Legends fade. It happens. But Chuck Berry—whose material from a short nine-year period singlehandedly made him the greatest songwriter in rock and roll history—tapered off quicker than most, releasing his album-format peak St Louis to Liverpool in 1964 (featuring the…
Tribeca Review: Chuck
In 1975, a club boxer from Bayonne, New Jersey got the opportunity of a lifetime. He was offered a chance to fight Muhammad Ali for a shot at the world’s Heavyweight title. The fight was considered a joke: a North…
Cast and Crew Interviews From the Film ‘Chuck’
Rocky. Rocky II. Rocky III. Rocky IV….I could keep going and somehow we’ll end with Creed, but that doesn’t matter. What does, however, is who Rocky was inspired after, and what that man has to lay claim to fame. Chuck Wepner is his name. He’s the man…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×10) – “Marco”
Every episode of Better Call Saul has changed the show’s title sequence each week with a choice image unique to each week. The intro for the first season finale, “Marco,” is perhaps the most openly symbolic of the events to…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×09) – “Pimento”
There are television episodes with scenes so powerful that they can sometimes overshadow the rest of an episode. What do you mean stuff happened before the Red Wedding? Oftentimes these are scenes that a show has been subtly building towards…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×08) – “RICO”
It’s been interesting seeing how Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould utilize the cold opens on Better Call Saul in a different fashion than they did on Breaking Bad. Whereas, the cold opens on Breaking Bad were mostly served as flash…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×07) – “Bingo”
After our little sojourn into the dark world of Mike Ehrmantraut last week, Better Call Saul realigns us back into the trials and tribulations of jaunty elder law lawyer Jimmy McGill. This week’s episode “Bingo” serves as a contrast to…