After a short break for the Thanksgiving holiday, ‘American Horror Story’ returned to drop a big plot twist that, frankly, a lot of us already saw coming a long time ago. That happens early in the episode, which then s...
For the third consecutive week, ‘The Hunger Games’ took the top spot at the box office. That was to be expected. What wasn’t expected was that a PG-13 Christmas horror tale came close to defeating Katniss.
I could make a “big things in small packages” joke to start off the week. (In fact, I suppose I just did.) The latest batch of new Blu-ray releases brings us a couple of the smallest big movies of the year.
December is here, which means that it’s time to get your Christmas wish lists in the mail to Santa. Assuming you celebrate the holiday, what goodies are you hoping to find under your tree this year?
Twisting the festive joy of Christmas into something sinister never ceases to tickle the shriveled hearts of weirdo cynics like myself. Sure, most folks like their holiday entertainment dripping with sap and shining with sentiment...
It’s still a bit strange to feel nostalgic about record stores. Once the dominant mating ground of the endangered mallrat and a fixture of any city’s stab at cool, the businesses have lost their cultural resonance and,...
The last film that director Paolo Sorrentino delivered was the Oscar-winning ‘The Great Beauty‘, which liberally borrowed from Federico Fellini’s iconic ‘La dolce vita‘. For his follow-up, Sorrentino ...
The only new movie opening nationwide this weekend is a holiday horror flick. That should leave a lot of room for several limited releases to take the stage, including a few awards hopefuls.
This week’s big ‘Heroes Join Forces’ crossover event, which began on Tuesday with ‘The Flash’, concluded Wednesday on ‘Arrow’. Will a fan of the former who doesn’t normally watch the...
On a certain level, ‘I Smile Back’ is one of those “sad clown” casting gimmick movies – you know, the ones where a person who previously specialized in chuckles shows that they’re so much deeper. It c...
Even by superhero standards, ‘The Flash’ is exceptionally busy this week. Not only does the show cross over with ‘Arrow’ again, but also has to introduce a major new villain and set up next year’s ...
Getting killed and brought back to life didn’t break him. Even losing a hand couldn’t wipe the glib smirk from his face. This week on ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, however, Coulson finally gets pushed too far.
