Videogame Releases: Week of February 2nd, 2014
See you in hell, January doldrums. February arrives with an eight-platform release, a free PS4 title, a thickening ‘Fables’ plot and more. Come check out this week’s packed slate of videogame releases.
Weekend Box Office: Super Bomb
The Super Bowl inevitably brings down theatrical box office numbers, as people stay home to watch the game rather than go to the movies. This weekend’s two under-performing wide releases sure didn’t help to put people ...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of February 2nd, 2014 – Love Is Al
February is here, and now that we’re done with all that macho football stuff, the greeting card and chocolate candy industries would very much like to move us into Valentine’s season. To that end, Hollywood has also st...
R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman
I can’t believe that I have to start the week with such devastating news. The great Philip Seymour Hoffman died over the weekend at the age of only 46.
Weekend Roundtable: Your First TV
I’m made to understand that a big sporting event will take place this weekend, one that often inspires people to run out and buy new televisions in order to experience the action on the largest screen possible. Of course, we...
Now Playing: That Crappy Comedy
About fifteen years ago, ‘That Awkward Moment’ still would have been a bad movie, but at least it would have been a failed entry in a common ’90s genre. As it stands now, the film is dull, derivative and out of d...
Now Playing: Labored ‘Day’
Writer/director Jason Reitman burst onto the scene with the indie-twee equivalent of a bang with ‘Thank You for Smoking’ and ‘Juno’. Unfortunately, the quirky charms of those flicks faded fast on repeated v...
Weekend Movies: Bottoms Up, Thumbs Down
That awkward moment will be when Jason Reitman’s new drama tanks this weekend.
The Trailer Park: Not Much Else Going On
The last couple of weeks have been pretty slow in terms of new movie trailers. With little else to discuss, let’s look at a few potentially interesting movies coming soon.
Full Metal Jackets: We Didn’t Start the Fire
When you’ve set your mind on collecting all the entries in a particular movie franchise, consistency is very desirable. Fans who previously purchased SteelBook Blu-ray editions of ‘The Hunger Games’ a couple year...
Mid-Week Poll: Have You Bought Twilight Time Blu-rays?
Among Blu-ray collectors, the name Twilight Time inspires either admiration or resentment. The company has a controversial sales model that angers some potential buyers, even as others are happy to see certain movie titles release...
‘True Detective’ 1.03 Recap: “The World Needs B
As detectives Martin Hart and Rust Cohle get closer to catching their killer, Martin’s home life begins to unravel on him in the latest episode of ‘True Detective’, which continues to be the best-acted, most inte...