The spring season is underway when it comes to broadcast TV, as the next month will feature a lot of returning shows, but broadcast TV hasn’t been my jam for years, outside of a sitcom or two. We’ve had a number of things we’ve checked out, but a lot of what I’ve been doing is rewatching older stuff. There’s a good mix of things as we gear up to get back into our Nordic Noir and some Brit crime, but as we barely watch any primetime broadcast stuff, it’s pretty much a feast or famine kind of situation for a lot of things.
Time in the evenings to watch much for me the last couple of weeks has been scarce as I’ve crashed hard during the evenings since I’m now on dementia duty with my mother. That said, there have been a lot of fun things recently, and I’ll cover briefly those that are worth checking out.
While I’m getting ready to start both Cape Fear and Star City, I wanted to finish off a few other small projects. One of those is a series I’m taking my time with, with Off-Campus. I’ve got two episodes of it left, and I continue to love that it’s embracing its horny side and all the awkwardness from it. A fun cast and it fills some of the void that disappeared after the first season or two of that HBO Max series The Sex Lives of College Girls.
On the movie side, Kelin has checked in with a look at Masters of the Universe. “Will ‘Masters of the Universe’ be a success? I have no idea. Normally, I don’t bring potential box office into my reviews, as that’s not an indicator of quality. That being said, it’s clear that the franchise keeps getting new incarnations because of the hope in reviving a potential toy juggernaut (the movie is produced by Mattel, whose previous success with “Barbie” certainly taught them that a hit movie can revive a huge toy brand), so I suppose I must touch upon it. The reality is, I believe most people who watch this – provided they enter with a lighthearted mindset – are likely to have at least a little fun. They aren’t going to be swayed by revolutionary visual effects, cinematography, and no actor is getting an Oscar nomination for this.
But teens will likely walk out of the theater quoting funny lines (it’s one of the few movies I’ve seen where the metric for being a bad guy is because “he has a skull for a head”). Younger kids (despite the PG-13 rating) will likely find the battle sequences to be cool, and I wouldn’t be surprised if new He-Man fans are born from these screenings. Even the script’s willingness to poke fun at some of the funny names will condition older audience members to relax a little and accept a battle sequence involving a man with a giant, iron fist fighting alongside a man with a long, metal neck. “Masters of the Universe” is likely a corporate product. There’s little denying that. At least it was helmed by a man who seemed to understand why the material was a hit in the first place, and the balance needed if the franchise was going to come back in a big way. If the franchise does come back, though, hopefully no one is inspired to run around in a loincloth.”
Check out the full review.
Movie reviews:
- Masters of the Universe Review
- Insidious (2011)
- Obsession (2026)
- Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour
- Animal Farm
- Hard Boiled (1992)
- Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake
- The Drama
- Ravenous (1999) Movie Review
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
- The Crying Game
- Project Hail Mary
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)
- The Mummy (1999)
- The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie
- Primate (2026) Review
- Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
- GOAT Review
- Wolf Man (2025) Review
- Kokoho Review
- Melania Review
- SpongeBob SquarePants The Movie
- Mercy
- Civil War (2024)
- Marty Supreme
- Alice in Wonderland (1966) Review
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- The Running Man (2025) Movie Review
- 28 Years Later (2025) Movie Review
- Rental Family
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- Brokeback Mountain (2005) 20th Anniversary
- Mimic: The Director’s Cut (1997)
- Twinless (2025)
- Wake Up Dead Man
- Jay Kelly
- Bones and All (2022) Review
- In a Glass Cage (1986) Review
- Ponyboi (2025) Review
- The Compatriots (2024) Review
- Went Up the Hill (2025) Review
- Shin Godzilla
- Zootopia 2
- The Wiz (1978) Review
- Longlegs (2024) Review
- The Long Walk (2025) Review
- The Shining (1980) Review
- Return to Oz (1985) Review
- ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Review
- Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Review
- Thunderbolts* Review
- Captain America: Brave New World Review
- Fixed
- Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning
- The Lord of the Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim Review
- Make a Girl Review
- The Boy and the Heron Review
- Perfect Days Review
- Wicked Little Letters Review
- The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
- The Marvels 4K UHD Review
- HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Movie Review
- The Crow Steelbook 4K Ultra HD Review
- The Idea of You Review
- SPY x FAMILY CODE: White’ Review
- Sometimes I Think About Dying Review
- Rascal Does Not Dream Double Feature Review
- The Marvels Review
- The Zone of Interest Review
- GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto Anime Movie Review
- Night of the Comet Collector’s Edition 4K Ultra HD Review
- Hayao Miyazaki Says ‘Farewell’ with “The Boy and the Heron”
- The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes Review
- The Canterville Ghost
- Animation Is Film 2023: The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story
- Animation Is Film 2023: Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower
- Animation Is Film 2023: The Concierge Review
- Animation Is Film 2023: The Boy and the Heron
- The Inventor
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Film Review
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods Review
- Justice League: Warworld Blu-ray Review
- The Little Mermaid
- The Boxtrolls Review
- Kubo and the Two-Strings Review
- Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania Review
- Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never Ends Anime Movie Review
- Sword Art Online The Movie – Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night Movie Review
- Mobile Suit Gundam Cucuruz Doan’s Island
- Missing Review
- The Whale Review
- Point of No Return Review
- Blonde Review
- Wendell & Wild
- Clerks III Review
- Luck Review
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
- Hustle Review
- Top Gun: Maverick Review
- The Bob’s Burgers Movie Review
- Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers Review
- Stu’s Show Review
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture – The Director’s Edition Review
- Bubble Anime Review
- Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis Anime Review
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Review
- Turning Red Review
- The Batman Review
- Belle Review
- Drive My Car Review
- The Power of the Dog Review
- Robin Robin Review
- BoxBallet Review
- Bestia Review
- Eternals Review
- Encanto Review
- 8-Bit Christmas Review
- Music Box: Jagged Review
- Ghostbusters: Afterlife Review
- Tick, Tick…BOOM! Review
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review
- Free Guy Review
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission Review
- Dune (2021) Review
- Black Widow
- Jungle Cruise Review
- As the Village Sleeps Review
- Space Jam: A New Legacy Review
- A Quiet Place Part II Review
- Knots: A Forced Marriage Story Review
- School-Live! The Movie Blu-ray Review
- In the Heights Review
- Over the Moon Review
- Feeling Through Review
- Two Distant Strangers review
- Yes-People Review
- A Love Song for Latasha Review
- If Anything Happens I Love You Review
- Burrow Review
- Godzilla vs Kong
- Happy Happy Joy Joy: The Ren & Stimpy Story Review
- Kamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under Years Preview
- Raya and the Last Dragon Review
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Review
- The Little Things Review
- In Other Words Review
- Earwig and the Witch Review
What did you watch this past week?
Chris Beveridge
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Chris has been writing about anime, manga, movies and comics for well on twenty years now. He began AnimeOnDVD.com back in 1998 and has covered nearly every anime release that’s come out in the US ever since.
He likes to write a lot, as you can see.
