was a myth Apollo 11 and the wider Apollo project at large is a part of the American psyche and it's own historic construct – the individuals involved were all larger than life,[...]
The Walking Dead s09e01 Review: Angela Kang's 'A New Beginning' Resets, Refreshes
AMC Welcome to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of AMC's The Walking Dead, as the long-running horror-drama returns with the season 9 premiere, 'A New Beginning.' AMC With Angela Kang stepping up as new showrunner, the imminent departure of Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and "partial departure" of Maggie (Lauren Cohan) on the horizon, and the looming threat both the Whisperers[...]
The Gifted 2×02 Review: People Have Doubts in 'unMoored'
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Gifted continues its expedition into its second season by slowing down to set up the motivations and seed some doubt in our main players. Summary: Thunderbird contacts a mutant lawyer who recruited him to the Underground years ago, hoping she can help him find the Inner Circle Lauren and Andy have a shared dream,[...]
Venom Review: It's Not as Bad as You've Heard
The questions swam around, what would it be like? How could it hold up without being set in a Spider-Man framework? Well, it holds up alright. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] If that sounds like an entirely lackluster response, it's because the film itself begins to fade from memory almost as soon as the credits start to roll[...]
Bad Times at the El Royale Review: As Good as the Trailer, Almost
In the cast of Bad Times, it seems like it's the real deal, though it suffers from one serious drawback. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] First for the good news – it's an episodically staged dance primarily between five individuals at a Tahoe area hotel called the El Royale It's an interesting place to begin with since it has the[...]
A Star is Born Review: Bradley Cooper Elevates an Old Classic to New Heights
This however is probably the first time since the first where it's been genuinely elevated to new levels. [rwp-review-recap id="0"] That Lady Gaga is one of the premiere musical talents of her generation is hardly news, and she's already proven she had a certain level of acting chops from her stint a few seasons ago in American[...]
The Hate U Give Review: A Humanizing and Poignant Look at an All Too Familiar Story
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Hate U Give is a heartbreaking look at the all too familiar story of police violence and humanizes the people involved for an audience that might not understand. Director: George Tillman Jr. Summary:Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer Now, facing pressures from all[...]
Wise In-Vest-Ment: We Review the Automata Vest from Volante Design
So now that we've reviewed the Talon Bracers from Volante Design, it's time to up the ante a little with some proper gear, starting with the Automata Vest This this is absolutely amazing at first glance, but how does it handle as far as being a fully functional and stylish piece of clothing? We have it[...]
A Star is Born Review: Award Worthy Performances Albeit With Some Pacing Issues
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] A Star is Born features a star making performance by Lady Gaga but struggles with pacing that makes the movie feel a lot longer than it is. Director: Bradley Cooper Summary: A musician helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral. There are plenty[...]
Bad Times at the El Royale Review: A Twisty, Bloody, Breath of Fresh Air
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Bad Times at the El Royale is a twisty, bloody, breath of fresh air to the action-thriller genre. Director: Drew Goddard Summary: Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot[...]
Venom Review: An Inconsequential Production That Feels 20 Years Out of Date
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Venom feels like very much feels like a relic of the past that hasn't bothered to adapt to the superhero genre's changing times. Director: Ruben Fleischer Summary: When Eddie Brock acquires the powers of a symbiote, he will have to release his alter-ego "Venom" to save his life. It's been almost twenty years since the 1-2-3 punch[...]
Red Wedding Brew: We Review Game Of Thrones' Mother of Dragons Beer
So we grabbed a drinking buddy and enjoyed a bottle for review. So starting with the look of it, this is actually a red-tinted porter blend that poured out of the bottle with a fine smokey scent The head, as you can see here, is a golden tan that matches well with the pour Immediately before you[...]
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NBC Welcome to Bleeding Cool's review of NBC's missing plane mystery-thriller Manifest, as we take a look at the pilot episode of the new series from Jeff Rake (The Mysteries of Laura) and producer Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Tales from the Crypt). NBC While the premise behind Manifest might be a familiar one…but there's a twist:[...]
Kidding Season 1 'Every Pain Needs a Name': Just Say "Presto!" to Drugs (PREVIEW)
Pickles" to work together. In Showtime's preview for Sunday's 'Every Pain Needs a Name,' Jeff takes another shot at proving that very point with a very "Mr Pickles" approach to dealing with his son Will's newest "hobby": https://youtu.be/9wRsjXgywr4Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: 'It's A Magic Suitcase!' Ep[...]
Kamehameha! We Review Razer's Dragon Ball FighterZ Panthera Arcade Stick
Earlier this year we got the chance to check the amazing Razer Panthera arcade stick and had a pretty good time reviewing it with a few fighting games One of the games we got several rounds in with it was Dragon Ball FighterZ, and shortly after the game came out we got word that the[...]
Going Retro With Audio: We Review the AZIO Heara Earbuds
Over the past few months, we've had the pleasure of reviewing a few cool items from AZIO and their Retro Series, with the latest being the Heara These are a pair of gaming earbuds that have been designed to look and match up with the previous keyboard we received that looked like a typewriter But[...]
Does Slimmer Work Better? We Review Logitech's G512 Carbon Keyboard
(The last of those three is the one that was sent with our review unit.) These keys feel smooth to the touch, less tactile, and a hair more responsive than the usual Romer-G versions You get more of a click as they come down They're not what I would call "friendly" to people with fatter[...]
Kidding Rewind 101: A Look Back at Our Thoughts on 'Green Means Go' (REVIEW)
Pickles": https://youtu.be/tZMiG2U86kcVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Kidding S01E01 'Green Means Go' Review: "I'm Not that Word That 'P' Word." – Bleeding Cool (https://youtu.be/tZMiG2U86kc) Now that we've rewound, let's fast-forward to a look at Kidding s01e02 'Pusillanimous': https://youtu.be/Jqm2YUfVMVQVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Next on Episode 2 | Kidding | Season 1 (https://youtu.be/Jqm2YUfVMVQ) Kidding s01e02[...]
Fear the Walking Dead Rewind 413: A Look Back at Our Thoughts on 'Blackjack' (REVIEW)
Throw still-missing Luciana (Danay Garcia), Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey), and Charlie (Alexa Nisenson) into the mix – after a major storm threw them around like Legos – and it's pretty clear this isn't going to be a simple case of "grab-n-go." Oh, and then there's Filthy Lady (Tonya Pinkins) and her "mission" to bring Morgan back to[...]
Rolling Well: We Review Foldable Rolling Trays from Die Hard Dice
Along with the two sets of dice we were sent for review from Die Hard Dice, we also got a chance to review a couple of their foldable rolling trays These were a total surprise and something we weren't expecting from the company But how well do they actually work when they get put to[...]