James Philbrick

The trailer for Marvel's highly anticipated finale to the first three phases of the MCU has dropped today! As a result, there are a lot of things that were discovered about Avengers: Infinity War ! 1. The Soul Stone could be in Wakanda A major part of the new trailer shows many of the heroes protecting Wakanda from Thanos and the Black Order's army. Thanos wouldn't waste his time attacking a city that has no use to him, so why is he attacking Wakanda? Wakanda could be a hiding place for the last infinity stone, the Soul Stone. This theory is also supported by the Black Panther trailer when T'Challa is shown walking around some sort of spiritual realm. This could be possible with the Soul Stone. 2. Captain America gets his shield back After the events of Captain America: Civil War , Captain America leaves his shield behind after Tony tells him that he doesn't deserve to have the shield. Now that Steve is back and the world needs Captain America, ...

Once again, The Walking Dead completely drags out the cold opening. They are just beating a dead horse when they show Gregory in terms of flashbacks.  We already know what he did, why he did it, and why we hate him, so why waste that much time on a flashback? It doesn't help that his character is so unlikable and has no redeeming qualities. Once the episode started to get going, I had a great time! After waiting 4 episodes we finally get to see what Gabriel is up to and it is worth it. Gabriel was introduced way back in season 5 and since then has been a hit or miss character. I didn't think his character was all that interesting after being around him for 2 seasons, but this new episode proves he isn't the old Gabriel we know. We get a nice throwback to how far Gabriel has come since he was first introduced and his interactions with Negan were the best parts of the episode. These two characters are polar opposites and now they are stuck together and...

The Walking Dead aired 'Just Some Guy' last night and it was the fourth episode of season eight. 'Just Some Guy' focused on Ezekiel and his downfall. The episode starts off with a familiar scene. Ezekiel is once again making his "and yet I smile" motivational speech. However, the scene takes a dark turn as the audience goes from seeing the Kingdom army cheering and surrounding their king to the Kingdom army dead and piled on top of their king. This scene had emotional depth for Ezekiel but failed to deliver an emotional response towards the nameless army. The special effects crew did a great job with this scene and the episode as a whole. This episode had much better special effects than the previous episodes and I didn't see anything that made me feel disconnected from the show. It was interesting to see Ezekiel so broken. Ever since his first introduction, he has constantly put on a show for the good of his people. He never broke charact...

The Walking Dead aired 'Monsters' last night and it was the third episode of season eight. 'Monsters' was the first episode this season to disappoint me and cause a loss of interest. First off, the cold opening was extremely weak. It was choppy, disorganized, and edited awfully. I'm not sure what the producers were trying to do, but it didn't work. The opening consisted of several fades to black and confusing voiceovers for no apparent reason. I really thought something was wrong with my TV or my network. Audiences were also given more motivational speeches as if we don't know what the characters are fighting for. We already know the impact of the war and what is at stake, so do the characters in the show, so there is no need for constant reminders. This cold opening should have been left out or edited in a completely different way. It was not a good start to a mediocre episode.   After last week's cliffhanger, I was extremely excited to...

Walking Dead aired “The Damned” last night. The episode is the second of the eighth season and included fast-paced action, a throwback to the first season, and fresh new ideas.   Even though the show is now moving quicker than usual, it is still an improvement on the storyline from The Walking Dead comic series. This episode was everything I wanted from the comics. The comics are very fast-paced, which is a major strength. However, I wanted the war with the Saviors to be fleshed out more. The show took a weakness from the comic and satisfied all fans with their additions to the storyline.   Another one of the strengths of this season is the war mood is much more evident than it was in past seasons. In season 3, the "war" with the governor didn't feel like a war at all. Half a season was spent talking about war and then there was little payoff. This has been a common theme in the show and this season sets out to change that.  Season 8 actually fe...

The Walking Dead season 8 premiere marks the show’s 100th episode and the beginning of the famous storyline, All Out War. There was a lot of anticipation for the episode, which was titled "Mercy", and the show did not disappoint. Throughout the episode, there was a very clear sense of what everyone was fighting for. They were fighting for their friends, family, and their future. Rick is fighting for the future as well as his personal vengeance against Negan. The new introduction was great as always. Each character gets their unique title card and new additions always work extremely well. I’m glad they still show the shot of the walker strolling through the field from Season 2. Near the beginning of the episode, there is a scene where Carl is scavenging for gas. This was a mirror scene of the first episode of the series where Rick is getting gas while heading to Atlanta. This scene was a great throwback and a subtle way of celebrating the show’s 100th episod...

After over two years of saying it would never happen, we are finally getting a  Walking Dead  and  Fear the Walking Dead  crossover! Ever since Fear the Walking Dead premiered in August of 2015, creators of both shows stated several times that the two shows would never cross over. However, Robert Kirkman, creator of  The Walking Dead , has now said otherwise! The news was confirmed this weekend at The Walking Dead's panel at the New York Comic Con.  "I think that we've finally gotten to a place with Fear the Walking dead where it has its own identity," Kirkman said. "there are two  Walking Dead  shows, I'm not going to name them, but there are two...There is one character that is going to go from one show that will go from one show and appear in the other show, that I will not name." Although fans don't know what character will be part of the crossover, they sure have something to look forward to. It will be a challenge ...