Shows

Film & TV: Space Battleship Yamato

International sci-fi flies on with an anime-based movie about the plucky crew of Earth’s last spaceship and their final mission against an alien threat.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]

AFI Top 100 #024: E.T.

Returning to their childhood before all the world-weary cynicism set in, TLS experiences the original wonder of this classic Spielberg flick which sits at #24 on the AFI list.
[Aggregate score: 8.5]

Film & TV: Dark Phoenix

TLS discusses the final installment of this X-Men timeline, Dark Phoenix. [Aggregate score: 7.75]

Film & TV: La Jetée

TLS dives backward in time to review masterfully moody French short, La Jetée, the precursor and genesis to 12 Monkeys.
[Aggregate score: 9]

Film & TV: Pokemon Detective Pikachu

On the trail of big-name franchise adaptations, TLS discovers one that’s quite decently done in Pokemon Detective Pikachu. Also known as: Ryan Reynolds’ Dick Pik.
[Aggregate score: 7.5]

Film & TV: Stream-thology

The TLS crew gathers around the fireplace to reminisce about the good old days of anthology series and whether these new-fangled, stream-driven anthologies can compete. What sad old-men they are…

Film & TV: Rashomon

Reality is perception; TLS dissects this idea through the mirror of Akira Kurosawa’s famous and influential Rashomon.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Film & TV: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Taking on the third entry in the tales of master assassin John Wick, TLS decides how on target the latest in series lands.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Philosophy & Narrative: Emotional Endings vs. Plot Conclusions

With an idea spawned from a drunken encounter, TLS embarks on a path to discern differences between a narrative’s emotional arcs compared to its logical storyline climaxes, as framed through a range of pop culture works.

AFI Top 100 #021 Chinatown

TLS investigates a complex web of murders, real estate deals, incest and cover-ups in 1930s Los Angeles. Forget all those other noir films, it’s Chinatown. [Aggregate score: 10]