0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/18/2016
Everything is political, man. Well, OK — maybe not everything. But many things can certainly become political, often easily so. The Bowe Bergdahl case absolutely became political, as lamented by many of the people Sarah Koenig talked to for episode 10 of Serial, “Thorny Politics.” Demonstrating just how fresh and unresolved Bergdahl’s story is as […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/11/2016
Season two of Marvel’s Daredevil is set to debut next week, March 18, on Netflix. At the red carpet premiere for the new season, the star of another Marvel Netflix series revealed when his show would debut on the streaming network. Mike Colter, who plays the title character in Luke Cage, announced that the new […]
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On Thursday, we got our first look at the new version of Spider-Man that will appear in Captain America: Civil War, the result of an agreement between Marvel and Sony. (Marvel can use the character in its films and will produce Sony’s next Spider-Man film.) As you might expect, fans responded enthusiastically to the new Spider-Man […]
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Take issue if you must with J.J. Abrams’ desire to keep the stories of his movies (whether he directs or produces them) in a precious “mystery box.” In some instances, he’s tried too hard to be secretive with plot and character details, and it’s occasionally backfired on him. But with 10 Cloverfield Lane, that approach works and […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/9/2016
Marvel Comics and DC Comics are supposed to be an either-or proposition among comic book and movie fans. You’re either a Marvel lover or DC supporter, though the truth is that plenty of geeks love both companies, the comic books they produce and the blockbuster film franchises inspired by those properties. The idea of actors […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/7/2016
Adding an Academy Award winner to a superhero film probably can’t hurt its chances of quality. Perhaps that applies even more when the actor in question is J.K. Simmons (who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2015 for his role in Whiplash). According to The Hollywood Reporter‘s Rebecca Ford, Simmons is joining the cast […]
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Now that Peyton Manning has announced his retirement from the NFL, the quarterback is widely expected to go into broadcasting and become the next great studio or game analyst. But now that he’s no longer playing football, Manning has even more time to do what he arguably does even better than play quarterback: perform in […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 3/4/2016
Through eight episodes of Serial’s second season, we’ve heard from Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl about the conditions of his imprisonment by the Taliban and his deterioration of his mental state during five years of captivity. Episode nine, titled “Trade Secrets,” begins with Bergdahl’s release back to the United States. What goes through one’s mind when seeing […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/29/2016
More anticipated at the 2016 Academy Awards than the Best Picture race between The Revenant, The Big Short and Spotlight was the opening monologue from host Chris Rock. One of our culture’s sharpest comedians (regardless of race) literally had the floor to himself to address the #OscarsSoWhite controversy surrounding this year’s ceremony and its troubling […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/27/2016
Nearly two months into 2016, no movie has a finer cast than Triple 9. There might not be another movie all year that boasts such a collection of acting talent. Unfortunately, a stellar group of performers doesn’t always guarantee a great film. Without such an impressive cast, Triple 9 would probably be nothing more than a […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/25/2016
The 2016 Academy Awards won’t have much suspense when it comes to the Best Actor and Best Actress categories. Most of the uncertainty and thrills will be saved for the Best Director and Best Picture races. However, both of the lead acting races appear to be locks. So this is a probably a terrible year to […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/22/2016
Warner Brothers and DC Entertainment aren’t exactly hiding their intentions when it comes to the upcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The studio wants to jump into its Justice League franchise to take on Marvel’s Avengers as quickly as possible. According to Entertainment Weekly, WB is doing just that, with shooting scheduled to begin […]
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Episode seven of Serial was the first of a two-part episode titled “Hindsight,” which really tries to get into Bowe Bergdahl’s head, hoping to explain how leaving his base in Afghanistan and harboring a distrust of his commanding officers made sense for someone with his personality and worldview. Bergdahl never quite grew up with an […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/19/2016
The Witch could be an interesting test case for film production company A24 (which has developed and distributed some really intriguing movies over the past two years, such as Under the Skin, Ex Machina, Amy and Best Picture nominee Room). What was produced as a smaller, indie-type horror film is getting a huge release based on […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/18/2016
Surprise! Sarah Koenig revealed at the end of this week’s Serial, “Hindsight, Part 1,” that the second part of the latest episode will be posted Friday. That certainly answers why episode seven was so short at 38 minutes. What? Not only are we getting the podcast every two weeks, but the episodes are shorter? What the hell? So we’ll […]
