Weekend Box Office: Birds Beat Easter Bunny
Easter weekend moviegoers went for the birds again, as ‘Rio’ was the number one film for the second week in a row. I thought that maybe ‘Hop’, the movie about the mischievous, rock ‘n roll-playing Eas...
Since When Are Movies Known for Their FX Teams?
[Editor’s Note: With this post, The Bonus View is pleased to welcome our newest contributor, Luke Hickman. Luke will be joining us to weigh in on various movie- and TV-related topics. For his first post, he takes a look at t...
Weekend Roundtable: First Movie You Saw in a Theater
It’s time to dig back into the recesses of memory to recount the very first movies we ever saw in theaters. Or, at least, the first movies we remember seeing in theaters. For this week’s Roundtable, let’s take a ...
Movie Madness: Voldemort vs. Balboa – Fox vs. Fett
Wednesday’s Movie Madness matchups weren’t even close. Alice easily took out Morpheus. While there were some passionate comments about why Freddy should win against Tony Stark, the man of iron was able to pull out a vi...
‘Modern Family’ 2.20 Recap: “Smell Heather for
‘Modern Family’ delivers another winner this week. Alex and Hailey get some good screen time, Manny gets butterflies, and Luke sees a shrink. Oh, and Gloria wishes death on Cameron and Mitchell – sort of.
Weekend Movies: Battle of the Jungle Animals
Since I’m always looking for ways to frame the weekend movie brawl, when I see two movies that have jungle animals in the title, well, it’s pretty easy. It looks like things really should come down to Fox’s ̵...
‘Tron’ Contest Results!
Greetings, programs! The time has finally come for us to reveal the winners of our ‘Tron’ haiku contest. Read on after the break to see who won.
A Mountain Out of a Molehill – Videogame Violence Coverage
The mainstream media loves to grab hold of stories about violent videogames. In fact, as far back as I can remember playing games, I can remember hearing the news talk about what violent videogames are doing to our children. Wheth...
The Netflix Stream: Week of April 19th, 2011
I hate to say it, but this is a bad week for Netflix fans. We’re losing two movies that I highlighted in the past as some of the most interesting that Netflix has to offer, and we’re gaining another big group of movies...
Rumor: A New Nintendo Wii Coming in 2011
Rumor has it that Nintendo is looking to beat everyone to the punch with its new console. Whether you call it the Wii 2 or the Wii HD, the system actually sounds really interesting. And a little bit crazy.
Movie Madness: Alice vs. Morpheus – Stark vs. Krueger
Using every bit of star power he could muster, Indiana Jones moved on to the next Movie Madness round by defeating Wolverine. Apparently, he must have found a really big magnet somewhere to thwart Wolvie’s plans. In the othe...
‘Fringe’ 3.19 Recap: “There’s an Entire W
Another series returning to the network schedule after a couple weeks off is ‘Fringe’. This past Friday’s new episode features (in a manner of speaking) returning guest star Leonard Nimoy and a storyline that, ho...