For me there’s always a hint of skepticism when watching a movie that’s supposedly “based on a true story” but in the case of Michael Bay’s docudrama 13 Hours, and many like it, the concern isn’t whether the film is…
Movie Review: ’13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi’
Michael Bay’s career has always been working up to this point, hasn’t it? Since his debut with Bad Boys (1995), Bay’s films have been mired in two obsessions: a near psychopathic contempt for Authority Figures and an ironic idolization of…
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet’
From the time we are children, our books contain some kind of moralistic lesson or cautionary tale that we may not fully understand. Whether it is Dr. Seuss’ Oh, The Places You’ll Go or Homer’s The Odyssey, or even the Christian bible,…
Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘Aloha’ is more like good-bye
Most are expecting Cameron Crowe’s new film, Aloha, to be a romantic comedy, and I’m going to be very amused by how disappointed they all are going to be since the film is hardly romantic or funny. Even when we’re…
TV Look-Back: Now is a Great Time to Start Watching ‘The Office’
It’s no secret that NBC finally said goodbye to The Office. This May, we bid adieu to Jim and Pam, Dwight and Angela, Ryan and Kelly, and we said goodbye to Michael Scott and his horrible jokes seasons ago. The…
Promised Land Giveaway: Win ‘Good Will Hunting’ on Blu-Ray + More!
Promised Land is already out in select theaters, but to help promote its nationwide release, thus informing a wider audience on the dangers of natural gas drilling, we’re hosting this pretty awesome giveaway! First, check out what this new Matt…
Gaby’s Movie Review: Gus Van Sant’s Promised Land
Matt Damon and director Gus Van Sant working together again? I was so looking forward to this movie. Good Will Hunting is one of my all-time favorite films, and while I didn’t expect Promised Land to be as good as…