Netflix’s Spectral scratches the sci-fi itch, so long as you check your expectations

Most Hollywood actors are constantly fighting against the notion of typecasting, that they’re only good at one type of role. That’s not the case for Max Martini, who seemingly delights in playing one very specific type of character: The Army Badass. From Saving Private Ryan to The Great Raid to the TV show The Unit to Captain Phillips and even 13 Hours: The Secret […]

Rogue One darkest Star Wars movie yet, but fits perfectly into mythology

With a darker tone and impressive visual effects, Rogue One feels like a new kind of Star Wars movie. [link_box id=”36688″ site_id=”1″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]One of the knocks against Star Wars: The Force Awakens was that it followed the tone and narrative of the original three Star Wars films too closely. Fans enjoyed a new Star […]

Dunkirk trailer promises Christopher Nolan making the next great WWII epic

The past two weeks have seen the release of several big movie trailers, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Transformers: The Last Knight, Baywatch and War For the Planet of the Apes. Joining the party is a preview for what should be one of next summer’s most anticipated films, Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. July doesn’t […]

20 years later, Jerry Maguire still entertains and resonates today

It’s been 20 years since Jerry Maguire debuted in theaters. Does it seem that long ago to you? (Maybe it does when you look at how Cuba Gooding Jr.’s career has gone since then.) Sure, there are things that make Cameron Crowe’s movie feel dated. Everyone’s using a flip phone. All of the prominent athlete cameos […]

Adam Driver would love it if Star Wars: Episode 8 had no trailers

Though it would be fun and the timing would be right, there almost certainly won’t be a teaser trailer for Star Wars: Episode 8 attached to the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story this weekend. For one thing, the movie doesn’t even have a proper title yet. (Although a surprise teaser would be a […]

The 10 Best New Podcasts of 2016

We could haggle over whether or not it was a down year for television and you could make a decent case that it was a down year for movies, but one entertainment genre that blossomed in 2016 was podcasting. Per Edison Research, 21 percent of Americans 12 or older say they have listened to a […]

Office Christmas Party provides much needed year-end laughs at serious movie season

[link_box id=”36688″ site_id=”1″ layout=”link-box-third” alignment=”alignright”]Maybe Office Christmas Party deserves credit for the simplicity of its title (and the title cards in its trailers). Everything you need to know is in the name of the movie. There’s no attempt to be cute or clever. And what’s really being sold here is a comedy with T.J. Miller, Jason […]

Breaking down the major categories of the 2017 Golden Globe nominations

The 2017 Golden Globe nominations were announced on Monday, with film and television’s best getting much-deserved credit for incredible filmmaking, performances and behind the scenes work. With surprises, snubs and locks abound, here’s a breakdown of the major categories. Best Motion Picture – Drama: “Hacksaw Ridge” “Hell Or High Water” “Lion” “Manchester By The Sea” […]

SNL recap: John Cena as Gronk, Walter White appears, and a Trump morning

For the better part of a decade, John Cena has been the face of the WWE. However, over the past two years, the jort-wearing, 15-time champion has struck out from the squared circle in an attempt to duplicate the crossover success of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. While Johnson used action films like The Mummy Returns […]

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