SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched this episode of Orange is the New Black, I highly suggest you stop reading now! MVP: Taylor Schilling Orange is the New Black finished off with one of the most frustrating cliffhangers in online television history. We left Piper Chapman beating the sh!t out of Pennsatucky after…
Dir. by Josh Boone It's rare that a film move me to tears. So rare in fact that only three films I have watched in my lifetime were able to do so. They were Michael Haneke's Amour, Roberto Benigni's Life is Beautiful, and now Josh Boone's The Fault in Our Stars. John Green was able…
According to Richard Roeper Woodley is a lock and I'm inclined to agree. Actually, I've thought Woodley could get an Oscar nomination since the beginning of this year, however with the strong reviews The Fault in Our Stars is getting it seems that that prediction may become a reality. 1. Her career is on a roll Many…
It was an odd feeling watching this episode of Penny Dreadful. Up until this point every moment and scene was done to build to the conclusion of the last episode, which saw the assembling of the "monster hunting" team. There was a clear trajectory of every storyline that built upon each other until the series was…
In Do the Shuffle one of our team members puts their iPod on shuffle and makes a playlist out of the first ten songs that play. It’s a great way to find new music or rediscover the old stuff. This week's playlist is courtesy of writer Jared Sokoloff. Enjoy! 1. Arriving Somewhere But Not Here…
One of the bigger shocks so far in the Emmy season was HBO's True Detective's choice to submit in the drama categories rather than the mini-series categories. The series, which is an anthology series like American Horror Story, would have guaranteed itself wins in Best Miniseries/TV Movie Actor and Directing for a Miniseries/TV Movie. Now, not a…
It's really hard for me to write about a Conor Oberst album because Bright Eyes is and will forever be one of my favorite bands of all time. When Oberst started to release solo albums again in 2008, I was a bit tepid. His self-titled album sounded like a lighter version of a Bright Eyes…
MVP: Lee Pace Halt and Catch Fire is to Mad Men as Low Winter Sun was to Breaking Bad. Since the announcement of the show it was evident that AMC was trying to fill the void that Mad Men is about to leave in the network's schedule. The comparisons between the two run miles through the Pilot,…
out of 10 Three episodes in and it seems that Penny Dreadful can do no wrong. It is rare that in the first three episodes a show knows itself so intimately that it can change direction and know the audience will follow. We are returned more closely to the main storyline that was…
Dir. by Robert Stromberg It's hard to review Disney's Maleficent without mentioning that the screening I went to ended with a hearty applause. The reason I feel it's necessary to point this out is because despite its clear flaws, this film is an absolute crowd pleaser. The audience bought into the world…
