Kyle Wilson, Author at The Lamplight Review

Assistant Editor. Rotten Tomatoes Approved Critic. Phoenix Critics Circle member. Co-Host of the Drinks & Discourse Podcast. ASU Sun Devil. Resident DC Comics expert. Co-Founder of our previous brand: The Nerd Repository.

TV Reviews

TV Review: ‘Lost in Space’

The campy retro-futuristic classic Lost in Space is being rebooted yet again despite the star-studded disastrous outing on the big screen in the ...

By Kyle WilsonApril 4, 20181

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Tomb Raider’

Lara Croft isn’t just one of the most recognizable female heroes in pop culture, she’s also easily one of the iconic video game ...

By Kyle WilsonMarch 15, 20180

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘A Wrinkle in Time’

A Wrinkle in Time isn't the multigenerational grand slam Disney was hoping for and most likely won't connect much with anyone over the ...

By Kyle WilsonMarch 8, 20180

Interviews

‘The Tick’ Interview: Stars Peter Serafinowicz and Griffin Newman on Season 1 Part 2

Destiny’s powerful hand is once again at the backs of The Tick and Arthur as Amazon’s Studios infectious reboot of the beloved characters ...

By Kyle WilsonFebruary 21, 20180

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’

The Empire Strikes Back is widely regarded as the best sequel of all time, as well as the best of all the Star ...

By Kyle WilsonDecember 12, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Justice League’

Warner Bros. has doubled down financially to protect their DC Extended Universe after their flagship superhero team-up Justice League suffered massive behind the ...

By Kyle WilsonNovember 15, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘The LEGO Ninjago Movie’

The LEGO films thus far are 2 for 2, with both The LEGO Movie and The LEGO Batman Movie being wonderful surprises with ...

By Kyle WilsonSeptember 22, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘IT’

This year has already provided a disappointing Stephen King adaptation, but fans of the master of horror need not worry because The Dark ...

By Kyle WilsonSeptember 7, 20170

DVD & Blu-Ray Reviews

Blu-Ray Review: ‘Star Wars Rebels: Complete Season Three’

The merry band of the Ghost crew have come a long way from their whimsical beginnings on Star Wars Rebels and the third season ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 29, 20170

DVD & Blu-Ray Reviews

Blu-Ray Review: ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete Second Season’

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this post. The opinions I share are ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 22, 20170

TV Reviews

TV Review: ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ on Disney XD

A world without a Spider-Man cartoon currently airing is a sad world indeed and Marvel and Disney XD agree with us. The end ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 18, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘What Happened to Monday?’

Netflix continues to be the place for some of the best TV anywhere, but has yet to really find their groove in the ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 17, 20170

TV Reviews

TV Review: ‘Marvel’s The Defenders’

Four heroes, fives seasons on Netflix and everything has led to this – Marvel’s small screen super team is finally coming together this ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 16, 20170

Interviews

Interview: ‘What Happened to Monday?’ Director Tommy Wirkola on Netflix’s Exclusive Sci-Fi Actioner

UpDirector Tommy Wirkola’s (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow) latest film What Happened to Monday? is getting an exclusive release on Netflix ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 15, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Brigsby Bear’

Everyone has fond memories of their favorite childhood television shows due to the adventures the characters took or the lessons and morals learned. ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 10, 20170

Interviews

Comic-Con 2017: Scott Menville Dishes on Robin Breaking the Fourth Wall on ‘Teen Titans Go!’

The Night Begins to Shine is currently rocking Cartoon Network with it’s 80’s-tastic Teen Titans Go! four night event, but the insanity doesn’t ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 4, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘The Dark Tower’

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.” With these iconic words a sweeping, epic series of novels by ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 3, 20170

Interviews

Comic-Con 2017: Greg Cipes on Beast Boy in ‘The Night Begins to Shine’ Event

The night has begun to shine on Cartoon Network with last night’s premiere of The Night Begins to Shine Part 1. We got ...

By Kyle WilsonAugust 2, 20170

Interviews

Comic-Con 2017: Tara Strong Talks ‘Teen Titans Go!’ Four Night Event

Teen Titans Go! is bringing back epic 80’s animation with the four night event The Night Begins to Shine on Cartoon Network. Tara ...

By Kyle WilsonJuly 31, 20170

Features

Comic-Con 2017: Cosplay Photo Gallery

The dust is just now settling from another wild and memorable weekend for fans from around the globe that attended San Diego Comic-Con ...

By Kyle WilsonJuly 25, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a wondrous achievement in film, the likes of which previously were only the stuff of a comic book ...

By Kyle WilsonJuly 7, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘The Big Sick’

Kumail Nanjiani is one of the funnier names working in comedy, but yet many probably don’t recognize his face aside from his wonderfully ...

By Kyle WilsonJune 30, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘The Bad Batch’

The Bad Batch, written and directed by Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night), isn’t your typical dystopian genre film. ...

By Kyle WilsonJune 22, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’

Transformers: The Last Knight is reportedly Michael Bay’s last go-round with the reimagined 80’s cartoon franchise and if so, the divisive director held ...

By Kyle WilsonJune 21, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Cars 3’

Disney and Pixar’s Cars films have made the studio absurd amounts of money and have delighted kids and their predisposed car obsessions since ...

By Kyle WilsonJune 14, 20170

DVD & Blu-Ray Reviews

Blu-Ray Review: ‘The LEGO Batman Movie’

The LEGO Movie wasn’t big enough to hold the LEGO Dark Knight, so the little man in black got his very own spin-off ...

By Kyle WilsonJune 13, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘The Mummy’

Shared universes are all the rage in Hollywood right now, but so far only the comic book universes of Marvel and DC have ...

By Kyle WilsonJune 10, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Dean’

Demetri Martin is best known for his hilarious and thoughtful stand-up and his well received Comedy Central show Important Things with Demetri Martin. ...

By Kyle WilsonJune 2, 20170

Interviews

‘Dean’ Interview: Demetri Martin Talks Loss, His First Film, and Kevin Kline

Comedian Demetri Martin is doing quadruple duty as writer/director/star/producer in his debut film Dean. The film is a not-quite-autobiographical, but still very personal ...

By Kyle WilsonJune 1, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Wonder Woman’

The journey of the world’s most iconic superheroine to her first solo adventure on the big screen has been a long and arduous ...

By Kyle WilsonMay 31, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales’

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales brings the iconic Jack Sparrow back to the big screen for his fifth adventure in ...

By Kyle WilsonMay 26, 20170

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Alien: Covenant’

Alien: Covenant is the direct sequel to the mostly critically maligned franchise prequel Prometheus. While initially I aggressively despised Prometheus like most critics, since ...

By Kyle WilsonMay 18, 20170