The Critical Corner

Detective Pikachu was one hell of a ride from start to finish. This movie bolsters some of the best CG work I have seen in years and that’s extra special since it is an even more beloved series. The settings and shots of this movie constantly make me forget I am watching a Pokémon movie even though Pikachu and his new founded detective hat kept staring me right in my face. I do not know if it is a praise on the story or not, but the existence of Pokémon for the story was a lot smoother and more believable at times than I believed I would experience. For a movie to constantly bombard its viewers with bright and colorful “pocket monsters” it was quite dark at times and surprisingly created a world and experience I never felt before. Obviously, I am talking a lot of praise to this movie so far and to be completely honest, It was great! The Mystery presented in Detective Pikachu isn't the most complicated or hard to figure out for most older viewers, b

Last time we left off with Game of Thrones, the incredibly epic Battle for Winterfell sure seem to divide the fandom. Either you find people praising the episode’ technical accomplishments, or you could find people complaining at some weird creative decisions or the anticlimactic way it seemingly wrapped the long gestating Night King conflict. The big question after the big battle was: what now? Where could the series go after seemingly wrapping up what was supposedly the “be all, end all” war to end all wars? How could it possibly do something in the next three episodes that could potentially surpass the Army of the Death in both danger and tension? Based on what we see in “The Last of the Starks”, the answer to that makes me both curious and worried to how the final season will ultimately shake up. The episode begins the only way it could: dealing on the aftermath of the people that lost their lives in the Battle for Winterfell. What was supposed to