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(Leonard Buccellato) 04/24/2018 9:54 PM EDT Horror film originality was and is a hard thing to come by. The genre is replete with derivative, and often times, unmemorable dreck. Once in a blue moon, we see filmmakers attempt to push the envelope and try something new. The Chiodo brothers managed to do just that in 1988 with the fan favorite, Killer Klowns from Outer Space.In case you have be... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 04/24/2018 11:07 AM EDT It was called the Wild, Wild West for a reason. There was lawlessness across the open plains and a feud brewed between the white people and the Indians. The American troops tried their best to keep things orderly but it seemed to have little effect. As Captain Joseph Blocker (Christian Bale; The Dark Knight) transports dying priso... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 04/24/2018 10:35 AM EDT In 1958 British Author Michael Bond introduced us to the duffle coat wearing, marmalade-loving bear Paddington. Then in 1975 BBC television broadcast a series about the beloved bear and in 2014 Warner Bros. gave us a live-action feature film. Last year they followed that up with Paddington 2, which garnered both critical and audience ac... Read More |
(Judith Raymer) 04/23/2018 2:44 PM EDT In a time before the viral spread of "news" across the [mis]information highway, the dogged determination and integrity of journalists to uncover and report truths were central to our faith in reputable news publications. Reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncovered and reported the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post; ... Read More |
(Nathan M Rose) 04/17/2018 9:33 AM EDT Have you ever commuted on a train back and forth to work every day? Have you ever watched your fellow commuters as you did? It is a fascinating study of human nature and one that writers Byron Willinger and Philip de Blasi decided would make for a great script. As they saw the same people all the time on their commute in the northeast t... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 04/16/2018 11:00 AM EDT HBO's half-hour comedy series Vice Principals was always meant to be two seasons long. Creators Jody Hill (Eastbound & Down) and Dan McBride (Pineapple Express) - who also stars – envisioned a feature film originally but then morphed the idea into a short-term television show. While the first season wasn't overtly funn... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 04/11/2018 10:36 AM EDT Imagine if you knew the future. Imagine if you could predict world events and potentially save thousands of lives a year. Imagine if there were voices inside your head possessing you to write it all down. Imagine if you were a young girl who didn't understand it. Imagine people thought you were crazy or disturbed. For poor L... Read More |
(Leonard Buccellato) 04/10/2018 4:55 PM EDT When a plane carrying a secret biological weapon crash-lands in the vicinity of a small, rural town, the area descends into chaos. Infected with a virus that sends them into a homicidal frenzy, the locals turn on each other in an orgy of bloody violence. As the army cordons off the town and government agents clash with scientists over the appropria... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 04/10/2018 2:46 PM EDT HBO is known for quality television that engrosses audiences and keeps them coming back time and time again. The Sopranos, True Blood and Game of Thrones have all been award winners, just to name a few and the cable network has a strong history excellence in television. Occasionally they get a mildly entertaining series that has some ap... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 04/10/2018 9:10 AM EDT Creatures with special abilities have been around in literature and films for a very long time. Beings that can transform or move objects with their minds or see the future are from the imaginations of some very creative people and they tend to fascinate audiences who are fixated on these ideas. They also offer a common theme of humans ... Read More |