Joyous, rousing and unabashedly focused on the idea and critical need for unity, Star Trek Beyond doesn’t just course correct after the bumpy Into Darkness, but also defines itself as the first of the new Trek that firmly grasps what makes the old…
‘Star Trek Beyond’ and the Benefits of a New Director
Like many reboots before and after it, Star Trek had a lot riding on it to be successful. Not only did it need to bring in the big bucks at the box office, but it also had to please fans of the…
‘Star Trek Beyond’ releases new trailer
I don’t consider myself a hard core Star Trek fan, but I’ve gotten to really love this franchise over the past few years. The new trailer for the upcoming Star Trek Beyond was released by Paramount on Friday and it’s already…
Star Trek Beyond Trailer is all “boom” and no brains
This was my morning. I woke up to study for some finals, when a passing YouTube thumbnail made me think, “Screw finals… the new Trek trailer is up!” Could this be the one where they finally make these films allegorical?…
TV Review: True Detective (2×02) “Night Finds You”
The board is set, and the pieces are moving. After an hour-long prologue in the season premiere, True Detective seems to be picking up a touch of speed. “Night Finds You” is where our four lead characters start to realize…
TV Review: True Detective (2×01) “The Western Book of the Dead”
Welp…we’ve got something to talk about. True Detective was originally an HBO mini-series starring two of coolest Texans ever to grace Hollywood today (Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey) looking for clues in the Louisiana bayou. But, surprise surprise, Harrelson and…
Movie Review: ‘Furious 7’
This may literally be the first time that this specific combination of words has ever been uttered in the history of human culture: the seventh film in the franchise is the best. That franchise? The Fast and the Furious, that…