Today is the last day of the second round of Movie Madness. We’ll choose the last two contestants for the Cinematic Sixteen with this post. Over the weekend, Maximus was able to get the best of Judge Doom, even though the vo...
About a month ago, I detailed the trauma of what happened when my DVDO video processor – the central hub of my entire home theater system – suddenly died on me without warning. At the time, I made the decision to replace it not wi...
It’s official: The summer blockbuster season struck early this year. ‘Fast Five‘ pulled in $83.6 million over the weekend, making it the highest opening movie of 2011 so far. The caper sequel surpassed box office...
The Boston Independent Film Festival is going on right now. Even though I live in the city, I hadn’t been paying much attention. However, some friends suggested that Mrs. Z and I join them this weekend for a screening of ...
Remember that scene at the end of the revamped ‘Return of the Jedi’ where George Lucas used his CGI trickery to erase original actor Sebastian Shaw and replace him with Hayden Christensen? Yes, most of us will probably...
The second round of Movie Madness is almost over. We’re four matchups away from revealing our full Cinematic Sixteen. On Wednesday, John McClane and Hannibal Lecter made quick work of their apparently inferior opponents. For...
Well, little monsters, all good things must come to an end. Or, in the case of my blogging, all mediocre things you half pay attention to while you’re scouring for some decent free pornography and/or looking up the weather. ...
Principal photography is officially underway in Wilmington, NC for ‘Piranha 3DD’, with ‘Feast‘ director John Gulager at the helm. ‘Piranha 3DD’ (pronounced “Three Double D”) is of co...
This weekend is a big ol’ grab bag of genres and choices. Unfortunately, like most weekends, the majority of the movies being unleashed – both into the malls and multiplexes and the smaller art houses – are terrible. But hey...
Sheesh! It really is always raining on ‘The Killing’, isn’t it? This week’s episode is another water-drenched walk through political intrigue, family grief, and what could end up being a pretty perverted school teacher...
If you’ve ever read any of Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne novels, you know that the ‘Bourne’ film trilogy starring Matt Damon drastically skews from the original stories. Once the character escapes from the Z...
‘Fringe’ is finally getting down to business. This past Friday’s episode is heavy on the show’s “mythology” and takes big strides to move the war between universes forward toward the season fina...
