Melissa McCarthy The Melissa McCarthy Problem I’ve been having something of a Melissa McCarthy problem for the last few months. I loved her as Suki of Stars Hollow, and so was excited to see her elevated to prominence in pop culture by way of Bridesmaids, but ever since that movie, I’ve experienced the dawning By Sarah • Apr 08, 2013 12:41 pm
Justified Justified 4.13: “You don’t go after a man’s family” Justified Season 4, Episode 13 recap. SPOILERS It’s the last Justified. As always, it’s too soon and never enough. This is my favorite season. Mags Bennett remains the best antagonist, but this season has been more fun than any other. It’s had furries, Dairy Queen, shoot outs, By Sarah • Apr 03, 2013 10:59 am
Hook Ups Amy Poehler’s new hookup Everyone loved the Golden Couple of Comedy, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett. When they broke up last fall, the internet’s collective heart was broken. They seemed so great! So fun! So funny! But that’s over now, and it’s time to start dealing with the next phase: post- By Sarah • Apr 02, 2013 01:04 pm
The Walking Dead 3.16: “You kill or you die, or you die and you kill” The Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 16 recap SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS Season three started strong, went wonky in the middle, then got back on track with that excellent trip back to Rick’s old town where they encountered Morgan. Last week’s episode wasn’t as good as that one By Sarah • Apr 01, 2013 09:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Hugh Jackman’s passion Is playing Wolverine. No seriously. It is. It’s his life’s work. And you know what? He’s really, really good at it. Jackman has been, even through the awfulness of X-Men 3 and the unspeakable horror of Wolverine: Origins, the perfect Wolverine. But the material was definitely By Sarah • Mar 27, 2013 12:08 pm
Justified Justified 4.12: “Today is another opportunity to mess up some bad guy’s day” Justified Season 4, Episode 12 recap. Penultimate Justified. Last week’s episode was so crazy good I’m not sure how the remaining two episodes can top it. Season 4 started slow but has become the best season after season 2. While season 2 is still the most cohesive effort By Sarah • Mar 27, 2013 11:10 am
Dumbass Will Smith could have been Django, is a moron Will Smith’s career strategy is not a mystery. He’s spoken in the past about choosing roles because they would be blockbusters, about deliberately deciding not to pursue the kind of interesting and diverse roles like he did back in the Six Degrees of Separation days because he valued By Sarah • Mar 26, 2013 11:11 am
The Walking Dead The Walking Dead 3.15: “You’re family, too” The Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 15 recap I love that everyone’s reaction to Andrea being captured by the Governor was, “Ugh, whatever, she deserves it.” Andrea has had about a hundred chances to get away from the Governor, either by killing him or just switching sides and rejoining By Sarah • Mar 25, 2013 10:30 am
Girly Throw Downs Lynne Ramsay & Jane Got A Gun To everyone who’s asked “have you heard about Lynne Ramsay” in the last 24 hours, the answer is yes, I, like you, heard about her abrupt departure from Jane Got a Gun on Monday. I waited to write about it, though, because I was hoping we would hear FROM By Sarah • Mar 20, 2013 03:01 pm
Justified Justified 4.11: “They circled the wagons” Justified Season 4 Episode 11 recap Dude. Spoilers. I’m not scanning Ambiguously Gay Gutterson, but you know who I am (re)reading that way? Wynn Duffy. After his oddly tender moment with Raylan after the revelation of Arlo’s death and then the exchange between Duffy and his bodyguard, By Sarah • Mar 20, 2013 10:31 am
The Walking Dead The Walking Dead 3.14: Why is stupid Andrea still alive? The Walking Dead Season 3 Episode 14 recap Three more episodes and we’re through with The Walking Dead for a while. These seasons are too long—I was ready to be done with this season about four episodes ago. But this also means that we’re getting into final By Sarah • Mar 18, 2013 10:31 am
Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock is coming…back After the fright wig situation Benedict Cumberbatch sported while filming the Julian Assange biopic The Fifth Estate just a couple months ago, he is back now the way I prefer him—with Sherlock Holmes’ longer, darker hair. This is Cumberbatch at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards in London, doing By Sarah • Mar 13, 2013 12:24 pm
Justified Justified 4.10: “We’ve gotta figure out how to get out of Harlan alive” Justified Season 4, Episode 10 recap. We’re getting down to the end, which means sh*t is starting happen, fast. THERE MAY BE SPOILERS. I wondered if they would ever find a way to use that line, from the song “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive”, which they used By Sarah • Mar 13, 2013 10:18 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Star Trek 2 stars people other than Benedict Cumberbatch With two months until its premiere, Star Trek Into Darkness (which still sounds like a terrible Euro-synth pop song) is also ramping up its press machine. To date, everything has been about the mystery of Benedict Cumberbatch’s villain, but now it’s time to remind us that other By Sarah • Mar 11, 2013 11:51 am
The Walking Dead The Walking Dead 3.13: “We’re going to war” The Walking Dead Season 3, Episode 13 recap. I’m having my issues with this season, but I enjoyed the hell out of last week’s episode. It was everything good about The Walking Dead, answering the age-old question “whatever happened to Morgan, anyway”, and it proved that the By Sarah • Mar 11, 2013 09:57 am
Career prospectus Career Prospectus: Halle Berry Click here for the previous two installments of the Career Prospectus series. Halle Berry is the latest feature, in response to a request submitted by Amy: Can we get analysis on Halle Berry's career? She was in fantastic movies pre-Oscar, but I can't think of By Sarah • Mar 07, 2013 11:16 am
