Weekend Roundtable: Best Movie Villains
Everybody wants to be a hero, but villains have so much more fun. As Maleficent slinks back into theaters this weekend, let’s look back at some of our other favorite icons of evil from the movies.
Everybody wants to be a hero, but villains have so much more fun. As Maleficent slinks back into theaters this weekend, let’s look back at some of our other favorite icons of evil from the movies.
The redundant title Hunter Killer might seem like a stutter, but it’s a perfect sign of things to come. You see, Hunter Killer thinks so little of its audience, it brings up nearly every plot point, nearly every attempt at c...
The year’s Oscar race is fast approaching its finish line. Before we watch the ceremony on Sunday, let’s make some predictions. Who do you think will win Best Actor this year? More importantly, who actually deserves to...
When Oscar season comes around, we like to play a little game where we remember that not all of the celebrated actors and directors have had spotless track records for quality entertainment. Let’s look back at some of the wo...
The Golden Globe Awards traditionally have a reputation as the biggest party in Hollywood, where celebrities often get sloppy drunk and everybody has a fun time. Coming off the turmoil of the past year, however, it’s little ...
‘Darkest Hour’ is one of those awards-baiting bio-pics that exist purely to get a long overlooked actor an Oscar. Casting the intense Gary Oldman as the lovably excessive Winston Churchill is a stunt designed to get at...
‘The Hitman’s Bodyguard’ is a throwback. Essentially, it’s the 87th remake of ‘Midnight Run’, only this time with assassins, Sam Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, and European settings. It doesn’t t...
Never in a million light years did I imagine that John Carpenter’s cuddly romantic sci-fi romp ‘Starman’ would be responsible for not one but two homages within a 12-month span – first with Jeff Nichols’ br...
Poor Kevin Costner. Once one of the most ridiculously powerful and privileged stars in Hollywood, it’s hard to imagine the guy could sink any lower. Aside from his sad-eyed cameos in Zack Snyder’s superverse, the actor...
Celebrities may seem so unapproachable when you see them all glammed up in their fancy dresses and tuxedos on the Oscar red carpet, but they’re ultimately real people and have lives to live like any of us. You may have even ...
One horrendous remake and one sequel too far aside, the ‘Planet of the Apes’ series has quietly become one of the most consistently excellent film franchises in La-La-land, and the latest installment in no exception. A...
A beloved character actor passed away this week, and Paramount has found another way to frustrate Blu-ray fans. What do these stories have in common? Nothing, really. Sometimes miscellaneous news items just get tossed together int...