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Phineas and Ferb Is Back, and It’s Basically Perfect

By Matthew Moorcroft I was 9 years old when Phineas and Ferb first premiered in 2007, and I was one of the lucky many (10.8 million, if the numbers are to be believed) who managed to catch it’s premiere episode right after High School Musical 2. As somebody who was in Grade 5 at the…

June 7, 2025
TV Review: The Last of Us, Episode 6

By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Joel has always been a uniquely fascinating character to me. In the realm of mentor figures, he’s always been one of the few that the writers are not afraid to critique and deconstruct; his imperfections are brought forth as part of the main core thesis of his character. And yet,…

April 18, 2023
TV Review: The Last of Us, Episode 5

By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Where do we start here? Do we start with Henry and Sam’s tragic story – a story that, as Kathleen says in the episode, is arguably fate? Do we start with Kathleen’s own motivations, which have become twisted and warped in by trauma, survivor’s guilt, and fear of that which…

March 9, 2023
TV Review: The Mandalorian Season 3, Episode 2

By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation One of the small things about The Mandalorian that has been lingering the background of my mind since the first season is how little of it is actually about The Mandalorian. This seems like a weird thing to say, as Din is the lead character and the focus of the…

March 8, 2023
TV Review: The Mandalorian Season 3, Episode 1

By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation And we are back! After a nearly three year wait (kind of, more on that in a second), The Mandalorian has reached our TV screens once again. For better and for worse, the show continues to be one of our true remaining “event TV” programs, able to get news cycles…

March 3, 2023
TV Review: The Mandalorian Season 2 – Mega Review

By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Remember COVID-19? Ok hear me out. I know referencing that in the start of a Star Wars review sounds weird as hell but it has a purpose. While we are still in the middle of said pandemic (and it doesn’t seem to be going away anytime soon), 2020 was the…

March 1, 2023
TV Review: The Mandalorian Season 1 – Mega Review

By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation It has been over 3 years since the first season of The Mandalorian first aired back in late 2019 as the first real “killer app” for Disney+. In fact, Disney was so confident in The Mandalorian as their big show that they launched the service with the program premiering on…

February 28, 2023
TV Review: The Last of Us, Episode 4

By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation About partway through this episode of The Last of Us, Joel and Ellie are attacked by a group of what they assume to be raiders. Joel tries to fend them off while Ellie goes into hiding, but Joel is cornered and nearly chocked to death. Ellie comes to his rescue…

February 9, 2023
TV Review: The Last of Us, Episode 3

By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Oh wow. The praise going into this episode of The Last of Us was near overwhelming to the point where I was worried it wasn’t going to live up to it. It’s easy to get swept up in hype and lose the bigger picture, and I like to keep a…

February 8, 2023
TV Review: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Episode 7

By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Immediately The Retreat stands out as a stronger then usual episode of the show for a couple of reasons. From it’s opening montage depicting Jen’s new lease on life after finding somebody she genuine connects with – only to immediately lose it as soon she sleeps with him. And then…

February 7, 2023