Written by: Kevin Berge

Quick Take: Overlord is a pure blast of energy combining the most exciting elements of action, horror, and war films to make one of the best blockbuster experiences of 2018. While its simplicity makes sure it doesn't tell much of a story, it is a pure adrenaline rush of a good time.

Written by: Kevin Berge (All Images Courtesy of: WWE.com)

WWE is always on and constantly evolving. From one era to the next, there's no break, just a slow progressive move toward a new direction. Often that change is fueled by the talent. Until Stone Cold Steve Austin told the world about Austin 3:16, there were no plans for him to take over the business.

In the last decade, WWE has been very careful to craft stars. After John Cena's breakout in popularity, he was molded into the face of the company with others carefully developed around him. The same sanitized approach to crafting main-event stars continued with Roman Reigns.

For this reason, it was almost impossible for any male star to stand out. The only division being allowed to let loose was the women's division because WWE was just trying to rectify the mistakes they made representing the women for decades.

For all these reasons, it was not completely surprising that the next true breakout star in WWE was not a man but a woman, who took her one chance at true main-event success and ran with it, potentially changing the industry for years to come.

Written by: Kevin Berge

Quick Take: The Hate U Give has the melodrama of a YA novel coupled with the intelligence and valuable insight of a movie about race relations in the aftermath of a police shooting. While emotionally manipulative in parts, it is largely a powerful, satisfying, and accessible exploration of an important topic.

Written by: Kevin Berge

2018 has been a decent year for movies. While we're still waiting for the critical darlings to arrive for their Academy Award nominee runs, the Hollywood blockbusters have almost all already been released. Marvel had arguably its best year ever on the big screen. There have been multiple smash hits outside superheroes as well.

However, most of the movies I've seen this year fall into the middle bucket of quality as good enough to sit through but far from memorable. This next crop of movies all had me excited going in, and I already find myself forgetting what they contained.

The four movies I will be concisely reviewing are the fine action reboot The Girl in the Spider's Web, the well-acted modern western The Sisters Brothers, the overlong modern crime drama The Old Man & the Gun, and the Disney wannabe animated musical Smallfoot.

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Last week was the Evolution week. It was an exciting time for change and development in professional wrestling. New stars got a chance to emerge and take the spotlight. It's hard not to be excited after a week like that.

This week was Crown Jewel week. It was a moment of reflection on just how terrible WWE is at continuing to change and develop. Old stars got the spotlight that new stars should have gotten, and the women of Evolution week were left out of large parts of the week. It's hard not to be frustrated after a week like this.

I could go into detail on how many missteps this company made with one single ill-conceived show, but I'll just focus on the bigger picture because no one has time to read every little detail of my thoughts on this mess.