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Doctor Who Episode Review: Rogue (2024)

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Synopsis: While attending a 19th Century British ball, the Doctor ( Ncuti Gatwa ) and Ruby Sunday ( Millie Gibson ) must confront a group of alien shapeshifters, known as the Chuldur, who are killing off and impersonating guests as part of a Bridgerton cosplay. Helping the Doctor is a bounty hunter by the name of Rogue ( Jonathan Groff ), who also becomes a love interest for the time traveler. Review: The new season of Doctor Who just started so my wife and I made an effort to get caught up this past weekend, starting with Rogue . Overall, I think I can say I enjoyed this one. The main plot is a little confusing because the cosplay alien idea doesn't make a ton of sense if you think too much about it. I would assume the Chuldur aren't time travelers because, if that was a common alien technology, the Doctor wouldn't be anything special. Yet, unless I misunderstood something, they were cosplaying a 21st century show in the 19th century.  That said, I did like the idea of ...

Movie Review: Knock at the Cabin (2023)

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Synopsis: An 8-year-old girl, Wen, is vacationing at a remote cabin with her two adoptive dads, Eric and Andrew when a massive man by the name of Leonard walks up to her saying he wants to be her friend. He is soon joined by three others who force their way into the cabin and take Wen and her parents hostage. According to the group, they all shared a vision of the world coming to an end and the only way to prevent the apocalypse is for Wen's family to pick one of their own to sacrifice. Who's in it? The movie stars  Dave Bautista ,  Jonathan Groff ,  Ben Aldridge ,  Rupert Grint and  Kristen Cui. Review: Even though I have mixed feelings about M. Night Shyamalan movies, the trailer for this one made it look refreshingly scary. So, when I came across it on Peacock this week, I added it to my list for family movie night. Unfortunately, while not terrible, the movie did fail to live up to expectations. The premise of the film isn't a bad one. I've seen plenty o...