The Big Lebowski (1998), Lookback/Review

Hes a nice enough guy. Hes easy going and as laid back as a feller can get. He enjoys simple pleasures. He likes bowling, White Russians, a joint now and then and the occasional acid flashback. (The best thing about flashbacks is that you get to trip for free). But most of all, he likes to be comfortable. He certainly dresses that way. He was one of the writers of the original Port Huron Statement....

February 19, 2013 · 2 min · 352 words · Lisa Jackson

The Walking Dead, Season 3, Episode 10: Home, Bobby’s Review

These are just regular people . ***CONTAINS SPOILERS…WATCH THE EPISODE FIRST!! With Rick going nuts, Glenn steps up for the leadership position. In this situation, I think both Glenn and Herschel are wrong. They should neither go on the offensive nor run, but should stand at the prison and fight. I dont think Season 1 Daryl would have helped, but Season 3 Daryl does the right thing. In the most gruesome part of tonights episode, Daryl slams the zombies head with the cars trunk door....

February 19, 2013 · 2 min · 267 words · Mrs. Caroline White

What is BBC Three’s In The Flesh?

Gore-fans shouldnt be disheartened though, as early glimpses confirm theres no shortage of rotting-face prosthetics and blood. Specifically, post-treatment zombies whove been medicated to recover their humanity, and made-up to resemble their former selves. The result is somewhat uncanny; human-like but not human, a bit like seeing Dale Winton up close. Campbell describes the three-parter as turning whats now quite a familiar and well-trodden genre on its head. So society, family, and what else?...

February 18, 2013 · 1 min · 96 words · Justin Davis

Batman #17, Death of the Family: The Punchline (DC Comics) Review

This is the stuff the future is made of. Scott Snyder is creating Batman stories for the next generation. Snyder knows how to frighten the reader. He threatens to commit atrocious harm to long-lived and beloved characters. Thats what Snyder does: he makes you believe the worst and delivers the unexpected for manipulate those anxieties. The recurring motifs in Death of the Family are masks and identity. Joker removes his own face to show the world that beneath the flesh theres still the maniacal grin....

February 17, 2013 · 2 min · 312 words · Valerie Harvey

Beautiful Creatures, Review

Teenagers do not understand romantic love. Ad content continues below Lena is a Caster, which is different than a witch, but not really. Thompsons performance provides the offbeat color a movie proudly about outcasts such asBeautiful Creaturesneeds. This results in comically long takes of people locking lips whenever the script can wrangle such a moment. But, such is not the case withBeautiful Creatures, which aims to pull that same Hallmark card....

February 17, 2013 · 1 min · 103 words · Brandon Odonnell

House of Cards, Season 1, Chapter 2: Review

It’s really hard to only watch one episode a week . I am the furthest thing from a politico that exists. If anything he should be representing this district, not Pennsylvania. Figuring Zoe is angling for her job, Skorsky knows shes in trouble. She knows that the ingenue has some kind of inside source but cannot figure it out. All in a days work. Ad content continues below The finesse with which Frank is able to pull off these machinations is remarkable....

February 17, 2013 · 1 min · 158 words · James Ortiz

The Americans, Season 1 Episode 3: Gregory, Review

I used to be against new shows premiering after the official set start date of September for new programming. And it is really starting to get good. The show opens as promised with a racquetball match between Phillip and Stan. God if you only knew how popular that sport was in its time. In fact, I hope it makes a comeback. Nina reports that she overheard that Directorate S lost an agent at a local hospital....

February 17, 2013 · 2 min · 351 words · Matthew Turner

Elementary, Season 1, Episode 16: Details (Review)

A little more traditional police procedural, with a lot more of the supporting cast. However, some revelations between Sherlock and Joan keep things moving! It can sometimes be said thatElementaryis a typical data pipe police procedural masquerading as a show about Sherlock Holmes. Details might very well feature the most straightforward plot that weve seen onElementarythus far. Granted, its a crime that nobody would blame him for committing. A criminal who, it would seem, wanted to take some personal revenge of his own on Bell....

February 15, 2013 · 2 min · 334 words · Jennifer Patton

My Bloody Valentine (1981), Lookback/Review

From the Recesses of Netflix: The Valentines Day Edition, we bring you My Bloody Valentine… Happy Valentines Day everyone! And for everyone who dislikes this beautifully commercial Hallmark holiday, ummm…Unhappy Valentines Day? My Bloody Valentinetakes place in a small Canadian mining town called Valentine Bluff. This town is of course very excited about Valentines Day. This year is the first dance in twenty years. But not this time! They were only able to rescue one person who survived by eating his fellow miners....

February 15, 2013 · 2 min · 409 words · Nicole Smith

A Good Day To Die Hard, Review

To conclude his statement, the carrot chomping nemesis reminds everyone, Reagan is dead. This is especially true with regard to the status of theDie Hardfranchise. Junky video games adapted from movies have now achieved a reverse flow. But first: the story, whatever that may actually be. Like, really foggy. I mean, how else would it look? But, the best part! Mix some moments of backstabbing in there. Thats right, Chernobyl!...

February 14, 2013 · 1 min · 157 words · Julie Michael

Empires Of The Deep: what happened to China’s Avatar beater?

Ryan wonders what happened… Almost three years ago, a strange press conference took place in Beijing. They wore strange, striped rubber appliances on their heads which looked a bit like shower caps. Actresses had also been a problem. My idea is to make movies on the biggest scale there is, he told The New York Times. I want to distribute movies to 160 countries. I want it to be epic....

February 14, 2013 · 1 min · 148 words · Allen Rodriguez

Is it time for a 15A/PG-15 rating?

To our American readers, this week, youve got off lightly. Now, PG too is apparently too namby pamby. Which leads us to here. Just playing devils advocate for a minute then, lets see it from their side of the fence. Perhaps this is where the BBFC needs to act, and offer another option. So perhaps were left just fighting for the films. Might the US also follow suit, with something akin to a PG-15?...

February 14, 2013 · 1 min · 134 words · Jesus Craig

Captain Stone is Missing (Madefire) Review

Madefire continue to craft the best looking, most intense digital comics experience out there. Captain Stone is Missing showcases everything this format is capable of. And best of all, it’s completely free! I say closest thing to because, really, its nothing at all like a traditional superhero story. You might even say that hes…missing. Instead, these are stories designed specifically to take advantage of the best that these devices have to offer....

February 13, 2013 · 2 min · 353 words · Brian White