In 2002, Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise teamed up to deliver Philip K. Dick’s science fiction short story to the big screen in a move that received critical acclaim. Personally, it’s one of my top ten sci-fi flicks of all time, balancing action, mystery, special effects, and spellbinding questions about what we would do if…
In 2011, before?Silver Linings Playbook,?American Hustle, and?American Sniper, Bradley Cooper starred with Robert De Niro in a “little” thriller called?Limitless, based on Alan Glynn’s novel?The Dark Fields. Now, Cooper is executive producing a CBS series of the same name about the powers of mind that one man inherits when he takes a special pill (think?The…
ABC’s new comedy, The Muppets, premiered this week. The show is a mix of nostalgia, bringing to mind?The Muppet Show (1976-1981), and a modern day drama. Using a page out of the writer’s room of Modern Family?or Parks and Recreation, The Muppets follows the crew of a late night television show, Up Late with Miss…
As we prepare for the fifth season of Once Upon a Time, the ABC drama that retells beloved fairy tales (or Walt Disney films), we take a look back at season four. Once Upon a Time has created it?s own framework ever since the first season. Each season has been treated as two mini-seasons, where…
“You don’t have to do this.” “I know… but we both know I’m going to.” Directed by Jon Cassar (24),?Forsaken tells the story of John Henry Clayton (Kiefer Sutherland), a man who left the family plantation over a decade ago. Having built a reputation as a killer, John Henry’s return is less than celebrated,…
Imagine waking up and not knowing who you are. Now imagine you wake up in the buff, inside of gym bag, in the middle of Times Square, with police surrounding you. Hard to imagine right? Well that’s how Blindspot starts off, and the rest of the episode is piecing together a puzzle that was meant…
The first time I saw the trailer for 2015’s?Cinderella, I wondered what else could make the story worth seeing. Almost every aspect of the?well-known story (at least the 1950 Walt Disney version) was captured in the trailer. Were they trying to convince parents that they could take their children? Were they buying into the ‘show…
[The team for Beast (L to R): Chad McKinney, Tom McKeith, Sam McKeith Garrett Dillahunt] Starring newcomer Chad McKinney and veteran actor Garret Dillahunt (Winter?s Bone, Raising Hope), Beast tells the story of Jaime Gray (McKinney), a young boxer in the Philippines who is managed by his father, Rick (Dillahunt). After getting involved with a…
Britt Marling and Hailee Steinfeld are sisters in this end-of-the-war film about overcoming racism and fighting against evil in all its forms.
You know the biggest drag about Satanism (aside from the whole eternal condemnation of your immortal soul bit)? Botany. Seriously, it’s like you need a degree to make sure you mix your lady slipper with your night shades in just the right concentration or else your intended victim will only end up with an embarrassing…
