Ant Man opened last night to 6.4M, which is below the 7.1M that Thor: The Dark World made. Industry folks are still suggesting a low 60’s opening. I’m betting that Ant-Man surprises us all. Trainwreck might also surprise, as it … Continue reading ‘Ant-Man’ and ‘Trainwreck’ have decent Thursday debuts
I’ve been inspired by EW’s list of their Top 10 films (or really, Chris Nashawaty’s list) of 2015. So far, I’ve seen 56 films released this year. I haven’t seen any of this weeks new releases yet. Their Top 10 … Continue reading The Top 10 Films Of 2015 (So Far)
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Leehom Wang, Wei Tang, Viola Davis, Holt McCallany, John Ortiz, Christian Borle Directed By: Michael Mann Michael Mann has a special place in the hearts of all film buffs. Chances are, you’re a fan of at least … Continue reading Blackhat
Each day, I hope to pick an actor celebrating their birthday and profile a few of their roles. Five roles. Best Performance, Most Iconic Performance, Most Overlooked Performance, Best Performance I’ve Heard About But Haven’t Seen, Worst Performance So, Will … Continue reading Actor Profile: Will Ferrell
Starring: George Lopez, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Lee Curtis, Carlos PenaVega, Jose Julian, David DelRio, Oscar Javier Guiterrez II, Alexa PenaVega, Esai Morales Directed By: Sean McNamara Inspirational teacher inspires latino students with no future. Where did I see this? Oh … Continue reading Spare Parts
Every year around this time, I lament Emmy nominations. Every year. I’ve actually never been happy with Emmy voters, because they continue to play it safe every year. Should we be happy for Tatiana Maslany? Absolutely. She bucked the trend … Continue reading Why I Actually Hate The Emmy’s
Starring: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloe Grace Moretz Directed By: Olivier Assayas An interesting, quiet meditation on what it means to be an aging actress currently in the business. Juliette Binoche plays an actress faced with being asked to reprise … Continue reading Clouds Of Sils Maria
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco, Tom Wilkinson, James Marsden, Sienna Miller, Nick Frost, June Diane Raphael Directed By: Ken Scott Vince, you’re doing it wrong. Turn your career around, please. I’m actually a fan. I know people will roll their … Continue reading Unfinished Business
No Guts, No Glory, right? BEST DRAMA SERIES: 1) Mad Men 2) Game Of Thrones 3) House Of Cards 4) Orange Is The New Black 5) Empire 6) Better Call Saul 7) The Americans Possible Upsets: Downton Abbey, The Good … Continue reading Final Emmy Predictions
Starring: Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough, Daniella Alonso, David Henrie, Nicholas Tuturro, Ana Gasteyer, DB Woodside Directed By: Andy Fickman I struggled to finish this, honestly. It’s the first film of the year, somehow managing to take that title … Continue reading Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
I’ve predicted a few films going big that flopped. My Terminator Genisys/Magic Mike XXL weekend was way off. I’m choosing again to be a little bold and not go with safe predictions. I think when people say 60M for Ant-Man, … Continue reading Box Office Predictions: ‘Ant Man’ Should Grow Past ‘Minions’
Starring: Domnhall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Issac, Sonoya Mizuno Directed By: Alex Garland What a great, trippy sci-fi sleeper. It’s amazing that great sci-fi can be made without going to other planets, blowing shit up, or involving aliens. Sometimes, putting … Continue reading Ex Machina
Starring: Liam Neeson, Joel Kinnaman, Ed Harris, Boyd Holbrook, Common, Bruce McGill, Vincent D’Onofrio, Genesis Rodriguez, Nick Nolte, Holt McCallany Directed By: Jaume Collet-Serra Liam Neeson and Jaume Collet-Serra previously worked together on Unknown and Non-Stop. This is probably the … Continue reading Run All Night
ABC Family has picked up their summer sci-fi series Stitchers for a second season. It’s currently ranked as the #1 show in its timeslot among 18-34 year olds. Stitchers debuted to 1.2 million viewers following an episode of Pretty Little … Continue reading ABC Family Renews ‘Stitchers’
Starring: Dale Pavinski, Alex Ashbaugh, Lili Mirojnick, Andrea Navedo, Daniel Booko, Dio Johnson Directed By: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer So, the good news is that this is neither the worst film I’ve seen this year, nor is it the … Continue reading Superfast!
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