0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 11/6/2016
It was one year ago that Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live. At the time, his candidacy was still seen by many as a long shot within the wide-open Republican field and his rhetoric viewed as racist, uninformed, and possibly a little bit crazy. SNL choosing Trump to host was seen by some as 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 […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
World traveler, off the beaten path foodie and television star are just a few of the ways to describe Anthony Bourdain. One could also say he is a bit of a snob when it comes to his food… as in if it is good, he’ll go out of the way to get it, no matter […]
0 comments by Sean Keeley on 11/3/2016
Season three of Black Mirror premiered recently on Netflix, bringing the grand total of episodes to 13. As far as we’re concerned, that’s not nearly enough of this speculative fiction series that takes a look into the near-future to see what technology awaits us and how the effects aren’t always going to be good. As show […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 11/1/2016
Nearly two weeks after Deadpool 2 lost its director when Tim Miller walked away from a creative disagreement with star Ryan Reynolds, another superhero blockbuster movie is seeking a new lead filmmaker. As first reported by The Hollywood Reporter‘s Borys Kit, director Rick Famuyiwa is no longer helming The Flash. Famuyiwa, most known for last summer’s […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/31/2016
Maybe the best thing to happen for fans of Batman in recent years was Warner Brothers getting a license to the 1966 TV series for DVD and Blu-ray. Previously, the rights to the show were tied up in legal wranglings for decades, particularly with the estate of producer William Dozier. (Fox currently owns the rights, which helped […]
0 comments by David Lauterbach
The first season of HBO’s Westworld has reached the halfway point and at this point, the series has asked a lot more questions than it has answered. While that is usually troublesome for a show, the new questions asked every week — and especially during the show’s fifth episode — continue to draw viewers in and […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 10/27/2016
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has worn many different hats before evolving into its current form. A spinoff from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, S.H.I.E.L.D. initially failed to translate the MCU’s epic, blockbuster scale to television. New characters were inseparable and paper-thin, and a promised fun, action series was boring — the biggest no-no for a Marvel […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/26/2016
Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher shouldn’t work. Fans of Lee Child’s novels objected to the casting of Cruise as the character because he’s not the hulking, 6-foot-5 force from the books. But more than the physical characteristics, Cruise and his megawatt smile didn’t seem to embody someone who chooses to live as a drifter, who would […]
0 comments by Sean Keeley
Welcome to “Should I Listen To This?”, where we deep-dive into a podcast to find out what it’s about, what works, what doesn’t, and whether or not you need to make the all-important decision to hit subscribe and add it to your rotation. Know a podcast you’d like us to consider? Send an e-mail and we’ll add […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 10/24/2016
As we’ve discussed during our recaps of Westworld‘s first three episodes, the series is laying a whole lot of groundwork, giving viewers multiple storylines and characters to unpack. If you’ve felt the need to go back and watch an episode or two — or all three — we won’t judge. Thus far, Westworld seems to […]
0 comments by Matt Yoder
When the sixth season of The Walking Dead ended with a cliffhanger mystery of who Negan killed with Lucille, it left viewers of television’s most popular series at a loss for words. After leaving fans dangling during arguably the comic book’s most famous scene in such a drastic way, The Walking Dead had to deliver on […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp on 10/23/2016
There have been almost 550 people who have hosted Saturday Night Live, from Oscar winners and Olympic gold medalists to senators and the only winner of the “Anyone Can Host” contest, Miskel Spillman. Many of these hosts held their own during what has been described as a frightening experience and quite a few have also […]
0 comments by Sean Keeley on 10/21/2016
Let’s begin this review of the new Christopher Guest film Mascots with a segue. Waiting for Guffman is my favorite movie of all time. There isn’t one single, solitary scene in that mockumentary that doesn’t at least make me chuckle, even on the 50th viewing. It’s pitch perfect in it’s balance of pathos and comedy. […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp
This week, Tom Hanks will host Saturday Night Live for the ninth time, and while there are people who have hosted SNL more times than Hanks, not many are as beloved by cast members and fans. It’s been over 30 years since Hanks hosted for the first time and during that span, he has gone from […]
