The title “Freefall” is a smart one for an episode of the once great Masters of Sex. After season one’s smart and involving first episodes, the show started its own free fall in season two; and by season three, it…
Movie Review: Now You See Me 2 | The magic is gone
At a certain point you need to accept that the Now You See Me franchise—and it most certainly has been engineered as such—is about superheroes, not magicians. Like with the first film, Jon M. Chu’s Now You See Me 2…
‘Now You See Me 2’ teaser trailer is released
Looks like Daniel Radcliffe is going back to the magical world…but this time without a wand. Lionsgate released this week the first official teaser trailer for Now You See Me 2 the sequel to 2013’s film. The film, directed by…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘The Night Before’
“Tis’ the season” we’re told as we’re bombarded with Christmas music and red Starbucks cups right after Halloween. By the time the actual holiday comes up, we’ve had our fill of every maudlin movie and sappy special on television and find…
TV Throwback Review: Party Down (1×09) “James Rolf High School Twentieth Reunion”
There is a moment in “James Rolf High School Twentieth Reunion” in which Lizzy Caplan’s performance reaches heights traditionally associated with prestige dramas or higher-brow sitcoms like [early seasons of] The Office. It’s an absolutely devastating dramatic moment, and both…
TV Throwback Review: Party Down (1×08) “Celebrate Ricky Sargulesh”
Now that’s more like it. If you’ve been following along with my Party Down reviews, by any chance, you’ll remember that I was let down by the last couple of episodes. I didn’t find them comedically satisfying. Last week’s episode,…
TV Throwback Review: Party Down (1×07) “Brandix Corporate Retreat”
There’s one truly great sequence in “Brandix Corporate Retreat.” It comes along well into the episode’s running time, just as all of the members of the Party Down crew show up for a team building exercise Ron has insisted they…