Movie Reviews and Previews Joss Whedon, King of the Superheroes For those of us who’ve been Joss Whedon fans since the Buffy days, those of us who’ve suffered through cancelled TV shows and canned film projects, Whedon’s monster success with The Avengers is sweet. It’s like saying—See, we told you this guy was good, we By Sarah • Aug 08, 2012 10:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews When bad movies attack: Total Recall edition Look, it’s not like I expected Total Recall to be good. The 1990 original isn’t really good, but at least it’s fun in that way that bad movies can be. So while I didn’t expect the remake of Total Recall to be good, per se, I By Sarah • Aug 06, 2012 12:22 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Marvel wants to take over your TV, too In the wake of the success of The Avengers, Marvel is, of course, looking for ways to keep expanding their brand. Over the last few years, they’ve pursued traditional cross-platform partners with comic book tie-ins and an animated series (The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes), but now they’re By Sarah • Aug 01, 2012 10:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Crunch time for Jeremy Renner I don’t know if you noticed—I certainly did—but back in April when The Avengers press tour was going on, Jeremy Renner had the distressing habit of showing up to every major event in an incredibly shiny suit. He had a definite Shiny Suit Problem. It was tragic By Sarah • Jul 31, 2012 10:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Hobbit hijacking With the summer superheroes out of the way, the next of the “most anticipated movies of 2012” is queued up and ready to go—Peter Jackson’s return to Middle Earth, The Hobbit. The film, subtitled An Unexpected Journey, is due in theaters in December. Part two, There and Back By Sarah • Jul 27, 2012 12:10 pm
Jeremy Renner Crazy Actor Jeremy strikes again The first time I saw Jeremy Renner, a decade ago now, when I asked who he was (cute guy, life of the party, of course I spotted him and asked around), my friend said, “Oh that’s Jeremy. He’s a crazy actor.” So he’s been “Crazy Actor Jeremy” By Sarah • Jul 26, 2012 03:44 pm
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers: network vampire If you thought Twilight cut vampires off at the knees, what do you think the censor-y limits of network television will do to them? The TCA’s summer meeting is going on right now, when the networks unveil their fall line-ups, and NBC announced that they have ordered ten episodes By Sarah • Jul 26, 2012 11:46 am
Jerry Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld: Still seeking nothing God, how much do we miss Seinfeld? There’s not been another show on TV like it since. The problem with television shows, especially comedies where you have a goal to make people laugh—because once you find the key to making people laugh, it’s hard not to keep By Sarah • Jul 23, 2012 12:32 pm
Anthony Mackie Anthony Mackie is super Following up the reveal of Captain America 2’s official title, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, THR announced exclusively that Anthony Mackie is in talks to join the franchise as Falcon, Steve Rogers’ modern-day friend and partner, who will help him face off with The Winter Soldier, his presumed-dead 1940s By Sarah • Jul 17, 2012 11:31 am
The Walking Dead The Walking Dead may finally be on track Not that it hasn’t been good in the past. It has been very, very good. When The Walking Dead works it works beyond well. It’s like watching a movie on TV—the pilot remains one of the best things I’ve ever seen produced for television. But as By Sarah • Jul 16, 2012 04:10 pm
Amazingness Comic Con becomes the Stark Expo THIS. This is why Robert Downey Jr. is always and forever THE BEST. And this is why Comic Con is so fun. Where else can RDJ roll into a crowd of six thousand plus, in character as Tony Stark, and rock the room like it’s the Stark Expo? I By Sarah • Jul 16, 2012 11:30 am
Girly Throw Downs World War Z is a nightmare, no one is speaking Remember how I said World War Z is a nightmare movie? Well, the nightmare continues, and now Brad Pitt, the producer/star, and Marc Forster, the director, are not speaking to one another. Awesome. I’ve been to movie sets where things are contentious and it’s no fun. It’ By Sarah • Jul 13, 2012 02:06 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Janis vs. Janis When I first started looking into the new developments on Joplin, I thought the news was that recent Tony Award winner Nina Arianda was replacing Amy Adams in THE Janis Joplin biopic, but it turns out Arianda is starring in A Janis Joplin biopic and Adams is still attached to By Sarah • Jul 12, 2012 12:27 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Dork Storm 2012: Return to Dork Forest (aka, Comic-Con) This year’s Comic-Con is off to a sad start as a Twilight fan who was camping outside of Hall H was struck by a car and killed on Tuesday morning. That’s not the note on which you want to start the annual celebration of nerdery. It’s sure By Sarah • Jul 11, 2012 02:54 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Michael Fassbender risks the video game curse Video game movies scare me. Historically, they’re not successful. There have been a few modest wins here and there, but mostly they’re bad bets, costing way too much and earning little, and not one has ever equaled the kind of critical acclaim their comic book-based cousins are capable By Sarah • Jul 10, 2012 11:40 am
Movie Reviews and Previews The Amazing Andrew Garfield I used to argue that no, I am not really this nerdy. Then, yesterday, I found myself explaining the Extremis comics to someone (because that’s where Iron Man 3 appears to be heading), and I realized—yes, yes I am. So, fully embracing my not-so-inner nerd, allow me to By Sarah • Jul 04, 2012 12:16 pm
