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She-Hulk Review: "Ribbit and Rip It"
So when we last left Jennifer Walters, her love life took another hit. As it turned out, Josh Miller, Jen's wedding hook-up turned potential love interest, was drinking that Intelligencia kool-aid. However, life, as it often does, moves on, as does Jen's profession, and regarding the latter, Jen is shown with her new client: Eugene Patilio, aka "Leap-Frog." Eugene's complaint involved accusing Luke Jacobson, designer of the superheros, of making a faulty supersuit, as it caught on fire during one of his missions. Upon hearing Luke's name, Jen had one problem: Luke makes suits for her as well; in fact, he was in the process of making a gown for the Southern California Law Awards gala.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
She-Hulk Review: "The Retreat"
We have finally entered the bottom one-third of She-Hulk, with the previous episode seeing Jen engage in a budding relationship with Josh Miller, who she met while attending the wedding of her childhood friend, which also saw Jen engage in another encounter with Titania. All the while, Nikki learned about the existence of Intelligencia, a sinister faction who targets superhumans, with intent on harming and even killing them, and She-Hulk is no exception.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Reviewing a Pair of Surprise Villainesses from "Francesca Quinn, P.I."
The date is September 25, 2022, I am still beaming over the Green Bay Packers' victory (as ugly as it was) over the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and I complete my day by watching Hallmark Movies & Mysteries' latest film, Francesca Quinn, P.I., which stars Mallory Jensen in the title role. I remember learning about this film and beaming, because HM&M had been lacking on the mystery end lately. This was their first mystery film in five months, and their usual film series have been MIA. Another thing I couldn't help but notice was the casting; it was quite refreshing for me to see Mallory Jensen in a heroic role--in the few times I've seen her, she's played her share of evil roles on shows such as Galavant and Marvel's Agents of SHIELD.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
She-Hulk Review: "Just Jen"
I do love that this season (and I say "season" instead of "series" because I think Season Two is inevitable) has nine episodes, because it does seem to operate like a baseball lineup. We were just treated to the "cleanup" episodes centering on Titania's attempt to sue over the She-Hulk name, and failing badly. So what do we get in the last leg of the heart of the order? A wedding...as well as a divorce, because, of course, these things have to go together.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Dr. Susan Langdon (Quantico)
This weekend, Lifetime aired the emotionally charged thriller, Girl in Room 13, which starred the late Anne Heche. The film, as I expected, was amazing and very gripping, and a huge part of that was due to Heche's performance. Anne Heche tragically passed away on August 11, 2022 at the age of 53, and what I will not do is talk about how she passed, as it had drawn too much negativity and scorn towards a person we should be mourning. Heche's career was immensely stellar; among some of the films she starred in was the 1998 reboot of Psycho (opposite Vince Vaughn as Norman Bates), as well as the film, Six Days, Seven Nights. Regarding TV, Heche appeared on many shows, with my memory still retaining watching her on the short-lived HBO series, Hung. Heche also recurred on All Rise as the contemptible lawyer, Corrine Cuthbert, with her final appearance being in the third-season opener, "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'."
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Jodi Byron (Dating Hell)
Fans of Lifetime films, such as myself, received a Thursday treat with this movie, Dating Hell, which centered on divorced mother Hannah and her attempts to get back in the dating scene. With the help of her good friend, Charlotte, Hannah's dating app profile has many hits, but her best match is Daniel, who runs a security business. They hit it off instantly, but as their relationship starts to develop, a masked intruder makes their way into the home of Hannah's neighbor, Kara, and murders her in her bedroom.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
She-Hulk Review: "Mean, Green, and Straight Poured Into These Jeans"
My excitement for Episode 5 began seconds after Episode 4 ended, because I knew we would see Titania back again. We only received a brief glimpse of the superhuman villainess in the first episode, when she invaded the courtroom only to be taken down by She-Hulk, with the fight resulting in Jen Walters' fame and rise in stock. However, as the final moments of Episode 4 saw, Titania decided to deliver a bit of a blow to She-Hulk's popularity--in the form of a trademarking lawsuit.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Audra Simonetti (Babysitter's Nightmare)
Babysitter's Nightmare (aka Kill the Babysitter) was quite a memorable Lifetime film, mainly because of the villainess involved--as well as who was playing her. More on that later. After an opening scene that features a young woman being suffocated to death by a hooded figure, the scene quickly shifts to nurse Daphne Hart, who had been tending to (among other patients), a young boy named Mason; however, when Daphne's superior stepped away from Mason just for a brief moment, the young boy ended up taking a fatal turn for the worse.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Joelle (Girls' Night Out)
It's been five years, yet I still remember Lifetime's film, Girls' Night Out--especially the surprise ending, but I'll get to that. This film centered on exactly what the title says: a girls' night out--namely a bachelorette party. The bride-to-be and main protagonist is McKenzie, and the women involved in the party are her former sorority sisters: Joelle, Rebecca, and Sadie, with Joelle planning the party. A night of wild fun and a lot of drinking is in the cards, but what wasn't in the cards was a vengeful vendetta enacted by McKenzie's ex-boyfriend, Brandon.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Samantha Sloan (Are My Friends Killers?)
Like with most Lifetime films, I learned about Are My Friends Killers? months ago back when it had its original title, Secrets on Campus, and I had been eagerly excited for this film ever since. Yet another gem from Marvista Entertainment, the film opens with college student Lauren Price jogging, until she suddenly collapses and passes on. Her best friend, Zoey Connors, received the tragic news from Lauren's mother, and after the funeral service, Mrs. Price made an offer for Zoey: she would pay for a full tuition for Zoey to attend Woodford--the same college that Lauren attended--doing so in memory of her daughter.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
She-Hulk Review: "Is This Not Real Magic?"
We are now in the heart of the MCU series, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and when we last saw our heroine, she was dealing with the Wrecking Crew, who she defeated easily. Despite this, and despite her powers, Jen receives worry from her father, Morris, and elsewhere, we see a magician known as Donny Blaze performing magic for a sparse (and bored) crowd. He gets a volunteer named Madisynn ("two N's and one Y, but it's not where you think") King, who is given white roses that Blaze turns red. The audience remains board and Madisynn is not impressed...until Blaze opens a portal. Madisynn goes through and (after entering a hellish dimension) ends up at Wong's palace, where she spoils an episode of The Sopranos that Wong was looking forward to watching.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
Villainess Review: Norma Carter (Perry Mason)
Without question, Perry Mason has to be one of the most iconic shows in TV history. Based on the novels written by Erle Stanley Gardner, Perry Mason aired on CBS for nine seasons and 271 episodes from 1957 until 1966, with only Season Nine's "The Case of the Twice-Told Twist," being filmed in color. Raymond Burr starred in the series as the titular lawyer, with the show setting the bar when it came to legal dramas. The series spawned a short-lived reboot, The New Perry Mason, which didn't feature any of the original cast, but beginning in 1985, Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale (the latter playing Mason's secretary, Della Street) appeared in a series of Perry Mason telefilms. 30 such films aired on TV from 1985-1995, with "The Case of the Killer Kiss" being Burr's final film, airing two months after his passing, while the final four films carried on without the lead actor. In 2020, a Perry Mason reboot series debuted on HBO, with Matthew Rhys in the title role.
By Clyde E. Dawkins2 years ago in Geeks
