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. […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
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 Jeremy Klumpp
Through six episodes, Saturday Night Live is off to one of its best starts in years. The presidential election and Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump are a big reason for a ratings jump this season, but the show’s non-political material has also been stronger. Decisions during the summer like promoting writers Chris Kelly and Sara Schneider, […]
0 comments by Sean Keeley on 11/18/2016
It’s a golden age of television in America. But if you’re a binge-watcher, you’re bound to hit a wall eventually. If you’re the kind of person who watched the entirety of Luke Cage over a weekend or knocked out all of the latest season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt in record time, you’ve probably already exhausted all […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
This a bit of a dated analogy but it works. Back in the 80s, Coca-Cola changed the formula of their iconic drink, called it “New Coke” and most people hated it. After three months, Coca-Cola discontinued “New Coke,” brought back the original formula named “Coke Classic” and experienced more sales and popularity than ever, even though it […]
0 comments by David Lauterbach on 11/16/2016
On Nov. 15, 1996, Michael Jordan appeared alongside Bugs Bunny and his Looney Tunes cohorts in a movie about basketball in space, something that had never been seen before on movie screens. Let’s wish a Happy 20th Anniversary to the greatest movie ever that featured an athlete as the star: Space Jam. Space Jam was released a couple […]
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 Sam Blazer on 11/14/2016
After another big twist this past Sunday, HBO has announced that they will renew Westworld for a second season. The question remains, what exactly is HBO hoping to get from their new series? HBO programming president Casey Bloys told The Hollywood Reporter just how happy the network is with its new hit, while also prefacing that the series might […]
0 comments by David Lauterbach
In the previous episode of Westworld, Maeve’s intelligence was raised as high as it could go. During episode seven, “Trompe L’Oeil,” the show went where it had never gone before, blasting open storylines and confirming theories viewers had been waiting for weeks to have solved. Westworld takes a lot of twists and turns every week and […]
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 Jeremy Klumpp
Saturday Night Live was expecting Dave Chappelle to be the most compelling reason for people to tune in this week, but then the election happened and everything changed. Like most of the nation, SNL did not think Donald Trump had a chance to be elected president, and now they find themselves in an awkward situation. Not […]
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 Matt Lo Cascio on 11/7/2016
Game 7 of the 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians was exceedingly better than anything Hollywood could ever produce. We already know the 30 for 30 on the series will be absolutely amazing, but a sports event like this also calls for a dramatic biopic. You know it’s coming, so we’re […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
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 […]
