0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/27/2016
If you’ve been waiting to see Matthew McConaughey play a badass, Free State of Jones could be the movie for you. A historical Civil War drama may not have been where you expected to see McConaughey take an action hero role, but his performance as Newton Knight could certainly be viewed that way. Some may feel […]
0 comments by Alex Kaufman
Along with Celebrity Family Feud and The $100,000 Pyramid, ABC’s new “Sunday Fun & Games” block brought back Match Game. Since the final Gene Rayburn-hosted version went off the air over 30 years ago, it has been the victim of subpar revivals. Is Alec Baldwin fit to hold Rayburn’s microphone or does Match Game flounder like its […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Just over three weeks away from its theatrical release, Paramount released a third (and presumably final) trailer for Star Trek Beyond. The sudden ramp up in promotion shouldn’t be a surprise, considering how close we are to the movie’s July 22 premiere. But maybe it does seem a bit sudden, considering Paramount went approximately five […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The sixth season of Game of Thrones concluded on Sunday night, and two of the primary elements of this season were prominently involved – blood and fire. It’s often said that “in the game of thrones, you either win or you die,” and sure enough, that’s what happened in the finale. IN KING’S LANDING… At […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/25/2016
Putting The Shallows up against Independence Day: Resurgence on the same weekend was a savvy bit of counter-programming by Sony Pictures. A smaller film set on a tropical Mexican beach centered around one actor is an intriguing alternative to the big, loud, dumb spectacle of an alien invasion. Most of the spectacle in The Shallows […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/24/2016
Just go see the original Independence Day instead. Don’t bother with the sequel that’s arriving 20 years later, long after there was any interest in a follow-up to the 1996 sci-fi blockbuster starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman. Independence Day: Resurgence presents a strong argument on a statute of limitations for movie sequels. […]
0 comments by Alex Kaufman on 6/23/2016
After last week’s strong season premiere with Jim Gaffigan, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee had pretty big shoes to fill. In this case, make those pink boots, as Margaret Cho stole the show. She was unafraid to talk about rape, masculinity, sexuality and plenty of other risqué topics, showing a side of her that was both candid and […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/22/2016
Just over a year ago, I jumped on the pile of critics slamming Cameron Crowe for his latest movie, Aloha. The final result confirmed fears that had been growing, largely due to remarks from emails that became public in the Sony Pictures hack, in which then-chairperson Amy Pascal said that the movie “makes no sense” […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/21/2016
After the largely negative reaction to Batman v Superman, Warner Brothers and DC Films need to generate some positive buzz for their upcoming Justice League movie — which BvS was intended to kickstart. So WB and director Zack Snyder invited several film writers to London, where Justice League is currently being filmed, to show them […]
0 comments by Colby Lanham on 6/20/2016
“Battle of the Bastards” took its place in the debate of best Game of Thrones episodes and battles, as Jon Snow led the remaining force of Wildlings and a smattering of small Northern houses against the full force of Ramsay Bolton and the backing of his own house forces alongside the Karstarks and the Umbers. Needless […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/19/2016
Actor Anton Yelchin, perhaps best known for his role as Chekov in the new Star Trek films, was killed in a fatal auto accident outside his Los Angeles home early Sunday morning. He was just 27 years old. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the accident occurred around 1:10 a.m. local time. Yelchin was […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/17/2016
Putting Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart in a movie together and letting them carry a comedy really isn’t a bad plan. It would have been rather easy for Central Intelligence to rely on the charm of its two stars and just let them riff while progressing through a pretense of a story. Fortunately, director Rawson […]
0 comments by Sam Blazer
When talking about food, it can often evoke unseemly images of humans living to consume, not consuming to live. I mean, at the end of the day we are all just eating, right? But a podcast has emerged from the sludge of day-to-day life and has worked to end the ostracizing of chain restaurants. I am, of course, talking about Doughboys. Doughboys […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 6/16/2016
Jumping from one role to another, especially after playing a character for a 13-episode season, could be understandably difficult for an actor. For Daredevil‘s Charlie Cox, shaking off habits developed while playing blind lawyer Matt Murdock may have hurt him while auditioning for other roles. Cox is portaying six characters in an off-Broadway play titled […]
0 comments by Alex Kaufman
What would happen if Jerry Seinfeld grew up in the Midwest, was Catholic and had red hair? That is a question I pondered while watching the season 8 premiere of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The answer to that riddle is this week’s guest, Jim Gaffigan. The Indiana-born Catholic comedian from New York had a similar […]
