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Mrs Enginerd Reviews TV Shows and Movies

Get Out (2017 Movie)

It is hard to describe Jordan Peele’s directorial debut as anything other than a very very dark comedy. For a comedian that stared in roles on Mad TV and Comedy Central’s Key and Peele, this entire plot line was a refreshingly unexpected since it turned out to be a sci-fi mystery thriller masterpiece for the […]

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Overcooked (Switch)

I got introduced to this game during my sister’s five day stint at a local hospital. She had asked my husband to get her a Switch during the Black Friday sales as a gift to herself for successfully Adulting as a TSA agent. Little did she know that it would help distract her in between […]

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I, Tonya (Movie)

With a Rotten Tomatoes score of 89, the story of Tonya Harding’s rise to fame and infamy is captivating the hearts of movie fans around the world. Written and filmed as a dark comedy, a cross between Deadpool and Suicide Squad with a touch of Pacific Northwest white trash, the story depicts Tonya’s childhood abuse […]

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En español Mrs Enginerd TV Shows and Movies

Las Chicas del Cable (Netflix)

En un intento por globalizar el contenido original de Netflix, la compañía se ha alineado con varios productores de Europa para traer historias en otros idiomas. De España, han comisionado la serie Cable Girls o Las Chicas del Cable que trata la vida de las telefonistas antes de que el rotativo fuera inventado y patentizado, […]

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The Crown (Netflix)

Queen Elizabeth II, Regina, is still kicking strongly, and as of 2017, she was not only an icon of the British royalty but embodied it. Since I was a little girl, the royal family has been instrumental in piquing my interest in the history and modernization of the institution. If Kings and Queens were still […]

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2017: A Year in Review

When #45, Lord Voldemort aka he who shall not be named, was sworn into office people thought life couldn’t get worse. It did. Immediately after landing the gig of the Most Powerful Man/Leader In/Of the Free World he launched a Twitter attack on anyone and anything that opposed his way of thinking and of governing. […]

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Comic Books and Super Heroes Mrs Enginerd

The Wicked + The Divine (Image)

Twelve Gods reappear every 90 years to bring balance to the world. In their latest cycle, they decide to come back as musician superstars, possessing young people to fulfill the prophecy. The catch? After two years pass, they all die. Being chosen is both a blessing and a curse. With great power, these humans must […]

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Active Shooter: America Under Fire

Columbine. Pulse. Aurora. Navy Yard. These are a few of the incidents featured in Showtime’s documentary series Active Shooter. Eight heart wrenching episodes tell the story of the epidemic that has our classrooms and public spaces under siege. Every 19 days there is a shooting reported in the United States, many perpetrated by people who […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff TV Shows and Movies

The Orville (Fox)

This year’s San Diego Comic Con was full of marketing and activities to promote Seth MacFarlane’s new project, a parody of Star Trek called The Orville. Based on a universe where various planets have formed the Union, Captain Ed Mercer (Seth) is assigned to complete space exploration missions alongside his crew, composed of many alien […]

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“Children. I work with children” – Wonder Woman, Justice League

Wonder Woman’s success changed the big screen narrative pushing the superhero needle in the right direction. The movie’s record breaking box office popularity forced DC to make Diana the strongest leader the Justice League has ever seen. She is proof that the future is women. DC’s success depends on the WB executives’ understanding that female […]