
Netflix has been on a bit of run lately. The streaming service dipped its toe and made some noise in the last few years with original programming hits like “House of Cards” […]
Netflix has been on a bit of run lately. The streaming service dipped its toe and made some noise in the last few years with original programming hits like “House of Cards” […]
In a desolate New Mexico desert a desperate man uses all his cunning and intelligence to plead for his life to a ruthless criminal bent on eliminating him in an extremely violent […]
It’s about time the awards season wrapped up. Since the arrival of the new year, it feels like every Sunday has been dominated by a three-hour plus ceremony, from the good (Golden […]
No one could make a convincing argument 2014 was an outstanding year for films. That’s not to say it didn’t feature several outstanding films, but piecing together a top 10 list was […]
There have been many who have referred to the current era as a golden age for television and whether or not that is true, it is almost certainly the most saturated with quality […]
In America we love a lot of things. We love football, fried food and drinking beer (I’m guilty of at least one or all of those). We also love films and TV […]
For more than 30 years, the gold standard for directors with vision, imagination and the ability to create compelling worlds that transport the viewer was Steven Spielberg. “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” […]
Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl was an immediate sensation when it was released in the summer of 2012, spending eight weeks at the top of the New York Times Bestseller list and permeating […]
It’s late September and while we’re in an era when television shows premiere throughout the year, this is still the point when the broadcast networks begin the new season with a slate […]
Contrary to the opinions of some, the beginning of fall offers little reason for enthusiasm. The weather gets colder, the days are shorter and the days of endlessly scrapping ice off your […]
Late in “Boyhood”, Ellar Coltrane’s teenage Mason is looking for purpose when he asks his father, played by Ethan Hawke, “What’s the point, of anything? Everything?” Hawke’s character, Mason Sr., can only […]
I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve developed a habit where I need to watch TV in bed before going to sleep each night. I don’t always last too long, but […]
In the summer of 1975, a little-known director named Steven Spielberg released a film called “Jaws” that created the template for the modern blockbuster. Two summers later his buddy George Lucas premiered […]
It wasn’t very long ago that summer television programming was a barren wasteland of reruns and lame reality shows. The reality shows are still here (Bravo has to make money), but with […]
So it’s Friday night and you’re checking the Cinemark app to see what is playing at your local theater. How do you decide what you want to watch or go see? How […]
As it has been for the past 15 years, television is an ever-evolving enterprise. Since the premiere in 1999 of HBO’s “The Sopranos”, numerous shows have challenged the limits of the medium’s […]
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