Mitchell Akhurst, Author at Flixist

Mitchell Akhurst

A weird little kid at heart, Mitchell loves practically anything involving space or magic and likes to collect an encyclopedic knowledge of genre film. When not watching movies he reviews games and writes unpublishable fiction.

Recap: House of the Dragon – Episode One

In a break from HBO tradition, House of the Dragon is a blockbuster TV series that fuses melodrama, sexual violence, and body horror ...

By Mitchell AkhurstAugust 26, 20220

Four Spartans from Halo including the Master Chief

Halo: Spoiler-Free Review

Halo is exactly what you think it is. The first two episodes of Halo, streaming soon on Paramount+, do not resemble traditional science ...

By Mitchell AkhurstMarch 21, 20220

Those Who Wish Me Dead review

Review: Those Who Wish Me Dead

Telling the story of a boy on the run who meets a fire lookout suffering from post-traumatic stress, Those Who Wish Me Dead ...

By Mitchell AkhurstMay 17, 20210

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Series Premiere

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Recap: Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 2 – Cut and Run

In 19 BBY, a clone commando unit was sentenced to death for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from Tipoca ...

By Mitchell AkhurstMay 7, 20210

Star Wars: The Bad Batch Series Premiere

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Recap: Star Wars: The Bad Batch Episode 1 – Aftermath

‘Aftermath’, the feature-length pilot of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, is without a doubt the strangest and most earnestly geeky addition to Star ...

By Mitchell AkhurstMay 5, 20210