Cheryl Wassenaar

Allegedly a fan of new-fangled things like video games, Star Wars, and not-so-new-fangled things like books. The pile keeps getting bigger.
Hulu

The Handmaid's Tale review: A whole new world

by Cheryl Wassenaar
The Handmaid's Tale slows everything down this week in an episode that sets up the endgame of the entire season, for better or worse. June's back in...
Romance

Say No to the Duke is sweetly deep for summer

by Cheryl Wassenaar
With smoldering feelings and some touching emotional journeys, Eloisa James' Say No to the Duke has lots to offer for romance fans. From the moment...
Marvel Movies

Not everyone likes Peter's new look in Far From Home

by Cheryl Wassenaar
Sure, Peter Parker probably has to grow into his Tony-Stark-approved glasses, but Spider-Man: Far From Home has someone who doesn't like them at...
Netflix

Stranger Things introduces Mayor Kline and the Fun Fair

by Cheryl Wassenaar
If the emphasis being placed on it is any indication, things will come to a head at the Fun Fair in Hawkins during Stranger Things 3. Between the...
Hulu

The Handmaid's Tale review: The real power of Gilead

by Cheryl Wassenaar
In what's the most fascinating episode of The Handmaid's Tale in a long time, as well as the most unsettling, June goes to Washington. Christopher...
Books

Wicked Fox will make you want a sequel

by Cheryl Wassenaar
Kat Cho's debut novel will lure you in without any trouble, but it's impressive that Wicked Fox could be a complete story without an already-planned...
Science Fiction

Empress of Forever is a sci-fi journey you'll enjoy

by Cheryl Wassenaar
Max Gladstone's latest owes plenty to traditional story beats and forms, but the trappings make for a wild adventure that's worth the time. You...
Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame's new version has seven more minutes

by Cheryl Wassenaar
Should you return to see Avengers: Endgame in theaters when it returns next week, it sounds like you'll be there for more than just one new...
Romance

Some Like It Scandalous is so cute it should be a scandal

by Cheryl Wassenaar
If Some Like it Scandalous' debate on the power of makeup embedded into a romance story doesn't pull you in, the hero probably will. Some Like it...
Hulu

The Handmaid's Tale asks what its women want

by Cheryl Wassenaar
Maybe the central premise of this week's The Handmaid's Tale doesn't make sense, but the emotional plot development does work. Snow flurries are...
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