If you’re not already familiar with writing/acting partners Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, I’m not sure where you’ve been for the last few years. They met on the set of MadTV, forming an intense nerd-bond almost immediately. Their partnership gave… Read More ›
Chris Hemsworth has been a busy guy ever since he doned his cape as Thor in 2011, making a name for himself with his versatility in a wide range of pictures. Starting when he doned his cape as Thor in… Read More ›
From the mind of Waking Life, the Sunrise trilogy, and Dazed and Confused comes writer/director Richard Linklater’s newest, Everybody Wants Some!!, out nationwide this Friday, April 22nd. Billed as the “spiritual sequel” to the 1993 classic Dazed and Confused, Everybody… Read More ›
It has come to our attention that the release date for Everybody Wants Some has been moved from today, April 15th, to next Friday, April 22nd. As such, we are required to pull our review until the release date. We stand… Read More ›
On March 25th, two titans of DC comics collide in a cinematic battle heralded as the fight to end all fights. Unfortunately, I found myself thinking only one thing as I walked out of the theater – strike two, Mr…. Read More ›
In early January, the Internet exploded with chatter over a movie trailer. It wasn’t for Marvel’s upcoming civil war or DC’s mega-bro slamfest between Superman and Batman, but a small indie picture from producing partners J.J. Abrams and Drew Goddard… Read More ›
First of all, I hadn’t meant to go quiet for quite so long. I started teaching part-time at Central Piedmont Community College in October of 2012 and it has kept me HOPPING. Since my last post, we’ve bought a house… Read More ›
As a child, my first R-rated film was The Terminator – a quintessential piece of cinematic history – and it was merely the first of other films that would become tent poles of my life. Commando (prepare for World War… Read More ›
Releasing today is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s The Last Stand, his first real picture since leaving office. I choose not to include The Expendables 1 & 2 or The Rundown, as he didn’t play a huge role in any of them (though… Read More ›
Last Thursday, Wifey, Elder Bro, and I went to a sneak preview of ParaNorman courtesy of two passes from Polka Dot Bakeshop. It was screened at the Regal Phillips Place and in 3D. If you’re unfamiliar, ParaNorman is the story… Read More ›
Yesterday, /Film released an article from their staff titled 15 Things That Bothered Us About ‘The Dark Knight Rises’. Normally, I wouldn’t care, but I felt like their issues weren’t as problematic as they believed. If you consider the Nolan… Read More ›
The original Dark Shadows was a gothic soap opera which aired from 1966 to 1971. The focus was on the Collins family, and like all soap operas, each program was full of melodrama. Unlike most programs of its time, though,… Read More ›
Last night I went to a sneak preview of The Raven, and I am absolutely grateful that I didn’t pay for it. I was b-o-r-e-d. It’s not that it wasn’t full of action. It’s not that it didn’t have violence…. Read More ›
Lockout is both exactly the kind of action movie you like (violence, humor, a cool hero facing immense odds) and the kind of action movie you want it to be (there’s a “no gun” policy for a reason). Unfortunately I… Read More ›
In the summer of 1999 I had graduated from high school and was sleeping on my best friend’s mom’s pull out sofa. I spent my days working at my Dad’s store and my evenings with my friends. The original American… Read More ›