Having found hilarious footing with the surprise gem Tucker and Dale Vs Evil, writer-director Eli Craig enters his sophomore project with a potentially gut-busting idea: newly married stepfather Gary (Adam Scott) has to deal with the possibility that his new…
Movie Review: ‘Hello, My Name Is Doris’
There is much secondhand embarrassment to be felt in Hello, My Name is Doris, a cross-generational independent film from comedian Michael Showalter (Wet Hot American Summer). I don’t necessarily mean that in a bad way. This quirky film has – unsurprisingly – a…
Jon’s Movie Review: The real enemy of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ is all of the back stories
I grew up on Spider-Man and remember running around making the web-shooting/rock-and-roll hand signs and attacking the devious Doctor Octopus (the vacuum cleaner), the dastardly Vulture (our pet bird Peaches), and the fierce Lizard (our ficus tree). I took down…
The Inaccuracies of Lincoln
I first saw Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln a week after it came out in 2012, and then again this weekend, which had me wondering about the film’s inaccuracies. The film brilliantly describes the struggle of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War…
The 85th Academy Awards Winners – Full List
Another year and another Oscars. With new host Seth MacFarlene, it was a good show with great moments, mostly because they honored music in film. Those great moments included a tribute to the musicals Chicago, Dreamgirls and this year’s nominee…
Golden Globes 2013 Predictions & Winners
The Golden Globes are always a little more about the Hollywood glitz than the other awards shows this season. But nonetheless, we love this ceremony that honors both movies and television. The Golden Globes doesn’t air until tonight 8/7c on…