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 | Apr 24, 2015 | Interviews, What's Hot
Having miraculously remained 29 years old for almost eight decades, Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) has lived a solitary existence, never allowing herself to get close to anyone who might reveal her secret, except for her aging daughter (Ellen Burstyn). But a chance...
by James Rocchi | Nov 2, 2013 | Editor's Picks, Reviews
Sci-fi war film will make you think … if, that is, you’ve never thought before. Glossy, pretty and bereft of a single scrap of intelligence, Gavin Hood’s Ender’s Game plays out as young tactical genius Ender Wiggin (Asa Butterfield) is...
by Martha Brockenbrough | Nov 2, 2013 | Features, What's Hot
Remember way back in 2007 when certain Catholics organized a boycott of The Golden Compass, an adaptation of the first of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy? Their goal was to make the movie tank at the box office, which would then force the filmmakers to...