Chris Diggins

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"Lord" Chris Diggins, "Grand Prognosticator of ThePopBreak.com" is a staff writer and incorrigible layabout for The Pop Break. He usually reviews TV and movies, although he sometimes writes ludicrously long pieces of critical analysis and badgers the editors to publish it. He cannot be stopped.

What We Do in the Shadows Review: Vampires in Staten Island Are Quite Hilarious

Chris Diggins - March 29, 2019

Before he found mainstream success with Thor: Ragnarok, Taika Waititi was perhaps best known for co-directing the cult hit mockumentary What We Do in...

Review: Alita: Battle Angel is Great if You Ignore Its Flaws

Chris Diggins - February 17, 2019

Alita: Battle Angel Plot Summary: Dr. Dyson Ido (Christoph Waltz) finds a living cyborg thrown away in the junkyard of Iron City and decides to...

Review: Bad Times at the El Royale is Fun but Forgettable

Chris Diggins - October 14, 2018

Bad Times at the El Royale Plot Summary: A priest (Jeff Bridges), a singer (Cynthia Erivo), a vacuum salesman (Jon Hamm), and a young woman...

Riverdale’s Season 3 Premiere Reminds Us How Much Fun This Show Really Is

Chris Diggins - October 11, 2018

Riverdale Season 3 Premiere Plot Summary: Archie's (KJ Apa) murder trial draws to a close just as summer ends, and he asks his friends to...

Sorry to Bother You is a Fun, Brilliant, Insightful Summer Film

Chris Diggins - July 9, 2018

Photo Credit: Doug Emmett/Sundance InstituteCassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) takes a job as a telemarketer to make ends meet, and soon finds himself sucked...

Review: Westworld, ‘Les Écorchés’ – A Tale of Two Westworlds

Chris Diggins - June 5, 2018

Les Écorchés Plot Summary: Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) begins her assault on the Mesa. Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) tries to figure out why Ford (Anthony Hopkins)...

Westworld, ‘Akane no Mai’ Review: Samurais, Empathy & Teddy Flood

Chris Diggins - May 23, 2018

Westworld, 'Akane no Mai' Plot Summary: Maeve (Thandie Newton) and her companions end up embroiled in a strangely familiar story in the park’s Edo period...

Westworld, ‘Virtù e Fortuna’ Showcases Characters’ Internal Conflicts

Chris Diggins - May 7, 2018

Westworld, 'Virtù e Fortuna' Plot Summary: Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) recruits the Confederados to her cause. Peter Abernathy (Louis Herthum) slips out of Charlotte's (Tessa...

The Westworld Season 2 Premiere: A Showcase of the Series’ Weaknesses

Chris Diggins - April 23, 2018

Everyone struggles to pick up the pieces after the explosive revolt of the hosts at the end of last season. Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood)...

Mute: A Dystopian Wasteland of Good Ideas

Chris Diggins - February 27, 2018

Mute Plot Summary: Leo (Alexander Skarsgard) navigates the seedy underworld of a near-future Berlin to find out what happened to his girlfriend, while an AWOL...

The Cloverfield Paradox: Shock, Schlock, & Alright

Chris Diggins - February 5, 2018

Cloverfield Paradox Plot Summary: After a terrible accident with their particle accelerator, the crew of a space station race to figure out what happened and...

Altered Carbon Series Premiere: Solid Cyberpunk Fare

Chris Diggins - February 2, 2018

Altered Carbon Series Premiere Plot Summary: Former rebel and convicted terrorist Takeshi Kovacs (Will Yun Lee) is awakened and put into a new body (Joel...

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