If nothing else, “Show Stoppers” is proof positive that Freak Show, if not the whole concept of American Horror Story altogether, is far beyond the point of course correction. Because on its face this is a pretty solid penultimate episode, just in terms of stuff that happens and what it sets up. The problem is…
I can go on and on about how YouTube is the new frontier of media and how television is slowly deteriorating in creativity and quality, but that's not the point of this article. The point is to tell you the 10 Best YouTube Channels of 2014. There's no criteria here. These are basically 10 channels that…
I know you shouldn't judge a movie by its trailer, but when it's this good there's no way to ignore it. Such is the case of the much-anticipated and slightly dreaded reboot of the Jurassic Park series with the June 2015 release Jurassic World. I dare you to find me someone who wasn't blown away the first time they…
As expected, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 dominated the box office this black Friday adding an estimated $24,100,000 to its $168,608,000 haul from its first week in theaters. This is after a disappointing opening weekend which was the largest of 2014, but the smallest in the franchise history. The third installment also took in $11.1 on…
If you've been living under a rock with not WiFi for the past year, you've at least heard one person screaming down the street about the new Star Wars movie being released, which will pick up 30 years after 1983's Return of the Jedi. The film, slated for released in December 2015, will not only feature an incredible group…
In our newest columns, we report the most important stories in the pop culture world and give them to you in our classic Smash Cut fashion. If you would like to suggest a story to add to Jump Cuts, just tweet at us with #JumpCuts Happy Halloween Smashers! Here are the biggest Entertainment stories from…
Director Justin Simien makes his feature film debut with the satirical drama Dear White People. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival; leaving with the Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent, which was certainly deserved. The movie focuses on several students’ experiences at an Ivy League college during a pseudo- race war. Dear White People…
In the spirit of Halloween, I found it fitting to discuss one of the greatest horror cult classics of all time: The Rocky Horror Picture Show. If you haven’t already been exposed to this ostentatious parody now is the time. With exceptional music and campy feel, Rocky Horror is the perfect flick for movie-lovers and…
In what’s become something of a tradition for American Horror Story, Halloween marks a two-part episode delving into the supernatural or superstitious (Coven broke with this tradition, but then, Coven also broke with the tradition of being a good television show). This time it’s Edward Mordrake, a deceased carny with two faces, a la Harry Potter’s…
Craig Johnson takes the directorial reigns of his second film with the dark family dramedy, The Skeleton Twins. Having debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, this film offers a gorgeous commentary on the strength of blood and revival of hope. Former SNL costars, Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig,…
