There’s one truly great sequence in “Brandix Corporate Retreat.” It comes along well into the episode’s running time, just as all of the members of the Party Down crew show up for a team building exercise Ron has insisted they…
TV Throwback Review: Party Down (1×04) “Investors Dinner”
“You know what they say about a gun in the first act.” – Casey Things get pretty crazy in this week’s episode of Party Down. More so than the previous three episodes, “Investors Dinner” demonstrates just how far Rob Thomas,…
TV Review: Netflix’s Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Recaptures the Spirit of Its Origin
When Wet Hot American Summer hit theaters over a decade ago, it flopped spectacularly at the box office–not a particularly surprising turn of events for a tiny indie film starring a bunch of people no one had ever heard of.…
‘Ant-Man’s’ Michael Peña Talks Marvel and Donald Trump
We were lucky enough to be able to chat with Michael Peña, who stars in Marvel’s newest hit, Ant-Man, alongside Paul Rudd. To say that Peña carried the movie on his shoulders is an understatement. I could not imagine how the…
The Film Canon: Clueless (1995)
Unfortunately, I remember few movie theater outings as a young child, but seeing Clueless at six years old was memorable. I didn’t really understand it at the time, but I wanted to be the main character, Cher. She was cool,…
Movie Review: ‘Ant-Man’
After a lengthy and tumultuous decade plus of development and creative shake-ups, Marvel’s Ant-Man is finally upon us. Following the unfortunate departure of longtime Ant-Man fan Edgar Wright, I was extremely curious to see how the finished product would turn…
Enter to Win: Boston Screening Passes to Marvel’s ‘Ant-Man’
You are invited to the advance screening of: Marvel’s ANT-MAN…EXPERIENCE it in IMAX®3D… Monday, July 13 at 7:00pm at a Boston area theater. Boston Marvel fans rejoice! Here is your chance to see the newest Avenger brought to…