by Sean Axmaker | Jun 22, 2016 | Reviews, What's Hot
Midnight Special (2016) begins in the dark, literally and figuratively. Two men in an anonymous motel room keep the shades drawn awaiting the cover of night. There’s a boy wearing goggles and reading comic books with a flashlight under the covers. It may be part...
by Sean Axmaker | Apr 6, 2016 | Home Viewing, Reviews, What's Hot
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital HD) – J.J. Abrams takes over the reins of the Star Wars franchise with what is technically a sequel (“Chapter VII: The Force Awakens”) but is just as much a course correction, a reboot, and a...
by Danny Miller | Dec 16, 2015 | Reviews, What's Hot
While I could never rattle off a list of the fauna on Tatooine, identify the various species who frequent the Mos Eisley Cantina, or describe the different podracers used by the residents of Coruscant as any self-respecting Star Wars fanboy could, I still consider...
by Danny Miller | Mar 26, 2015 | Interviews, What's Hot
In this poignant and funny film, Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts play Josh and Cornelia Srebnick, happily married middle-aged members of New York’s creative class. They tried to start a family and were unable to — and have decided they’re okay with that. But as Josh...
by James Rocchi | Jan 9, 2014 | Reviews, What's Hot
As played by Oscar Isaac, Llewyn Davis occupies a very specific section of American space-time, somewhere between Elvis leaving the army and Bob Dylan’s first album. He’s also a folk singer in the East Village, crashing on the couches of his put-upon...