“Before the Law” gives us our first real introduction to one of this season’s best characters, Mike Milligan (played charismatically by Bokeem Woodbine). He works as an enforcer for Joe Bulo of the Kansas City syndicate and is sent to Luverne…
TV Review: Fargo Season 2 Premiere “Waiting for Dutch”
I loved the first season of FX’s Fargo. I loved the ominous tone, the twisted storytelling, and most of all, the many rich characters. Fargo Season 1 was chock-full of wonderfully specific characters. Every single character in Season 1 was dynamic, original, and useful…
TV Review: Scream Queens Series Premiere
During the two-hour premiere of Scream Queens, we encounter a motley crew of characters, sudden deaths and a whole bunch of ear-piercing screams. The show, described by creator Ryan Murphy as ‘Halloween’ meets ‘Heathers’, lives up to that description in…
Movie Review: ‘Two Step’
Crime dramas usually spend too much time concentrating on their action sequences rather than the plot and character development. What little story there is can easily be replaced with five-minute shoot-outs and a high body count. That’s not the case…
Movie Review: ‘Mr. Holmes’
The world has seen many depictions of the great Sherlock Holmes, from John Barrymore to Nicol Williamson to Robert Downey Jr. and most recently, Benedict Cumberbatch. We’ve seen him silent, we’ve seen him in his own time walking the streets…
Movie Review: “The 11th Hour”
I’m not sure what I’m supposed to feel watching the 11th hour. Happiness for the aftereffects of rape? Sympathy for a baby stealer? Sadness for a depraved drug addict? Pathos for a naïve, out-of-touch, incompetent, appalling and frankly dumb rich woman? The only feeling I’m certain about is my contempt for this movie.
First Look at Sundance Hit “The End of the Tour”
The first official trailer and poster for the Sundance hit, “The End of the Tour” has arrived! The movie stars Jesse Eisenberg as Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and Jason Segel as distinguished novelist David Foster Wallace. Based on Lipsky’s…