When we last left our clones, Sarah’s daughter Kira had once again been the victim of a kidnapping – this time by Rachel. This week, ‘Orphan Black’ ends its second season with a whole lot more questions and very ...
Two sequels battled for the top spot at the box office this weekend. At this moment, the newcomer appears to have taken the lead, but rumor has it that the movies could easily switch places when the final tallies are released late...
You know I work all day, to get you money to buy you things. And it’s worth it just to hear you say, you’re gonna give me… a new Blu-ray!
Musicals may have fallen out of favor with modern movie audiences quite some time ago. Nevertheless, filmmakers periodically attempt to revive the genre, usually to mixed success. As Clint Eastwood gives it a try with this week...
This weekend follows suit with the rest the summer by containing a sequel. On top of that, it brings a musical bio-pic that no one under the age of 70 has asked for. I’ll take this as my cue to stay home and catch up on Blu-...
The almost unfairly adorable and talented comedienne Jenny Slate finally gets a project worthy of her talents. Typical of the unpredictable performer, it’s a romantic comedy about abortion that works almost exclusively thank...
There’s nostalgia and there’s being old-fashioned. One charmingly recreates outdated culture from the past, while the other feels like it’s been sitting on ice for decades and should have remained there. ‘J...
‘The Rover’ falls into the genre of semi-profound post-apocalyptic dramas like ‘The Road‘. It’s essentially a bleak Western, the type that tries to conceal its genre thrills through slow pacing and mi...
Richard Ayoade’s ‘The Double’ is based on a classic Fyodor Dostoevsky novel about existential angst and suicidal tendencies, but it’s also a hilariously quirky comedy. That combination shouldn’t be po...
Recently, I was sent a press release for a home theater gizmo called Lightpack. Honestly, I’m not sure how to feel about it. My first instinct is to say that it’s totally useless. However, I can see some applications (...
To celebrate the film’s 50th anniversary, MGM will release a SteelBook reissue of ‘Goldfinger’ on Blu-ray in the UK this fall. That’s nice and all, but I still have several James Bond movies that I’d ...
After side-stepping around the rest of the storylines for an extended flashback last week, ‘Penny Dreadful’ gets back to the business of moving the plot forward again. I have to say, I’m beginning to worry that t...
