‘Preggoland’ Review: Dark Juno
It’s hard for a little indie comedy to get noticed, so one of the ways to drum up interest is with a twisted premise. ‘Preggoland’ shoots specifically for that particular mode of grabbing your attention with a cy...
‘Can’t Stand Losing You’ Review: Dull Tell-All
The rock documentary holds a peculiar place in the film world. Clearly, there’s a big audience for this sort of thing that isn’t going anywhere. Yet with very few exceptions, there isn’t much to these sorts of mo...
‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ Review: Mad About Mullig
In a weekend when a movie like ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is set to premiere, that doesn’t leave much room for competition. The superhero spectacle will slay the popcorn crowd, so any other movie that dares to ope...
‘The Flash’ 1.20 Recap: “This All Just Keeps Ge
In what may be a small concession to confused viewers, it would appear that even the writers of ‘The Flash’ acknowledge that the science gobbledygook in the show makes no sense. In this week’s episode, the charac...
‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ 2.19 Recap: “We Finall
Remember when Skye used to be the most annoying and useless character on ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’? That started to turn around this season when the show’s writers finally gave her an interesting storyline. And no...
‘Bates Motel’ 3.08 Recap: “This is Awfully Deep
After a relatively slow start to Season 3, ‘Bates Motel’ has turned into one of the best series on TV right now. The last several episodes have been particularly strong, and this week’s entry continues that strea...
‘The Returned’ 1.08 Recap: “You Can’t Kee
‘The Returned’ is a very frustrating show. Just when the story seems like it’s making big forward progress, it pulls back and stalls for a bit longer. This week’s episode has scenes where several characters...
‘Gotham’ 1.21 Recap: “I Saw the Real You”
As much as I enjoy ‘Gotham’, I think that 22 episodes is a bit much for the first season. This show would have been better served with a shorter 12-episode season to reduce some of the bloat and filler. Did the Ogre st...
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Review: Fine Blockbustin
The biggest problem with ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is simply that no movie could have possibly lived up to its expectations. 2012’s ‘The Avengers’ had the advantage of being the first movie to combine...
‘Game of Thrones’ 5.03 Recap: “The Sweetest Kin
‘Game of Thrones’ has so many characters that, even three episodes into the new season, we’re still catching up with some we haven’t seen in a while. In most respects, a lot of little things happen in this ...
Weekend Box Office: The Calm Before Ultron
Although it’s not yet playing in the United States, ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is already dominating box office news. The Marvel sequel opened in 44 international markets this weekend and grossed a whopping $2...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of April 26th, 2015 – Please Look
We have another week without any huge hits, if that’s the sort of thing you focus on when shopping for Blu-rays. Fortunately, a few interesting titles find their way onto store shelves.