Kneel Before Pod – Drinking with Pikachu (123)

Recently the worldwide phenomenon Pokémon received the live action big screen treatment in the form of Pokémon Detective Pikachu so Kneel Before Pod just had to cover it. Craig, Chris and special guest Pikachu cast their critical eye over the first live action Pokémon movie. The discussion covers nostalgia, world building and what Pokémon might…

Pokémon Detective Pikachu

A young man mourning the mysterious death of his father teams up with a talking Pikachu who wants to be a detective in Rob Letterman’s Pokémon Detective Pikachu. It goes without saying that Pokémon is a massive phenomenon that has endured for quite some time. The relative simplicity of the early games won over legions…

Supernatural – Season 13 Episode 10

“Wayward Sisters” Supernatural gives launching a spin-off a second go with a backdoor pilot focused on Jody and a collection of the show’s female characters. The notion of a Supernatural spin-off has been discussed for years with nothing coming from it for such a long time. An attempt was made back in season 9 with…

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

A grieving mother openly challenges the local authorities for failing to solve her daughter’s murder by using billboards to make her feelings clear in Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. This film’s theme can simply be summed up as “life is unfair”. It forms the basis of the various character stories here and comes…

Supernatural – Season 12 Episode 16

“Ladies Drink Free” Supernatural develops the relationship between the Winchesters and the British Men of Letters with an old fashioned Werewolf hunt. As I’ve said before, this show has been on the air so long that there is a typical formula associated with the monster hunts. It’s at the point where a lot of the…

Supernatural – Season 10 Episode 20

“Angel’s Heart” Supernatural returns to the story of Claire Novak and her troubled life following the loss of her father to Castiel’s possession. This episode mostly focuses on Claire’s relentless search for her mother in an attempt to salvage what little she has left in her life. It’s something that the Winchester’s can easily relate…

On the D/L – Supernatural

Season 10 Episode 9 – “The Things We Left Behind” Last Supernatural episode of the year and it was a very busy one. Lots going on here with all of the characters tapping into the ongoing stories that have been set up. Castiel formed the main plot of the episode after taking some inspiration from…