0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/27/2015
We don’t yet know what The Daily Show will be like with Trevor Noah taking over as host from Jon Stewart. Until Noah debuts behind the anchor desk on Sept. 28, all we can do is speculate. And even after that first show, first week of shows and maybe even first month of shows, we […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Movie adaptations of video games haven’t really been successful. (Maybe the Resident Evil series would disagree with that.) Yet Hollywood is still trying. And one of the industry’s rising actors has curiously attached himself to such a project that looks to finally be rolling. Michael Fassbender, likely best known — at least among a certain […]
0 comments by Tyler Lyon
Looking at the blockbuster releases of the past seven years and at the upcoming slates through 2020, it’s clear superheroes aren’t going away anytime soon. As the market has shown, audiences are mostly willing to embrace comic book deep cuts that were once considered too obscure or “too nerdy” to become major blockbusters. While Marvel has proven that […]
0 comments by Alex Kaufman on 8/26/2015
If you grew up in the early 2000s, you have fond memories of playing RollerCoaster Tycoon or its sequels. It struck such a chord with a generation that it continues to be played by those same kids, now college-age. The original game spawned multiple sequels before being put on a decade-long hiatus. The once-dormant series has […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/25/2015
Typically, I feel like reviewing pilot episodes of TV series isn’t quite fair. These debut installments often have to cram in an entire series premise and cast of characters in one 30- or 60-minute program, resulting in a program that isn’t always indicative of how a show will eventually play out. With many series, it takes […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
This might be the worst nightmare for a parent or teacher bringing a group of kids to an art museum. Maybe it’s a nightmare for the kids too. Or possibly a secret fantasy. Don’t touch the paintings, right? It’s like the fundamental rule at an art museum. That, and don’t use flash photography. So it […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp
When I was growing up, my uncle — who is about 10 years older than me — got me started on many of the interests I still have today. He gave me my first comic books (a few issues of The Invaders from the 1970’s), let me stay up late and watch The Kids in […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/24/2015
Ever since Colin Cowherd to FOX became a reality, I have been dreading what comes next for ESPN Radio. I am a huge fan of Dan Le Batard’s radio show. It is a collection of self deprecating idiots talking sports and pop culture with passion and depth. Le Batard and his cast of knuckleheads often […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Among the many talents Bill Hader displayed as a cast member on Saturday Night Live was his gift for impersonation. Some of Hader’s most memorable impressions include Vincent Price, Al Pacino, James Carville and Alan Alda. But while appearing on Conan Thursday, host Conan O’Brien challenged Hader to share his impersonation of… Conan O’Brien. While […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/21/2015
“I classify it as a rainy day Saturday afternoon movie. It’s a little like Chinese food… wait an hour and you may want to see another one.” – Burt Reynolds, from 1977 archival footage included on the Smokey and the Bandit 2006 Special Edition DVD. 1977 was an interesting year for moviegoers. One of the […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/20/2015
It’s too bad that the Seth Rogen-James Franco-Kim Jong Un movie took the title The Interview, because it probably would have been perfect for James Ponsoldt’s film about author David Foster Wallace being interviewed by magazine writer David Lipsky about writing the novel Infinite Jest and becoming a literary celebrity and pop culture curiosity. But […]
0 comments by Matt Zemek on 8/19/2015
Nothing about the achingly beautiful television series Rectify needs to be rectified. The product doesn’t need any improvement; only the viewership totals do. What follows is more than just a review of season three of Rectify, which concluded this past Thursday; it’s an appreciation of a show which deserves (and, one could legitimately argue, demands) a far […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
A retelling of the Frankenstein story might compel a few eye-rolls. But at least the upcoming Victor Frankenstein appears to be attempting a new spin on the mythos, without just amping it up with a bunch of soulless CGI and action. (Looking at you, Van Helsing and Dracula Untold.) This version of the tale is […]
0 comments by Jeremy Klumpp
Last Friday, President Obama tweeted out the links to Spotify playlists for his summer vacation at Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. Each list — “Day” and “Night” — consists of 20 songs from a wide variety of genres from folk to hip-hop to jazz. Quickly, the playlists led to internet posts about which intern was in charge […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/18/2015
Yearning for the spy movies of yore — particularly the jet-setting glamour of the 60s-era James Bond films — has become something of a genre itself this year. In February, Matthew Vaughn directed his love letter to old Bond movies with Kingsman: The Secret Service, stating his preferences for a more fun spy action film rather […]
