‘American Horror Story’ didn’t take much of a break over the holidays at all. The show only had two weeks off and is already back with a new episode. Then again, considering that the finale is coming right up, th...
NBC’s new cop drama ‘Shades of Blue’ has several strikes against it right off the bat. For starters, it stars a pop star/Reality show judge few people take seriously as an actress anymore. The pilot episode is al...
I’ve been remiss in talking about notable celebrity deaths here in the blog recently. Among others I’ve neglected to mention were the great cinematographers Haskell Wexler and Vilmos Zsigmond. Death isn’t somethi...
For the fourth consecutive week, ‘Star Wars’ held the top spot at the box office and continued breaking records. However, it was nearly defeated by Leonardo DiCaprio and his bear.
It used to be, in years past, that the big winners at the Golden Globes were often in sync with the Oscars that followed and could be considered a strong predictor. That isn’t necessarily the case anymore. Basically, nobody ...
We have a lot of traveling to do this week. The latest batch of Blu-ray releases take us from the far reaches of space to the other side of death. Strap yourselves in. The ride might get bumpy.
The beginning of a new year is not just a good time to look back at the one that just passed, but also to look forward at what’s to come. Which upcoming movies scheduled for release in 2016 do you most anticipate?
This weekend offers a single wide release, one nationwide expansion, a small expansion and a couple of indie flicks – but does anyone actually expect them to make a dent in the ongoing box office success of ‘Star Wars’...
Remember about a decade ago when every American horror flick was actually a remake of a J-horror movie or at least done in the style of Japanese horror? You know, before all the ’70s/’80s horror remakes and the Found F...
After the self-consciously sprawling and all-encompassing ambition of his directorial debut ‘Synecdoche, New York, it probably wasn’t too surprising that Charlie Kaufman disappeared for a while. After all, when youR...
After the huge escalation of heart-racing action and excitement in Episode 4, I suppose it’s only natural – even reasonable – for ‘The Expanse’ to let out a deep exhale and slow things back down this week. That s...
By now, you’ve likely heard endless tales about how difficult it was to make ‘The Revenant’. Those stories are true and the danger and difficulty of the shoot bleeds onto the screen like a glossy Herzog deathtrap...
