Last week, I tuned in to CBS?s The Briefcase, figuring that the premise might serve up a sermon illustration or two. In the premiere episode, a family is surprised with the delivery of a briefcase holding $101,000. They are told that the money is theirs, and they can...
Jupiter Ascending?is either as awesome--or as terrible--as you've heard. It's not the kind of movie that can be seen as middle-of-the-road, given its Wachowski Brothers spin that sees?The Matrix?mashed up with?Star Wars?in a way that only the guys behind?The Matrix...
Will Smith has been "on the rocks" for a while now. Since 2007, Smith's headlining films have included the disappointing?Hancock,?Seven Pounds, and?After Earth but, in Warner Bros.'?Focus,?Smith stems the tide. ?He manages to lift a better-than-average performance out...
I knew going in that Aloha was... not good, as recognized by the 14% rating it has on RottenTomatoes.com and this lovely exploration of Sony's thoughts?(some 'less perfect' language there). This is?Cameron Crowe we're talking about,?who has delivered hits...
I never knew how important?The Wire?was until I was in the gym a few weeks ago, and the creator of the show, David Simon, flashed up on the television.?They're showing The Wire on regular television??you ask. No,?Simon was an interviewee about the Freddie Gray case in...
"Dreamers must stick together." That's the thesis of?Tomorrowland, the Brad Bird (The Incredibles,?Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol)?and Damon Lindelof (Lost, The?Leftovers) flick that hit theaters this weekend. It's classic Disney film (think Escape to Witch...
I remember watching John Wayne films with my grandma, a longstanding tradition from all of the John Wayne films she watched with my grandpa. Quite frankly,?any?western would make Grandma smile, but westerns with John Wayne were priceless. With the arrival of Warner...
Rudderless Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) sees footage of the 1998 U.S. Embassy bombings and goes from thrill-seeker to U.S. Navy Seal. While Kyle's life appears to a blend of the thrills and the honor, Clint Eastwood's film raises the story to levels of greater nuance....
At 7895 East Acoma Drive in Scottsdale, Arizona, the greatest hitter in baseball history lives. Well, Ted Williams' body hangs cryogenically frozen, awaiting that moment in the future when science will allow for those who have been preserved indefinitely to be...