There are myriad things to which one could compare Drew Goddard’s Bad Times at the El Royale: a LEGO set, for all its pieces that are meant to come together in the end, a process that usually requires the assembler…
Bad Times at the El Royale Delivers, Expectedly, A Cryptic Trailer
“The El Royale — No Place for a Priest!” Actually, it’s not for anyone, dear Mr. Vacuum Salesman (Jon Hamm). Something is coming for the guests of this declining “bi-state” hotel, so described since it lies between California and Nevada,…
Who Should Direct Deadpool 2?
This weekend brought the unfortunate news that director Tim Miller will not be returning to helm the second Deadpool movie. As it turns out, he and star Ryan Reynolds weren’t as simpatico as we thought. Although the split was amicable,…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘The Martian’
The Martian doesn’t contain anywhere near the intellectual depth of Interstellar because it doesn’t need to. Instead of focusing on mind-melting logic, it wants to stimulate a different muscle: The heart. Not the physical heart, although there are more than a…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×13) “Daredevil”
“Welcome back to my weekly/daily review and recap of “Daredevil.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here” TV Review: Daredevil (1×13) “Daredevil” Okay so, not the best finale of a television show I’ve ever seen. Is it terrible? No,…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×12) “The Ones We Leave Behind”
“Welcome back to my weekly/daily review and recap of “Daredevil.” To catch up on previous coverage, click here” “Yes, the world fell apart. Didn’t you notice?” So, let’s mention that Karen problem again. On the one hand, it’s amazing that…
TV Review: Daredevil (1×10) “Nelson vs. Murdock”
I didn’t guess at the start of the season that I would ever care about Foggy, even his relationship with Matt. I was so wrong. A quick aside for the part of the episode that isn’t Foggy and Matt based.…