TIFF Journal: ‘Hellions’
Cult Canuck filmmaker Bruce McDonald made an unexpected late career shift into horror seven years ago with ‘Pontypool’, and it worked out so well that many hoped he’d get back into that spooktacular saddle. Thank...
Tag Archives: Robert Patrick
‘Scorpion’ Pilot Recap: “Brilliant Minds Workin
The fall TV season only just started, and already the worst new series of 2014 has declared itself. Well, I suppose that’s not fair. I have no intention of watching the atrocious-looking new ‘NCIS’ spin-off to se...
‘True Blood’ 7.04 Recap: “This Place Smells Lik
For the majority of its running time, I was convinced that this week’s new ‘True Blood’ was just another filler episode designed to bide time between more important plot-points. Surprisingly, by the end, it comes...
Now Playing: ‘Lovelace’ Goes Deep
‘Lovelace’ is the first of two films this year based on the porn phenomenon Linda Lovelace, who rose to superstardom in the early ’70s with the film ‘Deep Throat’. [Ed: ‘Inferno: A Linda Lovelac...
Now Playing: Suiting Up for ‘Gangster Squad’
[Editor’s Note: This week, Bryan Kluger joins us here in the blog to help out with some theatrical review coverage. Please give him a warm welcome. -JZ]
‘Last Resort’ 1.02 Recap: “The Strong and Unwav
It appears that ABC’s much-hyped military/political thriller ‘Last Resort’ is a ratings dud and likely to be canceled. I suppose this means that I shouldn’t get too attached to it. Given that the second epi...
‘Last Resort’ Pilot Recap: “Just Crazy Enough,
The new fall TV shows are here. How many of them will stick around for an entire season, we can only guess. This past Thursday, ABC premiered one of the years’ more promising new series, the Navy-themed mystery thriller R...
‘True Blood’ 5.09 Recap: “Keep America Human
I’ve written before about how the writers of ‘True Blood’ often have a frustrating disregard for narrative structure or crafting storylines that will play out over season-long story arcs. That trend continues to ...