I think we’ve probably dwelled on the negative and cynical enough in recent polls about worst movie, worst director, etc. Let’s spin things around this week and start looking for the best in our cinematic entertainment...
Struggling fourth-place network NBC has made a bold, perhaps even reckless decision regarding the upcoming fall TV schedule. The network is going to try to make money by programming shows that people might actually want to watch, ...
While it’s not a bad week for gamers, the two significant videogame releases today are not only sequels, but third installments in existing franchises. It’s all about the HD consoles this week too. Handheld and Wii fan...
Doom-and-gloom naysayers have been acting up again recently with predictions about the impending death of Blu-ray and physical media in favor of a future where all home video distribution will be handled by digital streaming. The ...
There’s a peculiar theme at work in this week’s Blu-ray releases. In separate movies, both Liam Neeson and Matt Damon find their whole lives taken away from them by mysterious forces. Neeson wakes up from a car acciden...
After a lackluster season premiere that left me doubting why I even continue to watch the show, ‘Covert Affairs’ followed up last week with a pretty decent episode that has, for the time being at least, gotten me back ...
Just when you thought it was safe to dislike ‘Green Lantern’ on its own merits, you can enjoy a whole new reason to look down on the movie. It’s the first movie to take advantage of the partnership between Warne...
Although not the most sour opening weekend of the summer, this sure wasn’t the greatest either. The B-list superhero ‘Green Lantern’ failed to meet studio expectations, and family-friendly ‘Mr. Popper’...
The first season finale for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ aired last night. I’ll have a recap for that up later in the week. (I’m writing this post before the episode aired.) In the meantime, I’ve bee...
We all know the phrase by now, and have undoubtedly watched it happen. “Jumping the shark” is that defining moment where a previously good TV show makes a turn for the worse and never recovers – so named for the scene ...
Netflix gives us a pretty fair shake this week. We lose a few classics, but in return get some great movies and TV shows from the last year or so. That’s not a bad trade.
Opening this weekend are three films that appeal to three different audiences. There’s a comic book adaptation, a family flick, and an indie teenage hipster film – not one of them a solid crowd pleaser. While this has been a...
