The “What year is it?” energy is intense this year as film after film claims or functions like they’re throwbacks. Off the top of one’s head, a great one is The Djinn, the claustrophobic horror film that would fit right…
Movie Review: John Wick Chapter 2
I think it’s safe to say that John Wick has been quite the surprise. What many believed to just be a little brainless flick popping up out of nowhere, would go on to be one of 2014’s best actions films period.…
TV Review: The Muppets Premiere – “Pig Girls Don’t Cry”
There are very few things that had more of an impact on me as a child than The Muppets. I’m fairly certain I watched my VHS of The Muppet Movie so many times that it started to wear out and…
TV Review: Hannibal (3×05) – “Contorno”
Around the midway point of “Contorno,” Chiyoh compares her state of being to taxidermy; she still looks like herself but feels like something was taken from her, as if her soul was hollowed out. She may still be walking and…
TV Review: “Hannibal” (3×02) – “Primavera”
Abigail Hobbs’ relationship with the sociopathic Dr. Hannibal Lecter is not all too dissimilar from what I suspect many viewers have with the show also named Hannibal. Last year’s season finale was particularly brutal and testing, not because it was…
TV Review: Hannibal Season 3 Premiere – “Antipasto”
“You no longer have ethical concerns, Hannibal, you have aesthetic ones.” Bedelia Du Maurier (Gillian Anderson) says this to Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen), the man/killer/master chef, but she might as well be talking about the show that they’re a part…