‘Insidious: The Last Key’ Review: Probably Not Really
One-man franchise factory James Wan (‘Saw’, ‘The Conjuring’, ‘Annabelle’) somehow stretched ‘Insidious’ into four films. Unfortunately, he’s rarely involved in his own sequels....
‘Permanent’ Review: Bad Hair Day
It’s amazing how the smallest semblance of difference is enough to make someone an outcast, especially in high school. The sophomore feature from writer/director Colette Burson (HBO’s ‘Hung’) is a quirky cr...
‘The Post’ Review: Fetishizing Print
Look out, here comes a Steven Spielberg movie starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks about the value of journalism challenging government and the struggle women face in a man’s world. It’s also a period piece and based on...
Weekend Movies: Key Party
The first weekend of the new year offers just one movie in wide release, creating the perfect opportunity to catch up on some of the Oscar bait that you might have missed over the busy holiday season. Since there’s so little...
‘9-1-1’ Pilot Recap: “Get the Hell off My Line!
For their new Fox series ‘9-1-1’, prolific producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk (‘Glee’, ‘American Horror Story’, ‘American Crime Story’, ‘Feud’, etc.) try their hands ...
‘Molly’s Game’ Review: Sorkin at His Sorkiniest
After writing a few good screenplays that were tamed by a few good directors (‘The Social Network’, ‘Steve Jobs’, ‘A Few Good Men’, etc.) Aaron Sorkin has finally gone ahead and directed a movie...
‘The X Files’ 11.01 Recap: “I Just Want Somebod
If 2016’s six-episode revival of ‘The X Files’ was a so-called “limited event series,” why did it end with a cliffhanger begging for more episodes and what do we call the new season? Perhaps it’...
‘Counterpart’ Pilot Recap: “Do You Have Any Ide
The new Starz sci-fi drama ‘Counterpart’ officially debuts on January 21st, but the network offered an advance preview of the pilot episode last month. It should still be available via On-Demand if you missed it. From ...
Weekend Box Office: Welcome to the Future
On the last weekend of 2017, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ was finally dethroned of its title as the highest-grossing domestic release of the year. ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ rang in the New Year in its stead. Own...
Blu-ray Highlights: Week of December 31st, 2017 – Don’
For countless reasons, 2017 is a year many of us would like to forget. As we move into 2018 and hope for a fresh start, the first Blu-ray releases of the new year ease us in slowly with only a few titles of interest. Of course, th...
Year-End Poll: Favorite Blockbuster Movie of 2017
As we close the books on 2017, I’ve given the site staff a reprieve from doing a new Roundtable this week. Instead, I’ll leave our readers with a question: What was your favorite blockbuster movie of 2017?
The Worst of the Worst in Film 2017
There were plenty of contenders for the absolute rock bottom of film culture that 2017 had to offer. You’ve probably seen some. Hopefully you haven’t seen them all. Getting through some of these flaming poo bags of cin...