This crowded weekend is too big for its own good. With four single-note new movie releases and one wide expansion, I honestly won’t be surprised if last week’s ‘Goosebumps’ retains the top spot at the box o...
Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Lenny Abrahamson’s ‘Room’ is the way the filmmaker was able to take material that could have so easily been sensationalistic and transform it into something subtle and human....
When we hear the words “National Lampoon” these days, we tend to think of ‘Animal House’, ‘Vacation’, and then a slew of absolutely horrendous movies with that label above the title. That’...
Five sequels later, it’s still hard to believe that ‘Paranormal Activity’ became the second most successful horror franchise of the decade. Over the last eight years, it’s become an endlessly extended serie...
It goes without saying that a movie starring Vin Diesel as an immortal witch hunter will be stupid, but it shouldn’t be incompetent. And yet, ‘The Last Witch Hunter’ proves that even Diesel can still surprise us ...
Bill Murray is such a singularly hilarious and major talent that it can be easy to forget that he’s just as capable of delivering a stinker as anyone else. After all, the man did co-star with an elephant once. He can’t...
Legendary badass Michael Ironside guest-stars on ‘The Flash’ this week, and even gets to make somebody’s head explode. The only thing that could be better is if his arms got torn off while he dangled from an elev...
While it no doubt frustrates many fans to see Bobbi sidelined this season, I have to give ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ credit for acknowledging that the injuries she suffered would take considerable time and effort to reco...
While many other studios have stopped releasing TV shows on Blu-ray at all, HBO has taken the bold step of reissuing the first two seasons of ‘Game of Thrones’ with newly remixed Dolby Atmos soundtracks and swanky Stee...
Ever wonder where supervillains get the weapons and supplies they use for their diabolical deeds? One of the highlights of this week’s episode of ‘Gotham’ answers that question in hilarious fashion.
A little more than two years ago, I started a project to re-read all of Ian Fleming’s original James Bond novels. Unfortunately, I got sidetracked after just the third book and gave up my ambitious plans. With a new Bond mov...
We barely just finished one big contest and it’s already time to jump into an even bigger one. How big this time? Oh, give or take nine tons. (That’s what Google tells me a Tyrannosaurus Rex weighed.) Or, if you’...
