Weekend Movies: Gears of War
The summer blockbuster season kicks off this weekend with a superhero-filled popcorn movie that – despite featuring more heroes than any before – doesn’t carry ‘The Avengers’ in its title.
‘Disorder’ Review: A Disturbing State of Mind
Writer/director Alice Winocour’s ‘Disorder’ is definitely one of those movies that falls into the style-over-substance camp. The film is beautifully made and cleverly constructed. As a piece of atmospheric storyt...
‘The Family Fang’ Review: Freaky Family Dysfunction
After proving that he could direct a gentle R-rated comedy (‘Bad Words‘) as well as anyone who ever hired him to headline a similar project, Jason Bateman gets a bit more ambitious in his sophomore effort. ‘The F...
‘The Meddler’ Review: Whining Made Charming
‘The Meddler’ gives that special cheesy genre about overbearing mothers a good name. You know the type – those movies where a well-meaning but impossibly pushy mother gradually learns to give her children control of th...
‘The Flash’ 2.20 Recap: “There Is No More Hope&
What exactly is the point of ending a TV episode on a cliffhanger if the preview for the following episode immediately gives up the answer? That’s the burning question after watching ‘The Flash’ this week.
‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 3.19 Recap: “You Shoul
‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ bites off more than it can chew this week with a storyline that may have seemed ambitious during the writing stages, but plays as embarrassingly cheesy in execution.
‘Gotham’ 2.19 Recap: “Everyone Has a Story̶
With all the hoopla about a certain popular TV show bringing a major character back from the dead, I’d almost forgotten that ‘Gotham’ ended the same way last week. Of course, such a thing is hardly uncommon in co...
The Trailer Park: And So, the Battle Begins
Everybody loves a good fight! At least, we do in our movies because they usually make for great drama on the big screen, whether it’s a literal conflict between two opposing forces, an inner struggle against social pressures...
‘Bates Motel’ 4.08 Recap: “Certain Things Can N
It’s home sweet home on ‘Bates Motel’ this week, as Norman returns to his creepy old house on the hill. He isn’t back 24 hours before he starts proving to those around him that maybe he should have never be...
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ 2.04 Recap: “We All Hav
‘Fear the Walking Dead’ pulls a ‘Captain Phillips’ this week when our characters get hijacked at sea. For a story set on a boat, I suppose that was inevitable and it’s for the best to get it out of th...
‘Captain America: Civil War’ Review: Marvel’s 8-Year ...
‘Captain America: Civil War’ plastered a big, dopey, childish grin on my face from start to finish due to how much it truly feels like a comic book brought to life. The movie is unapologetic to unfamiliar audiences lik...
‘Legends of Tomorrow’ 1.13 Recap: “Time, For On
I fully recognize that a TV series like ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ won’t have the visual effects budget of a feature film. Nevertheless, for the most part, the show’s VFX are usually pretty passable, even someti...