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The Huntsman: Winter's War

(Jennifer Broderick) 08/22/2016 10:45 AM EST
The Huntsman: Winter's War began with controversy before filming even started. A change in stars, a change in directors, and no one knew what the movie would end up like considering one of the main characters, Snow White, was no longer a real part of the film. Wondering how the story line would reconcile itself starting out before... Read More

The Complete Second Season

(Sean Ferguson) 08/22/2016 10:19 AM EST
FORGET BATMAN VS SUPERMAN!The Real DC Competition would be the battle of Gotham VS National City! If you're looking for more than just CGI effects in a 2 hour, depressing, "my mother's name is Martha too let's be friends" fest… then you need to be watching DC on TV, because the television DC Universe is HANDS DOWN beating the... Read More

The Complete First Season

(Sean Ferguson) 08/16/2016 4:29 PM EST
Imagine, that one day, your mom tells you that you're not being sent off to summer camp, but instead, being sent in a pod to cross the galaxy to protect your younger cousin. Sounds like the worst babysitting job ever, huh? It gets worse… your pod gets shoved off course by the planets explosion (as it kills your parents and everyone you know)... Read More

11.22.63

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 08/16/2016 11:11 AM EST
Stephen King has been one of our most prolific writers of the last 30 years. He also has a knack for thinking outside the box, making us think in new and interesting ways and scaring the pants off us all at the same time. His novel 11.22.63 definitely does the first two and a small portion of the third.Since so much of his writing i... Read More

Batman: The Killing Joke

(Sean Ferguson) 08/09/2016 2:33 PM EST
The Joke Is Killed by Hype & Expectations It's the death of so many movies and the one thing most project can never live up to. It's so frustrating because fans see the teasers, hear all about the dedication of bringing out the best in the project and the "early word on the street" is that it's the best ever made. By the ti... Read More

Confirmation

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 08/02/2016 11:39 AM EST
In 1991, the Clarence Thomas Confirmation Hearings and its ensuing drama captivated the country. For those who missed it, Judge Thomas was days away from being confirmed to the Supreme Court when Law Professor Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment. A failed attempt to keep her testimony quiet led to a media frenzy that landed... Read More

Keanu

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 08/01/2016 10:23 AM EST
Key and Peele have been a successful comedy duo for many years, so it seemed like a no-brainer for them to star in their own comedic movie together. Written by Peele (MADtv), along with Aex Ruben (Community), Keanu premiered in Theaters on April 29th this year and garnered a certain amount of critical praise. Th... Read More

The Complete Fifth Season

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 07/29/2016 10:04 AM EST
Person of Interest, which aired the finale of its fifth and final season on June 21, has hit the shelves and is now available on Blu-ray and Digital HD.The show followed the story of a software genius named Harold Finch (Michael Emerson; Lost), who designed a machine able to detect acts of terror before they are committed. Once the system is in pla... Read More

Criminial

(Maureen Buccellato) 07/28/2016 8:48 AM EST
Criminal, the thriller film starring Kevin Costner and Ryan Reynolds, is out on shelves this week on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD.The film, which also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman, and Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) seems like it should be amazing given the cast. But what really has occurred here is a bit of a disappointment. William "Bil... Read More

Hardcore Henry

(Nathan M Rose) 07/26/2016 12:28 PM EST
Back in 2013, director Ilya Naishuller made a short first person music video entitled Biting Elbows: Bad Motherf*cker. The kinetic energy surrounding the video and story caught the attention of film director and producer Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted). With the help of Bekmambetov, as well as an IndieGoGo campaign, the financing was in plac... Read More