Michael Socha interview: Being Human series 5

Contains spoilers forBeing Humanseries five (though weve left out any major revelations). Weve salvaged what we could from it, and left out any of the major spoilers. Ad content continues below Michael Socha:They did. Im not to blame. I quite like it though. MS:Yeah, when I walk in in the morning, Damiens like on one knee and that. No, none of that. Absolutely not, no [laughs]. Tell us a bit about where Toms going this year...

January 28, 2013 · 3 min · 515 words · Amanda Daniel

Django (1966), Lookback/Review

What precisely was it about THIS Django that inspired Quentin Tarantino to make HIS Django? You know his name. Once he loved her, but now hes lost her, woah-oh-oh-oh. Hes lost her forever…Django. ThisDjangocame out the same year as the third and final of the Man with No Name films. Djangoopens with the same credit style as last years movie, but with an oddly different emphasis. He and his men seem to bide their time between murdering Mexicans and terrorizing prostitutes....

January 26, 2013 · 2 min · 362 words · David Mclean

Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters Review

This movie has been a long time in the making. Originally announced in 2009,Hansel and Gretelwas produced for a March 2012 release date. Like to the end of time. Hansel and Gretelopens promisingly enough. Then the rest of the movie happened. The mayor has hired them to investigate the mysterious disappearances of a dozen children. However, this blue-eyed wraith may be the most formidable of witches the siblings have ever faced....

January 26, 2013 · 2 min · 269 words · Shawna Gonzalez

The Cave (PC), Review

So whats the story behind this magical labyrinth of a talking cave? But would you expect anything less from a Ron Gilbert game? Dont laugh, it makes dating hell. And thats really all you gotta know to understand what kind of experience youre in for. The game is very self-aware and Ron Gilbert absolutely nails the whole irony thing in his dialogue. Character models positively bubble with personality and do a great job blending different narrative genres....

January 26, 2013 · 1 min · 118 words · Brandon Nicholson

The Look of Love, Review

A review of biopic The Look of Love direct from the frontlines at Sundance. I am a fan of most things Michael Winterbottom and especially when those things collide with actor Steve Coogan. He masks the club as a private bar to avoid being shut down. That sure is a lot of story to cover, right? Well,The Look of Lovefeatures all of that and those are just the highlights. First, and most probably foremost, this biopic manages to contain a certain amount of heart....

January 26, 2013 · 2 min · 255 words · Barbara Bell MD

American Horror Story: Asylum, Season 2, Episode 13: Madness Ends, Review

Well its all over. you’re able to rest and breathe easily, all the trauma is done. The trauma from the terror of this final episode? Neatly is the perfect word too. The one thing you’re free to give credit to is the cinematography in the episode. Another honorable mention goes to the director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. But is beauty really what we want? Maybe the root of the problem was in the shows pacing....

January 25, 2013 · 1 min · 122 words · Matthew Tran

Celebrating geek TV’s iconic foreheads

Jupiter even gave birth out of his, the flashy bastard. But its Gene Roddenberry and co. who are to be most lauded for services to the common forehead. Join us then, as we salute live-action sci-fi and fantasy TVs ten most iconic squama frontalises… said everyone, that absolutely sounds different! Technically speaking, its the camelopardic, Trill-like hairline area that distinguishes him asAlien Nations most famous Tenctonese Newcomer. Francisco then, along with his family and Det....

January 25, 2013 · 1 min · 171 words · Dr. Matthew Gomez

Condorman (1981), Lookback/Review

Long before Disney owned Marvel there was CONDORMAN! It just doesnt flow right? If I blink I can clearly envision the first video store my family joined. It had all of maybe 150 movies in stock and the decor was wicker. Wicker was big in the 80s. While his accent is not of a specific USA origin, it is indescribably American. He is like a geeky Bruce Wayne who is neither concerned with secret identities nor his own safety....

January 24, 2013 · 2 min · 235 words · Krista Bean

The Spectacular Now, Review

James PonsoldtsThe Spectacular Nowis one of those movies getting a lot of buzz here at the Sundance Film Festival. And why wouldnt it be? All signs point to of course,The Spectacular Nowis getting a lot of buzz. And indeed it is. And as anyone who has ever been in a relationship can tell you: this is bad news bears. Can Sutter get his act together and let Aimee in, truly in, before breaking her heart?...

January 24, 2013 · 2 min · 231 words · Isaac Moore

Turk 182! (1985), Lookback/Review

It is the classic underdog story; an urban spray-painting graffiti Rocky Balboa has his shot at the title. Jimmy is a regular Brooklyn 20-year old still trying to find his place in NYC. Terry and the little girl are thrown out a fourth story window and land on a car. After losing their parents to alcoholism and suicide, Jimmy was raised by Terry. Tyler is in the midst of a scandal himself the press has dubbed Zimmerman Flew and Tyler Knew....

January 24, 2013 · 2 min · 356 words · Anthony Marquez

New Girl, Season 2, Episode 14: Pepperwood, Review

And we thought “pogo-ing” was just something you did with a big, bouncy, stick. It all starts because Ceces apartment has a plumbing problem. She walks around the loft in her robe and runs into Winston. They, erm, rub each other in strange places. He reads the story. To protect her, he decides to investigate Edgar. Nick, the Scruffy Detective is far better than Nick the semi-employed anger management candidate....

January 23, 2013 · 3 min · 509 words · Joseph Hansen

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), Lookback/Review

White girl, Black guy buddy movie. Some of us here LOVE this movie. There are rumors and rumors of rumors that a sequel to Renny HarlinsThe Long Kiss Goodnightis in the works. I inexplicably missed the original when it came out and dismissed it as just another action flick. I was more than surprised at how prescient a movie it was at the time. The nineties was an adventurous time for filmmaking....

January 23, 2013 · 2 min · 399 words · Brian Ho

Van Helsing (2004), Review/Lookback

Oh Hollywood, youre having a phase. It is in this vein that we are gettingHansel and Gretel: Witch Hunterson Friday. At the beginning of the last decade, Stephen Sommers was on top of the world. The classic supernatural horror that dominated cinema in the early 20thcentury had come back in vogue. Kenneth Branagh was putting an emphasis on ACTING with his 1994 version of Mary ShellysFrankenstein. All these movies have two things in common....

January 23, 2013 · 3 min · 436 words · Emily Cruz