‘Castle’ 4.01 Recap: “You’re a Writer, No
‘Castle’ returned for its fourth season last week. I’d be a lot more excited about that if the show hadn’t written itself into a corner with last season’s finale. As I’ve said a few times before...
‘Castle’ returned for its fourth season last week. I’d be a lot more excited about that if the show hadn’t written itself into a corner with last season’s finale. As I’ve said a few times before...
As the television networks roll out their new shows for the fall and we judge which ones are worth following and which deserve to be tossed to the wayside, it’s important to keep in mind that not every TV series starts off o...
This year’s Toronto International Film Festival closed shop on Sunday, and it’s about time for me to wrap up my coverage of it as well. Let’s end things with a comedy. For my final review, we’ll take a look...
Over the course of their careers, most major directors will at some point complain that they wish to leave the Hollywood studio system behind to concentrate on “small, personal films,” but then don’t bother to fo...
Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are frequent favorites at the Cannes Film Festival. They’ve been nominated for the coveted Palme d’Or prize five times so far, and have won twice (for ‘Rosetta̵...
By now, I’ve learned to take it as a given that ‘True Blood’ simply has awful season premiere and finale episodes. I’ve been let down with the finales for three straight years, and went into Season 4’...
French actor Mathieu Kassovitz (‘Amélie‘, ‘Munich’) has had an erratic career as an occasional director. Generally, his work in France (such as his debut ‘La Haine’ or the thriller ‘The Cr...
The fall TV season has finally begun in earnest, and the major networks are busy rolling out their new shows. Which of the new drama series have captured your attention? Vote after the break.
One consequence of having been out of town last week is that I missed a lot of important television. Now I have quite a bit of catching up to do. Last Tuesday, ‘Buffy’ star Sarah Michelle Gellar returned to The CW with...
Girls can be raunchy too. That’s the lesson taught to us by one of this summer’s big R-rated comedy hits, which just so happens to be available for rent on VUDU this week.
French action maestro Luc Besson teams up with Asian action superstar Michelle Yeoh for a new movie? That sounds like an inspired pairing. Wait, the movie is a formulaic historical bio-pic without any action at all? Well, thatR...
Last week’s Blu-ray release slate had the potential to bankrupt anyone foolish enough to buy every title worth owning. While this week may not be quite as financially devastating, the studios haven’t let up releasing s...