Everyone steps up their game when they work with Denzel. Now it’s Mark Wahlberg’s turn. I am so there!
Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Special Cast Revealed!
BBC America revealed this morning that the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler are about to be reunited! David Tennant and Billie Piper will appear in the show’s 50th Anniversary Special alongside the remarkable John Hurt and our stalwart current Doctor, Matt Smith and mysterious companion Clara Oswin, played by Jenna Louise-Coleman. Does this mean that […]
Genre Crossing Orphan Black Thrilling and Thoughtful!
BBC America’s second original scripted series, Orphan Black (Saturdays, 9/8C) combines elements of several genres to create a darkly delightful, twistedly thrilling experience. It follows Sarah Manning, a punky single mother who witnesses a woman who looks exactly like her commit suicide. When she decides to take over the dead woman’s life, she discovers it’s […]
G.I. Joe: Retaliation is Infinitely Superior to Rise of the Cobra!
G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra was one of the worst films of 2009 so almost anything would have been an improvement. G.I. Joe: Retaliation may have been constrained by plot devices set up in the first film – a Cobra operative in the White House, for example – but it plays off them with […]
Who Am I? Where Do I Come From? How Did I Become Us? Orphan Black’s Star and Series Co-creator Tackle the Big Questions!
One of the season’s most intriguing and entertaining new shows, Orphan Black (BBC America, Saturdays following Doctor Who, 9/8C), is a twisty, dark, multi-level drama that combines mystery and science fiction in a unique way. The story of Sarah Manning, who sees a woman who looks exactly like her commit suicide and makes some […]
The Host is cold, antiseptic, and unintentionally funny. Michelle’s Review
While I was never a fan of Stephenie Meyer Twilight Saga, I have to say I admire any author who manages to come out of nowhere and take over the book world. Her follow-up to Twilight was the quiet, self-reflective The Host. It has all the same trappings of her first series – an annoying […]
Doctor Who’s Showrunner Steven Moffat: Talkin’ About My Re-ge-ge-generation!
Okay, the headline is a (bad) pun (actually two, but Who’s counting?), but since Doctor Who (BBC America, Saturdays, 8/7C) goes for the whimsical as frequently as the dramatic – and since Steven Moffat writes some of the show’s best whimsy (as well as some of its best drama) – it seemed as good a […]
Hell is Hiring: Adult Swim Unleashes Unique Workplace Comedy–Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell!
Gary is just a working stiff trying to climb the corporate except for a few tiny details – his workplace is Hell; his job is acquiring souls, and his boss-from-hell is literally Satan! That’s the premise of Adult Swim’s unique live-action workplace comedy, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell. Check out the preview above, […]
Voice Cast of Disney’s Planes Unveiled!
Following the announcement that Dane cook had won the lead role in Disney’s Planes, comes the announcement of the movie’s entire cast – a mix of familiar (Stacy Keach, Brad Garrett, and Teri Hatcher) with unfamiliar (Carlos Alazraqui, Priyanka Chopra and Oliver Kalkofe). The film, about a young airplane named Dusty whose dream is to […]
Doctor Who, Louie and Girls Among Peabody Award Winners!
The winners of the 72nd Annual George Foster Peabody Awards, given out for excellence in electronic media, have been announced – and the innovative series Doctor Who, Louis and Girls are among the most prominent names in the winners’ circle. A complete list of winners – and the excellent reasons they have received their […]
Yet Another Hot Trailer: The Wolverine Suffers and Kicks Butt!
Yes, summer is coming! And The Wolverine looks pretty impressive.