by Julian "Tony" McGinn | Mar 9, 2022 | Article, Films, Pop Culture, Television
MSTies rejoice! The Gizmoplex is almost upon us! You might recall that in 2017, Mystery Science Theater 3000, the cult classic from 1988, finally came to Netflix. It had two star-studded seasons with appearances by Felicia Day, Patton Oswalt, and Neil Patrick Harris...
by Julian "Tony" McGinn | Jan 5, 2022 | Article, Television
It’s no secret that I’m a really big fan of the Netflix show The Umbrella Academy. This year, we get to look forward to the third season dropping, and what better way to start off the year than to talk about what we know so far? On December 31st, the official...
by Julian "Tony" McGinn | Nov 10, 2021 | Article, Review, Television
When I mentioned to my mother-in-law that I was writing a review of My Little Pony, her first, knee-jerk reaction was, “Why?” This struck me as a surprising question because, as a person born in the 1980s, of course I have a certain fond nostalgia for the brightly...
by Julian "Tony" McGinn | Nov 2, 2021 | Article, Comics, Pop Culture, Television
Marvel’s What If…? series dropped on Disney+ on August 11, 2021, and almost immediately, viewers began drawing parallels to Loki. What If…? was the first new MCU work to drop after Loki, which launched June 9th of the same year. Loki establishes that the Marvel...
by Julian "Tony" McGinn | Oct 26, 2021 | Article, Television
Squid Game took Netflix by storm, with an estimated 82 million viewers in its first month. Down-on-their-luck players compete in a battle royale for a chance to win big, playing seemingly innocuous children’s games with lethal consequences if they lose....
by Julian "Tony" McGinn | Jun 16, 2021 | Article, Pop Culture, Television
Of the nostalgic 90s Nicktoons, most people would automatically list Doug alongside Rugrats, Rocko’s Modern Life, and Hey Arnold! But Doug wasn’t ever a show I liked very much. It was simply something to watch while waiting for a different, better show to come on. ...