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Z for Zachariah is three beautiful people doing nothing for an hour and a half
I've often opined on the difficulty of adapting books into movies. It's tricky when you're doing something timeless or very period specific, that can fail just as easily as it can succeed. But it's even harder when you try to ...
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Betty White to guest star on Bones
Betty White will guest-star on an upcoming episode of Bones as “Dr. Beth Mayer,” an accomplished, sharp as a tack, absolutely fabulous SQUINTERN who is brought in to assist in a murder linked to fantasy football -- which just happens ...
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AHS Hotel :: Back to the Beginning
Does the woman in the photo look familiar? If you're a die-hard American Horror Story fan who has followed the series from the beginning, you'll recognize her as Marcy, the annoying realtor who sold the Harmons their haunted house in ...
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No Escape :: A tense if forgettable and problematic action thriller
When I think of great action movies about people saving their families from disaster, quite a few spring to mind. Often they are about super-competent people coming back from retirement like Taken, but it's harder to think of ones about ...
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Ash vs Evil Dead :: Evil Trailer
Ash is forced to confront his demons after 30 years of avoiding them when a Deadite plague threatens to destroy mankind.The Starz series stars Bruce Campbell, Lucy Lawless, Ray Santiago, Dana DeLorenzo and Jill Marie Jones and premieres on Halloween ...
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Win The Hee Haw Collection on DVD
HOTCHKA and Time Life want to give three lucky readers a chance to bring home the music and comedy with The Hee Haw Collection on DVD!Pickin' and grinnin', singin' and spinnin' tall tales and corny jokes, the citizens of Kornfield ...
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KFC And The Beauty Of Norm
So ... let's talk about Norm MacDonald for a few moments.If you don't care for the man, it won't take long, I promise. If you like him, you'll probably appreciate what I have to say.Norm MacDonald is a Canadian, born ...
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Rick and Morty :: Total Rickall is an episode that’s just stupid good
As usual, spoilers ahead for the latest episode of Rick and Morty.I begin to struggle with Rick and Morty, because it's original and funny in a way it's hard to remember seeing before. I suppose the early seasons of The ...
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Batman fights his way through Monster Mayhem on Blu-ray
The second feature in the Batman Unlimited line of DC animated features hits this week with Monster Mayhem. Now this series is a big departure from other DC animated features as of late. Where most recent animated films from DC ...
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American Ultra is a fresh blast of fun to a very old idea
I think the R-rated comedy is a delicate thing, because it's so easy to screw up. Really, really easy. For every Hangover there are two Hangover sequels and a failed Vacation reboot. There's more freedom in the more adult rating, ...
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Grandma is a decent way to use Lily Tomlin in a movie
I think anytime you have a movie with rare combinations of relationships, it stands out enough that people offer more praise than perhaps the film would deserve. Sometimes a bad film seems passable or an okay one becomes above average ...
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Hitman: Agent 47 puts a hit on good taste
Hitman: Agent 47 is the second film based on the Hitman video game franchise. The first film simply titled Hitman was released in 2007 and starred Timothy Olyphant. This newest iteration of the character is played by Rupert Friend who ...
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