Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Gangster Movies
In honor of the FBI’s extremely belated capture of notorious Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger, who’d been a fugitive for 16 years (12 of them on the Ten Most Wanted list), this week’s Roundtable t...
Weekend Movies: Bayformers to Rule Them All
With the latest ‘Transformers’ already three and a half days into its theatrical run, the film may not be breaking any noteworthy records, but it’s definitely on track to hold the biggest opening of 2011 (so far)...
Now Playing: Big Shock, ‘Monte Carlo’ Is for Teen Gir
I hate it when a movie limits its audience to one tiny demographic. It’s no wonder why something like Disney’s ‘Prom’ (from earlier this year) flopped at the box office. The studio made a movie exclusively ...
Yes, This Does Deserve Its Own Post, Actually
I could have just posted this in the comments to our own review of the movie, but the discussion there has gotten a little heated, and I wanted to make sure that everyone could see this. I really needed to call attention to the fa...
Reminder: ‘Sucker Punch’ Photo Caption Contest Deadli
Don’t miss your chance to win ‘Sucker Punch‘ on Blu-ray. The deadline for our contest is today. See the original post for details. Reply in the comments to that post, not this one. Good luck!
Now Playing: ‘Larry Crowne’ – Another Charmer f
The first footage I ever saw from ‘Larry Crowne’ was a short clip that Tom Hanks showed on the first episode of Conan O’Brien’s TBS late night talk show. It showed Hanks stopped on an old scooter talking to...
‘Suits’ Pilot Recap: Surprisingly Well-Tailored
Legal dramas are a dime a dozen on almost every network on television, and only about half of them have ‘Law & Order’ in the title. For a new one to stand out among the clutter, it needs to put a unique and (hopef...
The Netflix Stream: Week of June 26th, 2011
Yikes. I’m an unabashed Netflix lover and even I find it hard to get too excited for this coming week. Sure, we get a few good flicks added to the stream, but we also lose pretty much everything made by Showtime. That’...
‘Wilfred’ Pilot Recap: “I Hope They Find My Bod
The FX network premiered its new comedy ‘Wilfred’ starring Elijah Wood last week. After the first episode, about the only thing I can say for certain about the show is that it’s weird. Really, really weird.
‘True Blood’ 4.01 Recap: This Sucks
For as good as ‘True Blood’ is when the series is on its game, I have to acknowledge that the show’s season premieres and finales are usually its weakest episodes for some reason. Such is very much the case with ...
Posterizing: Superheroes and Heroines
This week’s Posterizing is one of my favorites so far, because we have a lot to talk about. First off, let’s take a look at the rare promotional poster that Paramount and Marvel made for an audience at the L.A. Times H...
Michael Bay Knows How to Do Your Job Better Than You Do
While we’re on the subject of Michael Bay, and because he’s such a fun whipping boy, the director has apparently taken a page from Stanley Kubrick’s book and sent a memo with his exacting projection standards for...