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My Spy is Hiding on Amazon Prime!

21 May

By Ed Sum
(The Vintage Tempest)

Available on
Amazon Prime Video (Canada)

Spoiler Alert

My Spy with my little eye is a story comparable to Jackie Chan’s Spy Next Door. Both involve a CIA operative trying to maintain his cover while dealing with kids. In this latest take, there is only one tween and she’s one smart cookie. Sophie (Chloe Coleman) discovers J.J. (Dave Bautista) and Bobbie, his tech support (Kristen Schaal), are monitoring her family. She only has mom and has to be one tough cookie if they are to enjoy some kind of family life. It’s tough when she has made no genuine friends in school. The two moved back to America to begin anew after Dad died some time ago. Neither knew about his secret life, and nor did they know of what he hid in the “family” closet.

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LEGO DC: Shazam–Magic, Mayhem and Monsters!

1 May
LEGO DC Shazam! Magic and Monsters Digital, Blu-ray Release Date ...

Available to pre-order on Amazon USA

By Ed Sum
(The Vintage Tempest)

Available on digital:
April 28, 2020

Coming to Blu-ray/DVD on
June 16, 2020.

The ever-expanding LEGO DC universe has a new hero! The past couple of years have seen the Justice League take on various threats, but we’ve never seen the ethereal realm get examined. Shazam: Magic and Monsters is a very welcome addition which re-introduces the mystical superhero (voiced by Sean Astin) and hopefully sets the tone for what else to come.

The worm Mr. Mind (Jonny Rees) has plans for the Justice League in his bid to rule Earth. When he becomes much too powerful, enter Shazam’s rival Black Adam (Imari Williams), and a nastier scheme which shows not even Mind has thought of plotting.

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When the Folklore Doesn’t Hit Home in Netflix’s Spectros

5 Apr

By Ed Sum
(The Vintage Tempest)

Anyone who loves the supernatural flavour which comes out of traditional Japan should tune into Spectros right away! The series blends paranormal with breakfast club mentality from three teens–Pardal (Danilo Mesquita), Carla (Mariana Sena) and Mila (Cláudia Okuno)–coming together to deal with the supernatural coalescing in their neighbourhood of Liberdade in São Paulo, Brazil.

Ultimately, this series is the type of cheesy pulp action style fun expected when showrunner Douglas Petrie was a key figure in the production of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

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Hold all of Boss Baby’s Calls! How long will his tenure last?

3 Apr

The Boss Baby: Back in Business (TV Series 2018– ) - IMDbBy Ed Sum
(The Vintage Tempest)

DreamWorks’ continuing adventures with The Boss Baby may well be this animation studio’s most under-appreciated franchise. It takes inspiration from the picture book by Marla Frazee, and the Netflix series further develops the relationship between Boss Baby and Tim. The first season saw them team up to deal with Mega Fat CEO Baby, and the second with the elderly for who needs care more. The third deals with Bubbeezee, a firm whose products are said to keep infants safe from harm.

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