Review: Frustrating ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Is Too Many Movies in One

by Jeff Michael Vice | Apr 30, 2014 | Editor's Picks, Reviews, What's Hot

For all the things the first Amazing Spider-Man movie did right, it failed in several other, equally important respects. For one thing, it failed to develop a villain that was anywhere close to being as interesting or as integral to the plot as its title character....

Review: You’ve Seen ‘The Other Woman’ Before … and Done Better

by Jeff Michael Vice | Apr 25, 2014 | Reviews, What's Hot

At a certain point in nearly every movie career, actors start repeating themselves. And we’re not just talking about sequels, three-quels and remakes here, folks. No, what we’re talking about are those times when actors appear in carbon copies of other movies they’ve...

Missteps Can’t Sink Likable, Lightweight ‘Cuban Fury’

by Jeff Michael Vice | Apr 9, 2014 | Reviews, What's Hot

The beloved BBC series Spaced and follow-up projects from Spaced co-creator Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) established that Nick Frost was someone whose career was well-worth watching. Of course, there was some question as to whether the portly but...

Review: There’s No Point to ‘Meet the Parrots,’ er, ‘Rio 2’

by Jeff Michael Vice | Apr 7, 2014 | Reviews, What's Hot

There are those animated films that not only deserve a sequel, they demand it. Disney’s Pixar’s Oscar-winning blockbuster The Incredibles comes to mind. (Fortunately, the studio and the film’s creators have finally come up with an idea for a follow-up, and that...

Why the Sad State of Gay Streaming Movies Made You Miss “G.B.F.”

by Frank Paiva | Feb 11, 2014 | Features, Home Viewing, What's Hot

The video on demand trend hasn’t hit the world of gay film. If you Google “gay video on demand,” the only thing you get is porn. If you Google “gay video on demand not porn,” the only thing you get is porn. At least the Internet is consistent. Online streaming seems...