At first, I was very nervous to watch this movie. West Side Story is one of the most beloved musicals in theater history. So the stakes for this remake were high. In addition, considering the racist overtones of the depiction…
The Romanoffs Premiere Review: “The Violet Hour” and “The Royal We”
“Tell the [ambulance] to slow down. I want to see the Arc de Triomphe one last time.” So begins Matthew Weiner’s new mystery-shrouded anthology series for Amazon, The Romanoffs. We are taken instantly into a world of such privilege and…
Movie Review: Gold
I have this recurring dream of winning some enormous jackpot in a casino. Taking it as a sign, I have gone to the casino a couple of times and lost much more money than I have made. There was no…
A Breakdown of the House of Cards Trailer
We did it last year, and we’re pretty happy to say that we were pretty much right on a good half of those predictions. And hey, when you have an award winning Netflix show on your hands, you really wouldn’t…
TV Review: The Strain 2×12 “Fallen Light”
After a climactic month of episodes on Guillermo Del Toro’s The Strain, the train slows the pace this week just enough to establish where our characters are at, and tie up loose ends until it’s full steam ahead into…
TV Review: The Strain 2×11 “Dead End”
We got left with a pretty severe cliffhanger last week that I desperately didn’t want to spoil for you guys, but you had all week to watch it so here it goes! You have two characters of good and evil…
TV Review: The Strain 2×10 “The Assassin”
The Strain is raising the stakes, and this week we’re given more than a simple climactic battle to let us know it’s on to bigger and better things. In “The Assassin” we reach a couple of pivotal plot moments, with…