Acclaimed director of last year’s award-winning film “Gravity,” Alfonso Cuarón seems like he might be floating into greatness with his latest television project “Believe.” With the help of executive producer J.J. Abrams, Cuarón’s new series feels more like a film than a television show. The pilot episode has the signature[Read More…]
Film & Television
Any articles related to film and television should fall in this category. This category will most likely be filled with reviews and/or commentary on films and/or television series.
Looking back at ‘How I Met Your Mother’
“The Pineapple Incident” – Season 1, Episode 10 One of the biggest mysteries in the series took place in season one. After a night of heavy drinking, Ted blacks out and wakes up lying beside a woman he does not know and a pineapple on his nightstand. Throughout the episode[Read More…]
‘House of Cards’ makes Netflix a contender
The battle to be the best television drama has been going strong during past years and Netflix has come out as an unexpected contender with its original show, “House of Cards.” Competing with shows like “Game of Thrones,” “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men,” season two of “House of Cards” had[Read More…]
‘Non-Stop’ stops short of exciting
Since his commercial hit, “Taken,” Liam Neeson has proven his chops as an action star. In his most recent endeavor, “Non-Stop,” Neesom show no sign of that changing. In “Non-Stop,” Bill Marks (Liam Neeson) is a U.S. Federal Air Marshall and divorced alcoholic. Marks boards a plane for another routine[Read More…]
Miyazaki goes out with a bang
Hayao Miyazaki is responsible for creating some of the finest animated films of all time. He recently announced his retirement from filmmaking. Therefore, his latest film, “The Wind Rises,” is officially Miyazaki’s very last film, but he goes out with a bang by creating one of the most intimate and[Read More…]
HBO’s newest drama sets itself apart
With only one episode left, Nic Pizzolatto’s HBO drama “True Detective” has a multitude of questions to answer and an average of 10.9 million viewers to please, according to The Hollywood Reporter. With the finale looming overhead, it could be useful to explain to the uninitiated just why they should[Read More…]
The new age of ‘Late Night’
While Jimmy Fallon has moved on to bigger and better things at “The Tonight Show,” Seth Meyers steps up his game as he leaves his desk at “Weekend Update” to take Fallon’s place on “Late Night.” Meyers first show, which aired Monday, began with an homage to previous Late Night[Read More…]
The good word on Bad Words
Jason Bateman is widely known for his passive, victimized character in “Arrested Development,” but in his new film “Bad Words” the audience is introduced to another side of him. This is the first film Bateman has starred in and directed, and his co-star, Kathryn Hahn, said “It will not be[Read More…]
Say goodnight to Leno, hello to Fallon
A new and exciting era of late night television will begin tonight as Jimmy Fallon takes over Jay Leno’s gig at “The Tonight Show.” With the change, Fallon is also taking “The Tonight Show” back to New York for the first time since 1972 when Johnny Carson was the host.[Read More…]
Valentine’s Day: Films for an evening at home
Valentine’s Day is a holiday that encompasses love and romance. And it just so happens that there are many films about love and romance as well. For this Valentine’s Day, I have compiled a list of five films that cover a range of familiar Valentine’s Day topics: young love, adultery,[Read More…]