0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 12/5/2016
Westworld‘s first season on HBO certainly didn’t end on a quiet note. Dolores Abernathy, you’ve come a long way. Westworld’s fair country maiden was presumably the series’ most important character from the very start. In recent weeks, it seemed as if Maeve might have taken that role away from her, as her attempt to escape […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 12/4/2016
As fun as the first teaser trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was, it was missing a key component (at least until the very end): Baby Groot. The tree-like monster was reduced to a sapling after sacrificing himself to save his friends in the first GotG film, and he’s toddler-sized for the sequel. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/30/2016
[link_box id=”36688″ site_id=”1″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]With Brad Pitt and Marion Cotillard starring in a spy thriller/action movie set in World War II, Allied certainly appears to be a film that could be both successful with audiences and a critical success that could garner major awards. The movie’s release in late November during Thanksgiving weekend — when plenty […]
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Rumors of Netflix adding a new feature to its service allowing subscribers to watch content while offline have been percolating for the past six months. But what seemed like an intriguing possibility is now a reality. Netflix officially announced on Wednesday that subscribers will now be able to download selected TV shows and movies to […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/27/2016
More than 30 years after the first Transformers toys debuted and the original cartoon hit the airwaves, and nearly 10 years after Hasbro’s toy franchise became a blockbuster movie series, robots which transform into cars (or vice versa) are a reality. For $600,000, you can have the real-life, full-size action figure, which is a BMW […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/23/2016
Netflix’s reboot of the 1960s sci-fi/horror TV show Lost in Space just became more intriguing. News of another reboot, revival, or whatever you want to call it, of an old TV show or movie trying to capitalized on nostalgia and a familiar brand name wasn’t greeted with a terribly enthusiastic response. But after news of […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/22/2016
Adam McKay essentially reinvented himself from a writer, producer and director known largely for comedy (especially teaming with his production partner Will Ferrell) into a filmmaker of consequence with last year’s The Big Short. Rather than another slapstick comedy about an overgrown man-boy, McKay took on the complex story of the role credit default swaps […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/21/2016
After episode seven’s big reveal which confirmed a popular fan theory, was Westworld due for a letdown with episode eight? If you were looking for another grand reveal to provide some affirmation, then it’s possible. “Trace Decay” included some intriguing revelations, but ultimately may have been more of a set-up for the final two episodes of the season. […]
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Bong Joon-Ho’s Snowpiercer was viewed by many as one of the best films of 2014. (It was on my list of the best films of that year, slotting in at No. 7.) The movie’s independent release by The Weinstein Company (and reported clashes between Harvey Weinstein and Joon-Ho over final cut and length of the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/20/2016
[link_box id=”81189″ site_id=”94″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]Boxer Vinny Pazienza (now Vinny Paz) often didn’t seem like the most humble, reasonable guy throughout his 20-year professional career. Actor Miles Teller doesn’t come across as a terribly likable fellow in interviews and features. So does that make Bleed for This, a biopic about Pazienza an unenjoyable movie to watch? If […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/15/2016
Marvel Studios has had an outstanding track record of success, most recently demonstrated by Doctor Strange, which has finished No. 1 at the box office during the past two weekends and grossed more than $150 million in U.S. theaters. But part of success is also knowing when to walk away from something that’s not working, […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/13/2016
With her role as Black Widow in Marvel’s Avengers and Captain America films, along with a surprisingly successful lead turn in Lucy, Scarlett Johansson has shown that she is a bankable international female action star. She may have that category all to herself. The upcoming Ghost in the Shell may be the best example of […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/9/2016
Regardless of what you may think of Mel Gibson as a human being (and he’s demonstrated some deplorable behavior in recent years), he’s an excellent filmmaker. Braveheart, The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto all showed an impressive artistic vision and creativity. I don’t know if he loves violence, but he’s certainly intent on showing […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/7/2016
May we begin by saying there may be no better way to express job dissatisfaction than the way Lee Sizemore did in Westworld’s episode five, “The Adversary.” Taking a piss from the floor above onto the workspace virtually everyone uses to monitor activity at the park is sure to make an impression, though not a […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/4/2016
By now, it should be clear that any Marvel movie should not be underestimated. The success of superhero films has changed Hollywood, making them reliant on blockbuster adaptations of popular comic book heroes and adventures. Yet Doctor Strange still seemed like a risky venture for the studio. Even though Marvel made hugely successful movie franchises […]
