Leah Schnelbach

1 week ago | reactormag.com | Leah Schnelbach

The season finale of Daredevil: Born Again is titled “Straight To Hell”! It was directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and written by Heather Bellson & Dario Scardapane. It’s… a mixed bag. Overall I thought it worked well to tie various threads up, and to set up the next season, but there were moments when you could see the seams where the old version of the show met the new.

2 weeks ago | reactormag.com | Leah Schnelbach

The eighth episode of Daredevil: Born Again “Isle of Joy” is directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead and written by Jesse Wigutow and Dario Scardapane. I think we need to cool it with the “It’s so over/we’re so back!” rollercoaster—I’m getting dizzy. This week was pretty good, and then the last ten minutes were GREAT. Let’s dig into why!I figured we were back on track from the opening moments, when we see close-up of a beautiful blue rose.

3 weeks ago | reactormag.com | Leah Schnelbach

This week’s Daredevil: Born Again episode, “Art for Art’s Sake” was directed by David Boyd and written by Jill Blankenship. I wish I could say that the show turned a corner, and that the high of last week’s double episode continued, but I thought this episode felt rushed and much thinner than the previous two. Let’s get into it below. Angela Del Toro is lying in a hospital bed having a nightmare that’s mostly scenes from the fight between Daredevil and Muse.

4 weeks ago | reactormag.com | Leah Schnelbach

The fifth and sixth episodes of Daredevil: Born Again, are “With Interest”, directed by Jeffrey Nachmanoff and written by Grainne Godfree, and “Excessive Force”, directed by David Boyd and written by Thomas Wong. I am guessing some people will be divided on Daredevil this week, with some viewers deciding the first episode is too fluffy, while the second one is the DARK GRITTY EXPLORATION OF HUMAN DEPRAVITY. Others might think the second hour is a little too dark’n’gritty. Personally I loved both.

1 month ago | reactormag.com | Leah Schnelbach

I’ll admit I was nervous about the third Paddington movie. The first one is a miracle of a children’s film: genuinely funny for all ages, warmhearted and touching without ever being cloying. It was made by people who understand that children deserve even better films than adults get. The second film is a masterpiece. An absolute all-time classic that was so good, its power became a running gag in a different movie, made by different people, for a different audience.