One of my favorite things about ‘The Newsroom’ was the idea that the show would take major real-life news stories and provide “hindsight” commentary (although not for the characters) on the events. However,...
A long time ago (well, last week) in a galaxy far, far away (YouTube), J.J. Abrams and his associates at Lucasfilm and Disney gave us a first peek at what they have planned for the much-anticipated ‘Star Wars: The Force Awak...
We all love games, right? They’re usually a fun means of escape from our otherwise ordinary existence. But rarely do any of us actually get to be in a game… well, except maybe Flynn from ‘Tron’. Anyway, tha...
As the fate of ‘Constantine’ on NBC remains unclear, the network has committed to airing the rest of the show’s initial 13-episode order before it makes a decision about renewal or cancelation. I suppose I can st...
After several episodes of build-up, I’m sure I wasn’t the only ‘Walking Dead’ fan who thought the mid-season finale would be primarily devoted to a stand-off between our heroes and those holding Beth and Ca...
It’s a common trope in superhero stories that, at some point, the hero will lose his powers for a time and have to defeat a villain without them. Since this was inevitable anyway, at least ‘The Flash’ gets it ove...
As expected, ‘The Hunger Games’ repeated its box office victory for a second weekend over the Thanksgiving holiday. However, the film is still not living up to the success of its predecessor.
We hope that our readers had a nice Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. Did you brave the Black Friday retail crowds this year? Sadly, the long weekend is now over and it’s time to get back to work. Fortunately, a ...
While it might be frustrating when Pixar releases unnecessary sequels, no animation studio dips back into the well more than DreamWorks. ‘Shrek’ established the company model: Keep making sequels until all the good wil...
A few decades ago, anyone buying a ticket to a film about a priest would assume it to be a heartwarming tale about the power of faith. These days, you’ve got to assume that it’s a gut-wrenching tragedy about molestatio...
In an age filled with loud screeching horror movies and gore-wielding gross-outs, along comes a welcome film like ‘The Babadook’ to return the genre to its surrealistic and psychological roots. The debut feature of Aus...
Creepy, oddly funny, deeply moving and above all true, ‘Foxcatcher’ is one of the best movies of the year. Working from a story that would be completely unbelievable had it not actually happened, director Bennett Mille...
