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The Dinner

(Andres Andy Rozo, Jr) 8/7/2017 4:39 PM EST
You're invited to see "The Dinner" for a not so fun and yet thought provoking two hours. At first, you'll be confused, at least, I was, by the narration and exactly what is going on in this third incarnation (Dutch and Italian were first & second) of Herman Koch's 2009 book about two estranged brothers and their families.Stan Lohman (... Read More

Crashing: The Complete First Season

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 8/7/2017 9:46 AM EST
Look up the definition of the word crashing online and you come up with several options... Merriam-Webster defines it as utter, absolute while The Urban dictionary describes it as either coming down from a drug high or attending an event that is not publicized or that one has not invited to. It can also mean staying with friends unexpectedly ... Read More

Big Little Lies

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 8/1/2017 3:27 PM EST
HBO is on a roll. Most of their shows and documentaries are excellent productions that win awards and critical praise. Of course, I'm sure it's easier to create top quality work when only 7-13 episodes are being produced but the production quality is top rate nonetheless. One of their latest endeavors is a seven part miniseries ca... Read More

Going in Style

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 8/1/2017 9:13 AM EST
In 1979 George Burns (Oh, God!), Art Carney (Last Action Hero) and Lee Strasberg (...and justice for all) starred in director Martin Brest's (Scent of a Woman) comedy Going in Style. In 2017 Zach Braff (Scrubs) directed and produced a remake of the film starring Michael Caine (The Dark Knight), Morgan Freeman (The Shaw... Read More

The Circle

(Nathan M Rose) 8/1/2017 8:53 AM EST
Ever wonder what it's like working for a large Tech company? How would you like to be able to access information and be "dialed in" 24 hours a day/7 days a week? What if it isn't all it's cracked up to be? People warn that technology is taking over our world and The Circle gives one scenario of how things could be.Based on the book ... Read More

Shooter: The Complete First Season

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/29/2017 6:33 PM EST
In March of 1993, Stephen Hunter (Black Light) wrote a novel called Point of Impact. Fourteen years later the novel was made into the movie Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg (Deepwater Horizon). Ten years after that USA network has brought a new adaptation with the same name to television. Season one of Shooter had ten episodes last year and sea... Read More

Gifted

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/29/2017 9:38 AM EST
Anyone who has been in a custody battle for a minor knows it can be an ugly affair. It gets even more complicated when it isn't the biological parents fighting. Everyone thinks they have the best interest of the child at heart but personal issues generally come into play, which is why a judge needs to review all the details and make an ... Read More

The Boss Baby

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/27/2017 5:16 PM EST
If you aren't the youngest child in your family and there is a least a few years difference between you and your younger sibling(s), then you know how Tim (Miles Bakshi; Shrek Forever After/Toby Maguire; Spider-Man) feels when his baby brother is born. Any older sibling will tell you that the new baby takes up all of the attention a... Read More

Warlock Collection

(Leonard Buccellato) 7/25/2017 9:36 AM EST
I don't know how many times I can say this but these Vestron Video releases are casting a spell on me. As a long-time genre fan, I could never get enough of anything horror related, even after the golden age of horror had begun to wane, and the 80's lurched into the early 90's and the horror scene had begun its slow decline, I was still compelled t... Read More

Resident Evil: Vendetta

(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 7/18/2017 8:41 AM EST
Resident Evil (originally titled Biohazard) debuted as a PlayStation video game in 1996 and for 21 years it has entertained gamers and audiences worldwide. There have been numerous version of the extremely popular game and it spawned a motion picture franchise starring Milla Jovovich (The Fifth Element). Unlike the live action films, the game... Read More