Confession: I have only just recently gotten into the Hitman video game franchise with 2012’s Hitman: Absolution (good game, especially for newcomers), and I have not seen the 2007 movie adaptation of the popular stealth/action franchise. After seeing the new…
TV Review: True Detective (2×08) “Omega Station”
Wow…that was some kind of mess. After eight weeks of dragging its feet and running like hell, season two of True Detective came to a colossal close tonight. Since it was given a 90-minute send-off, “Omega Station” decided to pull…
TV Review: True Detective (2×07) “Black Maps and Motel Rooms”
The vultures are circling and stuff’s going down in the penultimate episode of True Detective’s second season. “Black Maps and Motel Rooms” picks up with Ani (Rachel McAdams), Paul (Taylor Kitsch), and Ray (Colin Farrell) cooped up in a motel…
“Black Mass” Trailer with Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp’s career hasn’t been so hot lately, with his last three leading roles ending up be critical and commercial failures (The Lone Ranger, Transcendence, and Mortdecai). But he may be on the verge of reminding people that’s still one of Hollywood’s best actors…
Accepted Missions: A Look Back at ‘Mission: Impossible’
It’s easy to note that when an old TV show gets turned into a movie, it’s pretty bad. But every once in a while, you get a surprisingly good time. Some are funny (21 Jump Street, The Naked Gun), others are action-packed…
TV Review: True Detective (2×06) “Church in Ruins”
No show knows how to double down and hit hard quite like True Detective. “Church in Ruins” picks up right where we left off as Ray (Colin Farrell) bangs down the door of Frank (Vince Vaughn) after discovering the…
TV Review: True Detective (2×05) “Other Lives”
Sometimes, life at home can be just as bad as life in the field. “Other Lives” takes place two months after the grisly shootout that concluded the last episode, and nobody is doing very hot. Ray (Colin Farrell) is without…
