HBO has a habit of developing half-hour comedies (“sitcom” isn’t quite the right word) by indie filmmakers who like to blur the line between comedy and drama. Some stick while others don’t. The network̵...
For at least a couple of weeks, Neil Patrick Harris joins the cast of ‘American Horror Story’ in an attempt to liven up the end of the season a little. From what we’ve seen so far, his character may be the bigges...
Although a fair number of big blockbuster movies have received SteelBook Blu-ray editions as retailer exclusives in the United States recently, the UK remains a haven for collectors. Here’s a look at some upcoming titles tha...
I don’t believe I’ve ever watched original programming, or much of anything really, on Sundance (formerly the Sundance Channel) before. Considering the way the network has treated the premiere of Danny Boyle’s ne...
The second weekend of January brought big business to the box office. The sole worldwide release saw global success, and the awards hopefuls continue to buzz. With the Oscar nominations announcements this week, get ready to see so...
January may be a dumping ground for castoff bad movies in theaters, but it actually hits a sweet spot where some of last fall’s biggest films hit home video. This week’s Blu-rays include a smash hit and potential Oscar...
‘Boyhood’ and ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ came up as the big winners at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night. Not that anyone has ever taken the Globes seriously as a measure of artistic worth, but the aw...
Due to the holidays, we took a couple weeks off without any Roundtables. Now that the new year is here, it’s time to get things going again. We’ll start off with an easy topic: What movies, TV, home theater goodies or ...
With Oscar nomination announcements around the corner and accolades being given daily, we’re smack in the middle of an odd season. January is the month where studios dump their unwanted titles and hope for buzz to fuel their...
Last year, the Cannes Film Festival jury handed over the prestigious Palme d’Or to the nearly 3.5-hour Turkish character study ‘Winter Sleep’. That seemed like the ultimate evidence of art film cultural snobbism ...
When ‘Taken’ debuted and a grizzled Liam Neeson mass-murdered his way into all of our hearts, there was undeniably something special about that particular slice of Eurotrash. Now six years have gone by, Neeson’s ...
‘Selma’ would have been a respected movie no matter what. It’s simply too accomplished and moving to ignore. Yet thanks to unfortunate circumstance, the film feels just as much like a portrait of current U.S. rac...
