2023 top list so far:
1. M3GAN
Sunday, April 30, 2023
M3GAN
While the idea of artificial intelligence gone wrong and anthropomorphic dolls coming to life and killing people has been done to death, M3GAN still manages to have both while keeping it fresh. It sees Allison Williams as Gemma, a roboticist trying to come up with a life-like robot toy for the toy company she works for. After Gemma's sister and her husband die in a car accident, she has trouble taking care of her niece, Cady, due to her demanding job and not being emotionally open with her. In her attempt to get close to Cady, Gemma comes up with M3GAN, a robot made to look like a little girl and with artificial intelligence that is capable of helping Cady deal with her trauma while protecting her from danger. While initially successful as Cady becomes attached to M3GAN and Gemma's boss orders more of them, the robot's closeness to Cady starts to go wrong and a rampage of death and chaos ensue. The story for this movie, came up by James Wan and Akela Cooper who wrote the script, manages to take overused ideas and tropes and spins it into a well executed horror that also has good use of drama and deals with the psychological effects of a young girl who just lost her parents. Williams and Violet McGraw, who plays Cady, not only give powerful performances but have such an incredibly strong chemistry that you believe that they're niece and aunt. The rest of the cast is good too, but especially the two people who portray M3GAN, Amie Donald portraying her physically and Jenna Davis doing the voice. 2023 is off to a good start thanks to M3GAN being such a hit right into the first week of the year, something that doesn't always happen. Over all: 100%
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Star Wars: Dark Empire #1
From 1991 until 2014, around the time Disney bought the franchise, the comic book stories based around Star Wars were done by Dark Horse Comics. Star Wars: Dark Empire #1 is the first issue of the very first storyline that Dark Horse ever did, itself following up from both Return of the Jedi and the novel Heir to the Empire the same year. This debut issue sees Leia, Han, and Chewbacca aiding Luke as he and other Rebels are flanked by Imperial forces while in Coruscant. While the Rebels manage to win the battle at first, an unknown entity appears through a wormhole, and while Han and the others escape via the Falcon, Luke stays behind as he feels a strong presence in the Force and believes it's after him. Luke is taken by this unknown entity as Han promises Leia that they will rescue him and reunite with the Rebel leaders. The story for this comic is well written by Tom Veitch, capturing the characters from the Original Trilogy perfectly and starting out with a great mystery that elicits the need to read the rest of the story. Both the dialogue and narration are kept very minimum, never having too much of either and giving us just the right amount of exposition, which part of the credit must be given to letterer Todd Klein. Working on all of the aspects of the comic's artwork, Cam Kennedy certainly has a unique look and excels at detailed characters and backgrounds and shadows. The coloring is a bit mixed since there's just a bit too much use of purple and pink, but it does also give a sense of its own identity and certain parts due enhance the awe and mysteriousness. Star Wars: Dark Empire #1 has the task of starting a new story with already established and loved characters under a company that's only five years old, which it manages to pull off perfectly. Over all: 100%
Top list so far for 3rd set of comics:
1. Star Wars: Dark Empire #1
2. Hulk Vol. 5 #1
3. The Yellow Kid
4. Action Comics Vol. 1 #674
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Revised Overall Ratings of 2022 Films
1. The Fabelmans-100%
2. Top Gun: Maverick-100%
3. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever-98%
4. The Menu-98%
5. Strange World-96%
6. The Black Phone-96%
7. Nope-95%
8. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent-95%
9. The Northman-94%
10. The Batman-93%
11. Pearl-93%
12. Avatar: The Way of Water-89%
13. Lightyear-87%
14. Dog-84%
15. Everything Everywhere All at Once-83%
16. X 2022-83%
17. Scream 2022-82%18. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness-80%
19. Bullet Train-78%
20. Halloween Ends-70%
21. Thor: Love and Thunder-68%
22. Jurassic World: Dominion-65%
23. Black Adam-62%
24. Sonic the Hedgehog 2-62%
25. Uncharted-59%
Friday, April 21, 2023
Avatar: The Way of Water
Waiting over a decade for a sequel to a movie can be a daunting task, but when that film is the highest grossing film of all time and told numerous times it will release a certain year only for numerous delays to constantly shift its release date, you'd think all that time would lose interest. Avatar: The Way of Water is proof why patience and time are good indicators of a movie succeeding and that the original's success wasn't just a fluke. James Cameron's long awaited followup to his 2009 hit sees Jake Sully become the leader of the Na'vi clan he became a part of and having kids with Neytiri, also adopting a human kid, Spider, left behind by the RDA and son of Colonel Quaritch and a Na'vi girl, Kiri born from Grace Augustine's inert Avatar. When the RDA return, Jake uses his military skills to help hide his people and fight back against the new human colonists. Seeing Jake and the Na'vi as a legitimate threat, the RDA sends out a squad of their own Na'vi avatars, led by one with the memories of Quaritch. Wanting revenge against Jake for his betrayal and murder, Quaritch kidnaps Spider and threatens to destroy everything Jake cares about. Not wanting to put the tribe in more danger, Jake and his family head out to find shelter with a water based Na'vi tribe far from the forest. Jake's family learns to adapt to the new ways though Kiri is a quick learner thanks to her mysterious connection to Pandora's consciousness. Quaritch, meanwhile uses Spider to find Jake as he tries to go through the same trials and tests that Sully did in the first film. It all culminates with Quaritch's group drawing the family out with the help of an RDA marine operation and thus Jake must face the colonel to keep his family safe. If there's one thing to never do is doubt James Cameron, as his long lasting career with barely any misses can attest to that. Yes, his writing, alongside two others, isn't entirely new and filled with many cliches, but it's really good and Cameron knows how to keep these repeated tropes fresh. His characters, for the most part, are relatable, three dimensional, and don't just feel like typical alien stereotypes. The world building as we get to explore other parts of Pandora is incredible to behold and to show that there's more to this exomoon than what the 2009 original offered. The biggest flaw with his writing, however, is that due to being over three hours, his ambitious world building often distracts from much of the story and feels a bit padded. Another is the third act, wherein Jake and his family escape out of only then go back to the RDA whaling vessel more than once, that becomes really repetitive and suddenly turns into Cameron wanting to relieve Titanic when the vessel sinks almost exactly. Between the cast that comes back and the ones new to the series, every single actor gives strong performances, with great credit towards all the Na'vi motion capture actors. Sam Worthington is as good, if not better, Zoe Saldaña never misses a beat, Stephen Lang is once again a fun and engaging villain, Sigourney Weaver is believable playing a girl in her teens, and Kate Winslet is so good that you don't realize who she plays on first viewing. One sad note is that James Horner, the first movie's composer, died in 2015 and thus what new music he would have done is greatly missed, but Simon Franglen does a good job at recapturing Horner's work while giving his own perfect work. The biggest praise that these two films will always have is the impressive visual effects put forth to capture Cameron's vision, especially since what he wanted wasn't available for years after the first movie came out. Between the attention to detail in the water tribe's village, how realistic the water looks and moves, and Russell Carpenter's breathtaking cinematography you get visual effects that are not just outstanding but hard to top. Delays often hurt a film once it comes out, whether due to waning interest or word of mouth about troubled production, but with Avatar: The Way of Water needing to wait for the right technology, and a bit from Covid, that wait was certainly worth it. Over all: 100%
2022 top list so far:
1. The Fabelmans
2. Top Gun: Maverick
3. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4. The Menu
5. Strange World
6. The Black Phone
7. Nope
8. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
9. The Northman
10. The Batman
11. Pearl
12. Avatar: The Way of Water
13. Lightyear
14. Dog
15. Everything Everywhere All at Once
16. X 2022
17. Scream 2022
18. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
19. Bullet Train
20. Halloween Ends
21. Thor: Love and Thunder
22. Jurassic World: Dominion
23. Black Adam
24. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
25. Uncharted
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
The Menu
The Menu proves that the world of culinary arts can be both so enticingly delicious and morbidly terrifying at the same time. Director Mark Mylod crafts an incredible horror comedy that focuses more on the slow build up than anything too graphic. Writers Seth Reiss and Will Tracy manage to make such an enticing script with fun wit, great critique towards the elite and wealthy, and well paced horror alongside memorable characters. Peter Deming's cinematography is good, nothing entirely new or unique, but his use of lighting does help enhance the horror when needed. The production design not only gives us minimal, but incredible, sets but the architecture lends itself well to the genre and the food presented is just as incredible. Finally, the cast are all phenomenal, with Anya Taylor-Joy always a knockout, Ralph Fiennes giving a good mix of warmth and terror, and everyone else just as incredible. Horror is a genre with no boundaries, whether you set it in a summer camp, a hospital, or with The Menu in a rich restaurant. Over all: 100%
2022 top list so far:
1. The Fabelmans
2. Top Gun: Maverick
3. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
4. The Menu
5. Strange World
6. The Black Phone
7. Nope
8. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
9. The Northman
10. The Batman
11. Pearl
12. Lightyear
13. Dog
14. Everything Everywhere All at Once
15. X 2022
16. Scream 2022
17. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
18. Bullet Train
19. Halloween Ends
20. Thor: Love and Thunder
21. Jurassic World: Dominion
22. Black Adam
23. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
24. Uncharted
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Top 10 2021 TV Moments
1. Negan's origin in the season finale of The Walking Dead.
2. The reveal of how Daniel died in Reservation Dogs.
3. Elle remembering a replicant hunt in Blade Runner: Black Lotus.
4. The fight between the Ronin and bandit leader in the premiere of Star Wars: Visions.
5. Harper's attempt of saving her father on Secrets of Sulphur Springs.
6. The Necronomicon being read on public television in the second season premiere of Creepshow.
7. The reveal of Oh Il-nam as the creator of the games in the season finale of Squid Game.
8. The death of the Emory baby in Them.
9. Ted revealing his father's suicide in Ted Lasso.
10. The Guardians of the Multiverse's fight against Ultron in the season finale of What If…?.
Honorable Mentions:
Bo reacting to his own music in Bo Burnham: Inside.
Jon Bernthal's performance in The Premise.
Sean realizing his abusive nature towards Alex and letting her go in the finale of Maid.
The plane crash in Yellowjackets.
The little girl who realized she's a ghost in Two Sentence Horror Stories.
The townspeople admitting their secrets in the season finale of Schmigadoon!.
The inhabitants of Crockett Island accepting their deaths in the finale of Midnight Mass.
The survivors recount the events of Tulsa in CBS News Special Report: Tulsa 1921-An American Tragedy.
The death of He Who Remains causing chaos in the multiverse in the season finale of Loki.
Bart finding Mrs. Krabappel's diary in The Simpsons.
Natalie admitting to forgetting her mom in The Unicorn.
The chaos brought upon by Rabbit Rabbit in American Horror Stories.
Bonnie's final AA speech on the finale of Mom.
The origins of the Citadel of Ricks in the season finale of Rick and Morty.
What went on during the making of Lisa's short film in Brand New Cherry Flavor.
Trevor defeating Death in the finale of Castlevania.
Spooner and Astra traveling through Gideon's subconscious in Legends of Tomorrow.
Lauren Ridloff on how a deaf person would handle a scary hallway in Talking Dead.
Hunter Schafer's performance in the second Euphoria special.
The squad's final farewell in the finale of Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Lea and Shaun losing their unborn baby in The Good Doctor.
Mark learning the truth about his father in the season finale of Invincible.
The group altering history in the finale of Are You Afraid of the Dark? 2019: Curse of the Shadows.
Jan revealed to be a sadistic killer in the season finale of Only Murders in the Building.
How Friends impacted many people around the world in Friends: The Reunion.
Dean's brother revealing he will go back to Vietnam in The Wonder Years 2021.
AOC's Capitol Riot story on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.
How the media treated Monica on Impeachment: American Crime Story.
How Isaac Woodard's attack led to the civil rights movement in American Experience.
The tributes to Norman Lear and Jane Fonda at the 78th Golden Globe Awards.
Josie freezing the aquarium to separate the train in the season finale of Snowpiercer.
Vanessa Hudgens's Rent tribute to Debbie Allen at the 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors.
The detonation of various nukes in the season finale of Fear the Walking Dead
Zoey realizing Emily needs help in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.
The Doctor choosing not to open her locked memories in the season finale of Doctor Who.
How burn pits are a health risk for war veterans in the premiere of The Problem with Jon Stewart.
Cora killing Ridgeway in The Underground Railroad.
Maya sacrificing herself to defeat Mictlan in the finale of Maya and the Three.
Seldon and Dornick's trial in the premiere of Foundation.
Amanda Gorman on Giving America Hope on The Late Late Show with James Corden.
Asta learning Harry is an alien in Resident Alien.
Cherie's adventure outside of the Wall in Solar Opposites.
Tobias's death in the finale of Black Lightning.
Lopez naming her son after Jackson in the season premiere of The Rookie.
Gibbs staying behind in Alaska on NCIS.
Powder's mental degradation turning her into Jinx in Arcane.
MacGruber's escape from Queeth's compound in MacGruber.
Conan's Final Farewell in the finale of Conan.
Webby revealed to be a clone of Scrooge in the finale of DuckTales 2017.
A Conspiracy Carol on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Amber's reaction to the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict on The Amber Ruffin Show.
Hazel going back to the Hub to help cure her father's cancer in the season finale of Made for Love.
Selena's death in the finale of Selena: The Series.
Kate confronting her ex-boyfriend in This Is Us.
Rory forgiving Lucifer in the finale of Lucifer.
Javi killing Percy to protect Tray in the finale of The Last O.G..
Jeanette knowing Kate was in Martin's basement in the season finale of Cruel Summer.
Eclipso's defeat in the season finale of Stargirl.
Mark's reaction to learning his father was gay in The White Lotus.
Kara revealing her identity to the world in the finale of Supergirl.
Tommy's reaction to her husband's death in 9-1-1: Lone Star.
The memorial for Abuelita in the finale of On My Block.
How Media and Entertainment Portray Africa in Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.
Sam becoming the new Captain America in the season finale of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
How Tina Turner struggled to reinvent herself after leaving Ike in Tina.
Kate's fight with Kingpin in the finale of Hawkeye.
Duntsch trial in the season finale of Dr. Death.
Clark's path to becoming Superman in Superman & Lois.
How Boba Fett escaped the Sarlacc Pitt in the premiere of The Book of Boba Fett.
Allison admitting to Patty that she wants to kill Kevin in Kevin Can F**k Himself.
How the show fought to have a black muppet in Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street.
Johnny Carson using The Tonight Show to aid the Civil Rights Movement in The Story of Late Night.
Marty no longer being controlled and abused by Ike in the finale of The Shrink Next Door.
Catherine learning of Peter accidentally killing her mother in The Great.
The significance of Hattie McDaniel's Oscar win in A Night in the Academy Museum.
The Sire's escape in What We Do in the Shadows.
Bowen Yang's Weekend Update message on Anti-Asian hate crimes in Saturday Night Live.
The events leading to Spike getting out of the Syndicate in Cowboy Bebop 2021.
The many jabs aimed at Ann Coulter in Hall of Flame: Top 100 Comedy Central Roast Moments.
Chucky's origin in Chucky.
The wagon party taking back Oregon in the finale of Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail.
Gemma suffering a miscarriage in The Neighborhood.
Frank's death and cremation in the finale of Shameless.
George having a heart attack in the season premiere of Young Sheldon.
The defeat and capture of V.I.L.E. in the finale of Carmen Sandiego.
The musical tribute towards New York on the anniversary of 9/11 in Great Performances.
The importance of teachers during the pandemic on Inspiring America: The 2021 Inspiration List.
Adam's death in the season finale of Your Honor.
Wanda studying the Darkhold in the finale of WandaVision.
Buck's childhood in 9-1-1.
The Lord Commander fusing with a Titan in Final Space.
The destruction of Kamino in the season finale of Star Wars: The Bad Batch.
Kathy Flowers's involvement in the January 6th Capitol attack in Death to 2021.
Reverse Flash changing Barry's history in The Flash.
The siege of the Pentagon in Y: The Last Man.
The tribute to Star Trek at the 1st Critics Choice Super Awards.
The reveal of the alien conspiracy in American Horror Story: Double Feature.
The death of Stabler's wife in Law & Order: SVU.
Giving Deserving People Their Late Night Debut on the finale of A Little Late with Lilly Singh.
Wix's conspiracy uncovered in the season finale of CSI: Vegas.
How the show can connect to both kids and adults in Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days.
Malcolm killing his father in the finale of Prodigal Son.
Mira revealing she no longer loves Jonathan in Scenes from a Marriage 2021.
Tyler Perry and the Motion Picture & Television Fund honored at the 93rd Academy Awards.
How Ernest Hemingway surviving multiple plane crashes affected his mental health in the finale of Hemingway.
Ryan's childhood kidnapping in Batwoman.
How the censoring of swearing is meant to limit minorities in History of Swear Words.
How the politics of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier relates to the current epidemic and Black Lives Matter movement in Marvel Studios: Assembled.
The tribute to Ang Lee at the 74th British Academy Film Awards.
Ryan and Min-Gi's differing lives in the premiere of Infinity Train Book Four: Duet.
The relationship between Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in Dean Martin: King of Cool.
Debbie Allen honored with the Governors Award at the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards.
How 2011's Contagion predicted the Covid outbreak in Eli Roth's History of Horror.
How a near drowning inspired much of her work in Agatha Christie's England.
Danny revealing to Corinne why he left Greylock in The Republic of Sarah.
The origins of the virus and the hybrid children in Sweet Tooth.
The reveal of Skip and Treybor having a secret triplet in the finale of Saturday Morning All Star Hits!.
Yokohama revealed to be behind the assassination in Hit-Monkey.
The reveal of Reagan's father erasing her memories when she was a kid in Inside Job.
The tributes to Halle Berry and Dwayne Johnson at the 47th People's Choice Awards.
How the Union of Justice got their powers in Jupiter's Legacy.
Finn and Jake reuniting in the Dead Worlds in Adventure Time: Distant Lands.
The reveal of Simon's plan to nearly die in detention on the season finale of One of Us Is Lying.
Brain's failed attempt to bet on a basketball game through time travel on Animaniacs 2020.
Tylor promoted to jokester in the season finale of Monsters at Work.
Nathan learning of his true parentage in Rutherford Falls.
Gonzo's fear that no one will like him without his stunts in Muppets Haunted Mansion.
The Marconis conversing with a hallucination of Zach in the finale of Nine Perfect Strangers.
Dug's sandwich standoff against a bird and squirrel in the season finale of Dug Days.
The 9/11 memorial at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards.
Making Rent in Cuba on Revolution Rent.
The dead coming back to life in the premiere of Day of the Dead.
Ro accepting her parents' divorce in Christmas… Again?!.
The Ted Lasso-esque opening to the 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Daffy and Porky's final exam at a clown college in the season finale of Looney Tunes Cartoons.
Buffalo Bill's mother telling his story in Clarice.
The tribute to George Clooney at the AARP: 2021 Movies for Grownups Awards.
Mayor Bremer hiring a mentalist for the Christmas party in the season premiere of Mr. Mayor.
Ciri's possession in the season finale of The Witcher.
Zog communicating through a ventriloquist dummy in Disenchantment.
The cause of the Nerd's time loop in the season finale of Robot Chicken.
Mole People revealed to be attacking the surface in the finale of Crossing Swords.
Reddington's origin in The Blacklist.
Monday, April 10, 2023
Top 10 2021 Film Moments
1. The murder of Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah.
2. Aretha recording her Amazing Grace album at the end of Respect.
3. Oscar Micheaux's disgust of The Birth of a Nation inspiring him to make his own films in Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking.
4. How the Harlem Cultural Festival was more important to many than the Moon landing in Summer of Love.
5. Tony believing Maria was killed and wanting Chino to kill him in West Side Story 2021.
6. The reveal of Robin having been an acclaimed chef in Pig.
7. Peter letting Doctor Strange erase any memory of him from the universe in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
8. Andrew Garfield's performance in Tick, Tick… Boom!.
9. Mirabel and her grandmother reconciling at the end of Encanto.
10. Bond's sacrifice at the end of No Time to Die.
Honorable Mentions:
Phil's reaction to George getting married in The Power of the Dog.
The town accepting Luca and Alberto at the end of Luca.
Stan's faking of being able to contact the dead causing a judge's wife to commit murder-suicide in Nightmare Alley 2021.
The student walkout at the end of Moxie.
Abuela's final song on In the Heights.
Cecily revealed to be a werewolf in Werewolves Within.
Ruby's audition at the end of CODA.
Egon's spirit helping the team defeat Gozer in Ghostbusters: Afterlife.
Anthony becoming the new Candyman at the end of Candyman 2021.
Shang-Chi's childhood training in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Starro's defeat at the end of The Suicide Squad.
Natasha purposely breaking her nose in Black Widow.
A sandworm attacking a harvester in Dune 2021.
Gabriel's reveal in Malignant.
The truth about what happened to Sandie in Last Night in Soho.
The failure to stop the comet in Don't Look Up.
The team learning about their true purpose in Eternals.
Cletus's transformation into Carnage in Venom: Let There Be Carnage.
Birkin killed by a rocket launcher in Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City.
Frank's origins in Jungle Cruise.
Maude killing the Gremlin at the end of Shadow in the Cloud.
Michael attacked by the mob in Halloween Kills.
Nadja succumbing to her vampiric urges at the end of Blood Red Sky.
Guy's kind acts montage to get leveled up in Free Guy.
The bus fight from Nobody.
Sharon Fisherman's origin story in Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar.
Naomi Watts's performance in Penguin Bloom.
Palmer given custody of Sam at the end of Palmer.
Margaret saying goodbye to her mother at the end of The Map of Tiny Perfect Things.
The Furby attack from The Mitchells vs, the Machines.
The Janitor's pinball breaks in Willy's Wonderland.
The ending to A Quiet Place Part II.
The truth about Sarah Fier in Fear Street Part Three: 1666.
The revival of the dragons at the end of Raya and the Last Dragon.
The montage sequence of Cruella ruining the Baroness's fashion shows in Cruella.
Cindy and Alice finding pulsing organs underneath the camp in Fear Street Part Two: 1978.
Amy revealed to be hired by Brooke in Trust.
Sam revealed to be possessed at the end of Fear Street Part One: 1994.
The opening Las Vegas zombie outbreak from Army of the Dead.
The final fight for independence in America: The Motion Picture.
The truck depot shootout in Wrath of Man.
Godzilla and Kong team up to take on Mechagodzilla in Godzilla vs. Kong.
Tej and Roman going into space to take out a satellite on F9.
Roy figuring out the cause of his time loops in Boss Level.
Sub-Zero's defeat in Mortal Kombat 2021.
Balram taking the blame for the hit and run in The White Tiger.
Sunday, April 9, 2023
Top Movies and Shows of 2021
Movies:
1. Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2. Tick, Tick… Boom!
3. Pig
4. Spider-Man: No Way Home
5. The Harder They Fall
6. Encanto
7. Werewolves Within
8. Luca
9. In the Heights
10. Summer of Soul
11. Val
12. No Time to Die
13. West Side Story 2021
14. 8-Bit Christmas
15. Nightmare Alley 2021
16. CODA
17. Mad God
18. Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
19. Being the Ricardos
20. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
21. The Green Knight
22. Candyman 2021
23. The Suicide Squad
24. The French Dispatch
25. The King's Man
26. The Power of the Dog
27. Ghostbusters: Afterlife
28. Vivo
29. Last Night in Soho
30. Dune 2021
31. Free Guy
32. Nobody
33. Moxie
34. Stowaway
35. Black Widow
36. Blood Red Sky
37. No Sudden Move
38. Boss Level
39. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
40. Gunpowder Milkshake
41. A Quiet Place Part II
42. Fear Street Part Three: 1666
43. Don't Look Up
44. Shadow in the Cloud
45. Respect
46. Vacation Friends
47. Trust
48. Willy's Wonderland
49. Raya and the Last Dragon
50. I Care a Lot
51. Palmer
52. The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
53. Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
54. Malignant
55. Eternals
56. Finch
57. Cry Macho
58. Halloween Kills
59. Jungle Cruise
60. Army of the Dead
61. The White Tiger
62. Judas and the Black Messiah
63. Cruella
64. Fear Street Part Two: 1978
65. Army of Thieves
66. Fear Street Part One: 1994
67. Wrath of Man
68. Cherry
69. The United States vs. Billie Holiday
70. The Dig
71. The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
72. Godzilla vs. Kong
73. Penguin Bloom
74. Malcolm & Marie
75. Red Notice
76. Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
77. The Tender Bar
78. Zack Snyder's Justice League
79. Jolt
80. America: The Motion Picture
81. Mortal Kombat 2021
82. F9
83. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
84. Snake Eyes
85. Old
86. Space Jam: A New Legacy
87. Without Remorse
88. Flora & Ulysses
89. Outside the Wire
90. Locked Down
91. Coming 2 America
92. The Tomorrow War
93. Tom & Jerry 2021
Shows:
1. The Underground Railroad
2. Yellowjackets
3. Them
4. Arcane
5. The Problem with Jon Stewart
6. Are You Afraid of the Dark? 2019: Curse of the Shadows
7. Infinity Train
8. Ted Lasso
9. 9-1-1
10. The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
11. Creepshow
12. DuckTales 2017
13. Snowpiercer
14. Schmigadoon!
15. Saturday Night Live
16. Superman & Lois
17. Your Honor
18. Hemingway
19. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
20. Manifest
21. Secrets of Sulphur Springs
22. Animaniacs 2020
23. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
24. Squid Game
25. Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail
Honorable Mentions:
Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
Young Rock
Lucifer
History of Swear Words
Resident Alien
9-1-1: Lone Star
The Story of Late Night
The White Lotus
Brand New Cherry Flavor
Kevin Can F**k Himself
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
American Horror Stories
Stargirl
Batwoman
Supergirl
The Flash
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Locke & Key
The Astronauts
Nancy Drew
The Unicorn
Black Lightning
The Big Leap
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
MacGruber
What We Do in the Shadows
Made for Love
CSI: Vegas
The Shrink Next Door
Maya and the Three
Midnight Mass
Reservation Dogs
What If…?
Impeachment: American Crime Story
Hawkeye
Inside Job
NCIS
Young Sheldon
The Great
Final Space
Monsters at Work
The Rookie
Y: The Last Man
WandaVision
On My Block
Doctor Who
Loki
The Walking Dead
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Dexter: New Blood
Marvel Studios: Assembled
Fear the Walking Dead
Prodigal Son
Dr. Death
Cruel Summer
Castlevania
Chucky
Star Wars: Visions
Rick and Morty
The Amber Ruffin Show
The Premise
Ghosts 2021
Foundation
Only Murders in the Building
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Tiger King
Selena: The Series
Maid
American Experience
Physical
Carmen Sandiego
NCIS: Hawai'i
Legends of Tomorrow
Scenes from a Marriage 2021
American Masters
La Brea
Two Sentence Horror Stories
Riverdale
The Watch
Rutherford Falls
Blue Bloods
Conan
Solar Opposites
The Book of Boba Fett
Jupiter's Legacy
Robot Chicken
The Ghost and Molly McGee
History of the Sitcom
The Wonder Years 2021
Dug Days
American Horror Story: Double Feature
Invincible
Lost in Space 2018
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Action Comics Vol. 1 #674
Serving as a prologue to the Panic in the Sky! Superman focused storyline, Action Comics Vol. 1 #674 sets up quite a mystery before the event gets started. It sees two different Superman, one on Earth fighting Intergang and another in an alien planet who gets into a fight in a bar. The fight in the bar gets the attention of a warrior who has fought Superman before and thus wants a rematch, though this Superman doesn't remember him or much of his past. Their fight catches the attention of a new leader to Warworld, revealed to be Brainiac, they get captured and this Superman is revealed to be a shapeshifting creature that then takes on the form of Supergirl. Without any memory of who Supergirl is supposed to be and what Brainiac is, she sides with him in his plan to invade Earth and battle Superman. Being an issue that's mostly about setting up a larger storyline, this comic does a good job thanks to Roger Stern's writing. Even though it's obvious which Superman is the real one, Stern remains committed to the writing and keeps it fresh and the dialogue engaging. The artwork is good, though not entirely great as Bob Mcleod and Denis Rodier have really great designs, especially for the alien bar, while the coloring from Glenn Whitmore adds to the detail. But there are a few panels where the backgrounds are just empty white voids with no detail around the characters. If Action Comics Vol. 1 #674 is just a prologue, then this is a well made prologue that hooks you into the larger story at play. Over all: 98%
Top list so far for 3rd set of comics:
1. Hulk Vol. 5 #1
2. The Yellow Kid
3. Action Comics Vol. 1 #674
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