0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/17/2016
“The book’s always better. Everybody knows that.” — Sadie Dunhill Hulu’s 11.22.63 starring James Franco and produced by J.J. Abrams is based on Stephen King’s 900-page epic of the same title. As someone who has read and loved the book, I am not here to bash the miniseries at every turn. I feel that when […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/12/2016
Deadpool shows the audience right away that it’s not like most superhero movies. That’s exactly what fans will love about it. It’s why the character has been so popular in Marvel Comics over the past 20 years, whether you’ve heard of him or not. This isn’t a guy who follows the rules, either in terms of story […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/9/2016
If you wondered what The Daily Show would look like had Comedy Central chosen correspondent Samantha Bee to replace Jon Stewart, Bee showed us with the debut of her new show Full Frontal Monday night on TBS. (Whether or not Bee is doing a better Daily Show than Trevor Noah is something we’ll be able […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/8/2016
Following the mid-to-late January movie wasteland when Academy Awards contenders have made their theatrical runs and studios generally dump projects meant to be ignored or forgotten, Hail, Caesar! arrives to provide some quality and fun. Judging from the trailers, the Coen brothers’ 17th film was also going to be a lighter effort, a wacky palate […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/5/2016
Why did Bowe Bergdahl do it? Why did the Army sergeant abandon his post in Afghanistan, leading to his capture and five-year imprisonment by the Taliban? That might not be the only question that Serial seeks to answer in its second season, but it’s at least among the top two that need to be addressed. In […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/2/2016
If you subscribe to Louis C.K.’s mailing list, you received this surprise message on Saturday morning: Hi there. Horace and Pete episode one is available for download. $5. Go here to watch it. We hope you like it. Regards, Louis There was no advance notice, nor any sort of publicity that C.K. was […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 2/1/2016
The Finest Hours finished fourth at the weekend box office and likely won’t gain more of an audience as moviegoers catch up on Oscar nominees and Star Wars, while new releases continue to hit theaters. That’s too bad, because this is a pretty good movie which is probably better enjoyed on the big screen. Perhaps […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/29/2016
Nostalgia is big business in pop culture. That especially applies with TV and movies, as you surely know. Just about every TV show that was popular during the past 20 to 30 years (maybe even within the past decade) seems like it’s being revived in one form or another. And at the movies, anything resembling […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/22/2016
After a two-week break — “one story told week by week, sort of,” as the new intro says, referring to the show’s new biweekly schedule — Serial is back with its latest episode. This time, rather than hearing about Bowe Bergdahl’s captivity first-hand, Sarah Koenig and her staff zoom out on the story. Or maybe […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/18/2016
Jessica Jones will be back for a second season. Netflix announced that it has renewed the series during its presentation at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif., bringing back its second show based on a Marvel Comics title. The second season of Daredevil will debut on the streaming network March 18. Apparently, Jessica […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/17/2016
One of Marvel Comics’ most popular characters from the late 1980s through the mid-1990s is reportedly getting a show on Netflix. The Punisher will be featured on season two of Daredevil, with Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead) playing former cop Frank Castle, who becomes a lethal vigilante after his family is murdered by the mob. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/14/2016
Big things were expected for The Revenant among the 2016 Academy Award nominations after winning three Golden Globes Awards. But the pioneer-era revenge tale nabbed 12 of the nods announced on Thursday morning. Perhaps more of a surprise were the 10 nominations earned by Mad Max: Fury Road, which spent half the year being touted […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/13/2016
There won’t be a new episode of the Serial podcast this Thursday (Jan. 13). The show announced on Tuesday that it was changing its format for season two to a biweekly format. Host Sarah Koenig explained the reason for the schedule adjustment on the podcast’s website and in an email to subscribers. “I know… it’s maybe […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/11/2016
With the pervasive, nearly non-stop campaign by director Alejandro González Iñárritu and Leonardo DiCaprio to let anyone interested know how difficult it was to film The Revenant, a backlash against the film seemed in danger of occurring. Especially if you were cynical about director and actor talking about what an ordeal they suffered through to […]
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With Ricky Gervais returning to host the Golden Globe Awards for the fourth time, the guests and nominees of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in attendance at the Beverly Hilton Hotel were on edge. During the previous three years, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler might poke fun at the movie and TV industries and the […]
