Actor Brett Dalton is simply not pulling off the evil-invincible-alien-god thing on ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, is he? This week, he adopts a weird accent I don’t recall him having in other episodes for no particul...
Before anyone starts angrily typing on their keyboards about the lack of originality in Hollywood or how studios no longer take risks, here are some examples where reboots and remakes might prove entertaining.
As if the depiction of time travel on ‘The Flash’ weren’t infuriatingly illogical and inconsistent enough, spinoff ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ somehow makes just as little sense but in completely different ...
With ‘Game of Thrones’ back to its regular timeslot on Sunday nights, ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ is no longer a Day 1 viewing priority for me. I suspect that the two shows have a lot of viewer overlap and that...
After a few weeks of treading water (although entertainingly), ‘Bates Motel’ finally makes some forward progress this week with events that are sure to impact the Season 4 finale. Also of note is that this week’s...
‘Body’ is such a deliberately modest movie that it will likely be overlooked despite working about as well as it possibly could. First-time feature writers/directors Dan Berk and Robert Olsen set out to make a tight an...
To the disappointment of the show’s many fans, the fifth season of ‘Game of Thrones’ was decidedly its weakest. As a consequence, the sixth season arrives with a lot less hype and anticipation than usual. Still, ...
A co-production with the BBC, AMC’s new spy thriller drama ‘The Night Manager’ aired in the UK a couple months ago and has only made its way across the pond starting last week. British viewers already know how it...
Disney just can’t be stopped. Not only did ‘The Jungle Book’ stay at the top of the box office and devour Universal’s ‘Snow White’ spinoff, but ‘Zootopia’ crossed a huge milestone th...
This week’s big Blu-ray releases include a Christmas movie (in April!) and a dumb sequel nobody asked for. Frankly, I’m fine with that. I didn’t need to spend any money right now anyway.
Recent news that behind-the-scenes turmoil at ABC’s long-running ‘Castle’ will result in one of the co-leads exiting the series begs the question: How is ‘Castle’ even still on the air? Once a fairly ...
The world was shaken yesterday by the news that rock icon (and occasionally actor and filmmaker) Prince died unexpectedly at the age of 57. Sadly, his wasn’t the only notable passing this week.
