With all the big-budget theatrical releases and sequels hitting one’s local cinema, who would have guessed that the best bit of entertainment this summer could be found right at home on your TV? If you’re not a Netflix...
Since ‘The Night Of’ focuses on the guilt or innocence of a murder suspect, I have my own confession to make: My passion for this HBO limited series has dropped off considerably since the pilot episode. Yes, it’s...
With stiff competition from the latest ‘Bourne’ installment, ‘Star Trek’ fell out of warp this weekend. While the new R-rated female-driven comedy held its own, Lionsgate’s millennial thriller fell sh...
Let me warn you in advance that this August does not look like a very exciting month for new Blu-rays releases. On the other hand, at least there are a lot of them. By volume alone, you might find something of interest.
As we speak, the last remaining manufacturer of VCRs (Funai Electric) is finally ceasing all production of the obsolete videocassette players. I bet you assumed this happened years ago. For those of us who grew up during the home ...
On nearly this exact weekend nine years ago, ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’ opened and set a new August opening record of $69.2 million. After a Matt Damon-less fourth entry in the franchise fizzled at the box office, Universa...
Based purely on the title, it would be easy to assume that ‘Bad Moms’ is a lazily conceived comedy about some mothers getting up to no good with swears and possibly drinking. Well, those assumptions are entirely correc...
Nine years ago, ‘The Bourne Identity’ trilogy wrapped up pretty succinctly and seemed like the sort of thing that should be left alone. Then came ‘The Bourne Legacy’, an unnecessary spinoff that qualified m...
For those who used to love such things, it’s been sad to watch the art of hand drawn animation die a slow death in the CGI age. Something tactile about process is irreplaceable by a digital sheen, and there’s a magic t...
For a series that essentially started as a watered-down, basic cable knockoff of ‘Deadwood’, AMC’s Western ‘Hell on Wheels’ eventually forged a path to its own manifest destiny, so to speak. After fiv...
The presence of a new Woody Allen movie is a way of confirming the passage of time more reliable than your hair and/or waistline. They come annually, whether we like it or not. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if Woody Allen hims...
The new internet thriller ‘Nerve’ has a pretty strong central hook. Given that it’s being released as the death tally for ‘Pokemon Go’ players continues to rise, it couldn’t be more marketably t...
