Pandorum follows in the tradition of a long line of sci-fi classics that have experimented with mixing evil with space travel. Most recently we’ve seen Danny Boyle’s Sunshine, before that, Event Horizon, and even further…
Back in 1977, Star Wars provided some of the most amazing visual effects anyone had ever seen in a movie. The effects still hold up rather well today, including the cool, glowing look of…
It seems as though for every good movie, there are at least a dozen terrible ones. It’s pretty sad that nowadays, if you leave the theater and really enjoyed what you just sat through for…
We just watched the Emmys the other day where a bunch of current TV stars won awards for playing various memorable characters. But stacked up in the annals of television history (or at least the…
Many movie fans know who Spike Jonze is, but he’s hardly a household name. After Where the Wild Things Are is released, though, I’m guessing that Jonze’s popularity will skyrocket. Jonze is a more than…
Being a former athlete who actually played on a team and someone who considers himself to be reasonably coordinated, I am always appreciative of actors who know how to play the sports they represent in…
Like I did with True Blood, I was planning on reviewing every episode of this season of Heroes. After sitting through the two-hour season premiere, I am strongly reconsidering. Heroes has become the show…
Let’s face it folks. He’s mean. He’s weird. He’s obnoxious. He has a bigger ego than just about anyone in Hollywood. But you can’t deny that Quentin Tarantino isn’t pretty awesome. And just as he…
I happen to think that an overwhelming majority of comedies on television simply aren’t funny. They’re often lame, predictable, and formulaic. Two glaring exceptions, though, are It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Curb Your…