Lauren Coates

Lauren Coates is a freelancer with a passion for sci-fi, an unhealthy obsession with bad reality television, and a constant yearning to be at Disney World. You can follow her on Twitter @laurenjcoates, where she’s probably talking about Star Trek.

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ review: Jonathan Majors conquers in ugly, lackluster entry of the MCU

Despite maintaining a firm position as the most financially successful film franchise of all time, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has… Read More

February 14, 2023

‘Poker Face’ review: Rian Johnson’s beguiling new mystery series has an ace up its sleeve and it’s Natasha Lyonne

Between the runaway success of the Academy Award-nominated Knives Out and its recent sequel Glass Onion, there’s no doubt about… Read More

January 25, 2023

‘Wednesday’ review: Jenna Ortega’s snappy performance is the best thing about this paint-by-numbers teen drama

Though Netflix is hardly the end-all-be-all of teen dramas (that title more likely goes to the CW), the streamer has… Read More

November 18, 2022

‘Ticket to Paradise’ review: George Clooney and Julia Roberts spark an old flame in a rom-com that fizzles out

With teen comedies enjoying a resurgence thanks to the ever-growing popularity of Netflix originals, another once-beloved 00s genre is looking… Read More

October 21, 2022

‘Cobra Kai’ review: Season three ups the ante with more karate and more laughs [A]

Considering its humble roots as an original series on the short-lived YouTube Red, it’s been nothing short of a delight… Read More

September 6, 2022

‘Love in the Villa’ review: Charming leads Kat Graham and Tom Hopper can’t save unfunny and cliché-ridden rom-com [D+]

(L to R) Kat Graham as Julie, Tom Hopper as Charlie in 'Love In The Villa' Amidst the hundred million-dollar… Read More

September 1, 2022

‘The Sandman’ review: Neil Gaiman’s glossiest and most cinematic adaptation yet is moody, broody and a bit too attitude-y [B]

Between Coraline, Good Omens, Stardust, and countless other titles, Neil Gaiman’s impressive repertoire of books and graphic novels remain prime… Read More

August 5, 2022

‘Bullet Train’ review: A high-speed, uber-violent Agatha Christie mystery on acid and a bloody good time [B+]

After delivering one of the last decades most undoubtedly influential action films in John Wick, it’s not a stretch to… Read More

August 2, 2022

‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ Season 3 review: The kids are off to summer camp with a too meta mock-doc setup and a barely there Olivia Rodrigo [C+]

Returning for a third, highly anticipated season, Disney+’s hit High School Musical: The Musical: The Series transplants its singing and… Read More

July 18, 2022

Review: ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ brings Sam Raimi’s deliciously twisted sensibilities to the MCU, Elizabeth Olsen is film’s MVP [Grade: B+]

Hot off the combined success of Avengers: Endgame, WandaVision, and What If? Marvel certainly had no shortage of characters to… Read More

May 3, 2022

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