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.

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

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.

Written by: Kevin Berge

In a time of great turmoil and doubt, we can all rest easy knowing My Hero Academia is here to be a light in the dark. This series always comes back to deliver more greatness in the wake of a growing top shonen anime drought.

I don't mind having the time to catch up on the older work, but MHA forces me to stay up to date with at least one series. While not perfect, this is the type of series I get excited about when I think on what anime does best.

It is excitement, drama, building stakes, surprising depth, and a slew of unique characters all with their own goals. Season 3, 4, 5, I don't care just keep bringing more. There are few series or films I'd rather watch more right now.

Written by: Kevin Berge

When you see a lot of movies in one year, they begin to blur together. As I make a more concerted effort to watch the best films of the year in theaters, I have been witness to a whole lot of completely average movies.

This is especially true of these next four 2018 films. There's nothing outstandingly wrong with them. They are just held back by a few flaws that made each of these movies less than they could have been.

The four films focused on today are the fictional drama on a man feeding off the work of his more talented wife The Wife, a three-part short flick about racial conflict Monsters and Men, a true story biography about a man feeding off the work of his more talented wife Collette, and a dramedy about a trouble comedian All About Nina.