R.I.P. Anton Yelchin
The beginning of this week brings us shocking and very sad news for the film community. Anton Yelchin, a young actor who’d already made a notable mark and had a very promising career ahead of him, died on Sunday in what appe...
Weekend Box Office: Just Keep Swimming
Just as Universal was last year, Disney is absolutely unstoppable thus far in 2016. Not only did the latest Pixar flick debut atop the box office chart, it set the record for the largest domestic opening of all-time for an animate...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of June 19th, 2016 – Shine a Everl
June started off with a big rush of new Blu-rays, including at least a couple of must-own titles. As if to give you a chance to catch your breath, the release calendar slows down dramatically this week.
Weekend Roundtable: Movies Kids Force You to Watch
If you have kids, or at least have ever spent a lot of time with young children, you should well understand the way they get fixated on certain movies and watch them over and over again. As a result, you’ll wind up watching ...
‘No Stranger Than Love’ Review: Quirk Fest 2016
Quirkiness is a dangerous quality to lean on in contemporary comedies, particularly those of the romantic variety. Ten to fifteen years ago, it was all the rage. Unfortunately, like all cinematic trends, quirk quickly got overplay...
Weekend Movies: Artificial Intelligence
Thanks to Pixar, we’re about to see Disney’s money tree produce top-notch fruit again this year. At the same time, Kevin Hart gets another chance to test his star power in a buddy movie, and two promising indie films r...
‘Central Intelligence’ Review: Buddies by the Numbers
‘Central Intelligence’ is about as down-the-middle and distinctly average as mainstream comedies get. Although it’s a buddy action/comedy with Kevin Hart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson – who are a part...
‘Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made̵
In the strange and mysterious days before YouTube, fan films were an odd commodity. Created by friends with no hope of distribution beyond VHS swaps and possibly bootlegs, they were made with passion and nerdiness, destined for ob...
‘Penny Dreadful’ 3.07 Recap: “So It’s a L
After a trio of really strong episodes, ‘Penny Dreadful’ takes a small step back this week with a new entry that, if not necessarily bad, focuses a lot of time on the show’s least interesting storyline and ends w...
‘Finding Dory’ Review: A Strong Sequel, But No Equal
It’s been sad to watch Pixar dive into its sequel period to fulfill the commercial requirements of its corporate overlords. The studio that once prided itself on being the most consistently original in La-La-land now needs t...
‘Preacher’ 1.03 Recap: “How Unbelievably Stoked
‘Preacher’ aired its third episode. Let’s see if I can figure out what the hell happens in this one.
‘BrainDead’ Pilot Recap: “God, I Hate Politics&
In a very unexpected turn of events, the weirdest and perhaps most interesting new TV series of the summer is on CBS. While I’m not sure that ‘BrainDead’ is a new television classic yet, it’s a hell of a lo...