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Final Destination: Bloodlines — A Bloody Rebirth of Death’s Design (And Ranking Every Kill That Made Us Gasp)

Rolando Illanes Jr.

May 19, 2025

2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Franchise Revivals, Horror, Movie Analysis, Uncategorized

2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Death Scenes, Film Analysis, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Final Destination, Final Destination Kills, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Horror, Horror Franchise, Horror Movies 2025, Horror Sequels, Movie Analysis, Movie Death Rankings, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Requels, Slasher films, Tony Todd, Warner Bros.
The Last of Us Season 2, Episodes 4–5: Love, Loss, and the Spiral of Vengeance

Rolando Illanes Jr.

May 12, 2025

2025 TV Reviews, Action-Adventure, Drama, Entertainment, Episode Recap, HBO Originals, Streaming Shows, Streaming Shows, Thriller, TV Reviews, TV Series, Uncategorized

Bella Ramsey, Craig Mazin, Day One, Ellie and Dina, Emotional TV, Feel Her Love, Gaming adaptation, HBO Max, Isaac Dixon, Isabela Merced, Kate Herron, Nora Harris, Pedro Pascal, Post-apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic Drama, Revenge arc, Seraphites, Series breakdown, Stephen Williams, Streaming Series 2025, Television commentary, Television Review, The Last of Us, The Last of Us HBO, The Last of Us Recap, The Last of Us Season 2, TV recap, TV Reviews, TV Series 2025, TV show analysis, WLF
Clown in a Cornfield Review: A Bloody Satire on Tradition vs. Youth

Rolando Illanes Jr.

May 12, 2025

2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Uncategorized

2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Book-to-film adaptation, Clown in a Cornfield, Clown in a Cornfield 2025, Cornfield horror, Eli Craig, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Frendo the Clown, Horror, Horror Cinema, Horror comedy, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movie Reviews, Horror Movies 2025, Horror reviews, Horror Satire, Indie Films, Indie Horror, Katie Douglas, Kettle Springs, Killer clown movies, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, New Movie Releases 2025, RLJE Films, Shudder Original, Slasher films
Black Mirror’s Eulogy: An Unexpectedly Optimistic Dive into Grief

Rolando Illanes Jr.

May 5, 2025

2025 TV Reviews, Drama, Entertainment, Episode Recap, Netflix, Science Fiction, Streaming Shows, Streaming Shows, TV Reviews, TV Series

Black Mirror, Black Mirror Season 7, Charlie Brooker, Emotional TV, Episode breakdown, Episode Recap, Eulogy, Film Analysis, Netflix Series, Patsy Ferran, Paul Giamatti, Sci-Fi TV, Television commentary, Television Review, TV recap, TV Reviews, TV Series 2025, TV show analysis
Marvel’s Thunderbolts* Breathes New Life Into Phase Five – Spoiler-Free Review

Rolando Illanes Jr.

May 2, 2025

2025 Movie Reviews, Action, Drama, Film Reviews, Superhero, Thriller

2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Bucky Barnes, David Harbour, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Florence Pugh, Ghost MCU, Indie Directors, Jake Schreier, John Walker, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lewis Pullman, Marvel 2025, Marvel Studios, MCU Phase Five, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Spoiler-Free, Superhero Movies, Taskmaster, Thunderbolts, Weekend Releases
Black Mirror: How ‘Plaything’ Echoes the Interactive Chaos of ‘Bandersnatch’

Rolando Illanes Jr.

April 29, 2025

Drama, Entertainment, Episode Recap, Science Fiction, Streaming Shows, Streaming Shows, TV Reviews, TV Series, Uncategorized

AI in Film, Bandersnatch, Black Mirror, Black Mirror Season 7, Charlie Brooker, Contemporary TV, David Slade, Episode breakdown, Episode Recap, Fionn Whitehead, Interactive Film, Lewis Capaldi, Lewis Gribben, Netflix Original Series, Plaything, Psychological Horror, Streaming Originals, Television commentary, Television Review, TV recap, TV Reviews, TV Series 2025, TV show analysis, Video Game Narratives, Will Poulter
The Last of Us: Episode 3 “The Path” — Ellie’s Journey Begins

Rolando Illanes Jr.

April 28, 2025

Action-Adventure, Drama, Entertainment, Episode Recap, HBO Originals, Streaming Shows, Streaming Shows, Thriller, TV Reviews, TV Series, Uncategorized

Bella Ramsey, Ellie and Dina, Emotional TV, Gaming adaptation, HBO Max, Joel Miller, Pedro Pascal, Post-apocalyptic, Revenge arc, Series breakdown, Streaming Series 2025, Television commentary, Television Review, The Last of Us, The Last of Us Episode 3, The Last of Us HBO, The Last of Us Recap, The Last of Us Season 2, The Path Review, TV recap, TV Reviews, TV Series 2025, TV show analysis
The Last of Us Season 2: Revenge Is Just the Beginning

Rolando Illanes Jr.

April 25, 2025

Action-Adventure, Drama, Episode Recap, HBO Originals, Streaming Shows, Streaming Shows, Thriller, TV Reviews, TV Series

Abby TLOU, Bella Ramsey, Ellie and Joel, Emotional TV, Episode 1 Future Days, Episode 2 Through the Valley, Gaming adaptation, HBO Max, Kaitlyn Dever, Pedro Pascal, Post-apocalyptic, Revenge arc, Series breakdown, Streaming Series 2025, Television Review, The Last of Us, The Last of Us Season 2, TV recap, TV Reviews, TV Series 2025, TV show analysis
The Studio: Midseason Catch- Up

Rolando Illanes Jr.

April 25, 2025

Comedy, Entertainment, Streaming Shows, Streaming Shows, TV Reviews, TV Series, Uncategorized

Apple TV+, Behind the Scenes, Catherine O’Hara, Chase Sui Wonders, Comedy, Contemporary TV, Evan Goldberg, Hollywood Satire, Kathryn Hahn, Satire, Seth Rogen, Streaming Series 2025, Television Review, The Studio, TV Comedy, TV Reviews, TV Series 2025
Black Mirror’s Hotel Reverie: The Line Between Reel and Real

Rolando Illanes Jr.

April 24, 2025

Entertainment, LGBTQ+ Representation, Science Fiction, Streaming Shows, Streaming Shows, TV Reviews, TV Series

AI and Film, Awkwafina, Black Mirror, Black Mirror Season 7, Character study, Charlie Brooker, Contemporary TV, Emma Corrin, Episode breakdown, Episode Recap, Hotel Reverie, Issa Rae, Netflix Original Series, Queer Love Stories, Streaming Series 2025, Television commentary, Television Review, TV Reviews, TV Series 2025, TV show analysis