0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 7/16/2016
Don’t be afraid of the new Ghostbusters. It’s nowhere near as bad as the haters wanted to believe. In fact, it’s pretty good and a much-needed dose of family-friendly fun for what’s been a lackluster summer movie season thus far. The Ghostbusters remake has fought a swirling vortex of bad buzz and fan hostility ever […]
0 comments by Alex Kaufman on 7/14/2016
Hard to believe season eight of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is almost over. Last week saw a very upbeat comedian, J.B. Smoove, tone it down with Jerry. This week saw a much more subdued personality — Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels — on the show. And while he was by no means energetic, Michaels […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
When last we saw Elliot Alderson in season one of Mr. Robot, the leader of the hacker group fsociety had loaded in the code that would take down the conglomerate that controlled much of everything in our society, E Corp (which Elliot sees and hears as Evil Corp throughout the series), and erase all consumer […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer on 7/13/2016
By this point, I am sure you have seen The Night Of, HBO’s new series. If you haven’t, you don’t know what you are missing out on. The show, while not re-inventing the wheel, is executed to perfection and leaves a perfect lump in your throat after the first episode. It is the perfect companion […]
0 comments by Colby Lanham
Marvel made waves yet again in the new Civil War II comic, as recent events result in genius billionaire playboy philanthropist Tony Stark stepping aside as Iron Man. In his place, a young black woman by the name of Riri Williams will assume the mantle. Oh, and it’s important to mention that she’s doing so […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 7/12/2016
Kid Flash is coming to the TV version of The Flash. (Spoiler warning if you haven’t watched season two of the show, although if you’re reading this, you probably already watched it, right?) DC Comics released the first image of actor Keiynan Lonsdale, who plays Wally West on The Flash, in the familiar superhero outfit worn by his comic book […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 7/11/2016
Though HBO’s The Night Of seemingly comes at a perfect time when our culture is intrigued by episodic true crime stories like season one of the Serial podcast or Netflix’s Making a Murderer, this miniseries has been in development for a few years. A reminder of that comes during the opening credits when James Gandolfini’s […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 7/8/2016
The rebooted Star Trek movie mythology attempted to boldly go where no Star Trek story has gone before, yet that direction wasn’t quite as accepted as might have been presumed. On Thursday, news circulated that the character Hikaru Sulu, the helmsman of the famed starship USS Enterprise, was being established as gay in the upcoming […]
0 comments by Alex Kaufman on 7/7/2016
After last week’s disappointment with Judd Apatow, J.B. Smoove was tasked with righting the Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee ship. He wasn’t too energetic for the slow-paced show and made some great jokes. Team that with a solid car and Smoove’s amazing wardrobe, and Comedians in Cars is back on track! WARNING – Full Spoilers Below… Watch the Episode First! […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 7/6/2016
Your willingness to see Swiss Army Man, and subsequent enjoyment if you do decide to take that chance, may depend on how you respond to the film being labeled “that Daniel Radcliffe farting corpse movie” coming out of the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. If that’s an immediate turnoff, it’s entirely possible that you won’t be […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 7/5/2016
One of the uglier tendencies among film critics and movie writers in recent years is when a mob mentality develops and decides to collectively hate a movie before it’s even been released or seen. Two examples that come to mind are 2012’s John Carter and 2013’s The Lone Ranger. The latest target of derision appears to […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 7/1/2016
With the weak, disappointing sequels that we’ve seen so far this year at the movies — including Batman v Superman, X-Men: Apocalypse, and the abysmal Independence Day: Resurgence — it’s getting difficult to remember (or believe) that a follow-up to a successful film can actually be an improvement on the original. Yes, I realize some […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp
From the loss of enigmatic personalities like David Bowie and Prince to the domination of Beyonce’s Lemonade, the return of Radiohead, and Kanye West being slightly weirder than normal, the first six months of 2016 for the music world has been a bit of a roller coaster. Beyond the headlines grabbed by those artists, 2016 […]
0 comments by Alex Kaufman on 6/30/2016
After last week’s very good but only slightly funny episode with Margaret Cho, Jerry Seinfeld might have opted for a punchline-heavy guest as a follow-up. Instead, Judd Apatow gave us a sadder episode that focused heavily on the late Garry Shandling. While Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee might not be the perfect medium for a eulogy, it […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/29/2016
I realize the door I’m about to open here, but longer doesn’t necessarily mean better. The latest example of this is the Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition three-hour cut that was released on Digital HD Tuesday. (Even the title demonstrates how unwieldy this entire venture is, right?) As you surely know by […]
