Movie Reviews and Previews Indiana Jones is returning But without George Lucas this time. Does that make it better? It’s interesting that in the last decade Harrison Ford has revisited his two most beloved characters, Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and it turned out so wildly different. Everyone loved Han Solo in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, By Sarah • Mar 15, 2016 03:48 pm
Break Ups Jennifer Garner and the “antsy” Ben Affleck God, the Master of the Universe, the Higher Power, whoever that entity is, s/he is a gossip. That’s how I choose to explain how this happened – that Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have found themselves promoting their own movies at the same time, 8 months after announcing their By Lainey • Mar 15, 2016 12:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Seth Rogen’s animated movie is a food horror story I am predisposed to be kind to Seth Rogen right now because the premiere of the TV show he’s producing, Preacher, was announced (May 22), and I am very much looking forward to this show and my friend E texted me from SXSW after the pilot screened there to By Sarah • Mar 15, 2016 11:12 am
Quiveration Jake at SXSW A couple of days after the Oscars, I overheard a conversation at work in the bathroom. It was two women, millennial age, talking about Leonardo DiCaprio. How amazing he is. How amazing his speech was, because he made it about the environment. How amazing it was that he finally won By Lainey • Mar 14, 2016 04:54 pm
Maple Leaf Your move, BB-8 Many people thought Jacob Tremblay deserved an Oscar nomination for his performance in Room. Brie Larson won the Best Actress Oscar for Room. And what she gave us in that film could not have happened without the other person in that room – Jacob. Jacob was named Best Actor (over Christopher By Lainey • Mar 14, 2016 04:39 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Go in knowing nothing about 10 Cloverfield Lane I hate the mystery box. I am not a fan of the JJ Abrams School of SECRETY SECRETS. It only worked once, with Cloverfield, because that movie came out of left field and had nothing to do with anything, so there were no preconceived notions or expectations about what it By Sarah • Mar 14, 2016 03:45 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Batman’s Robin’s boy shorts Ben Affleck recently gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly for their Superhero Face Punch issue in which he talks about his older, even more cynical Batman, and the open-ended promise of a Batfleck-directed Batman movie, but the thing nerds are fixating on is that Affleck confirms that at the time By Sarah • Mar 14, 2016 12:22 pm
Quiveration Oscar reads Let me tell off the top that I don’t have video for this and I’M SORRY, I can’t find it. I am as disappointed as you are. Because I’d probably rub one out to Oscar Isaac reading too. We do have pictures though? Does that work? By Lainey • Mar 14, 2016 11:41 am
TV Updates The CSA Message Dress The Book Of Negroes is of the most important literary works to come out of Canada. It’s about a woman called Aminata, born in West Africa, kidnapped and sold to slavery in America – a difficult but necessary read. The story was turned into a miniseries airing in Canada on By Lainey • Mar 14, 2016 09:51 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Captain America can do this all day The second—and some say final—trailer for Captain America: Civil War was just released and it’s a continuation of what has been, so far, a stellar ad campaign. Last year, Disney kinda blew it with Avengers: Age of Ultron, not really doing a great job communicating the tone By Sarah • Mar 10, 2016 02:47 pm
Media Manipulation The Aaron Paul Edition of Ask, Believe, Receive Do you think asking for things on Twitter is a bit desperate? Like if you were applying for a job, would you tweet the company and tell them you really, really want it? If you are Aaron Paul, it seems to work. He’s been talking about the Stephen King By Maria • Mar 10, 2016 02:31 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Tina Fey in Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Tina Fey’s latest movie, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, is a frustrating viewing experience. Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Focus, Crazy Stupid Love), the film has the same tone problems that have plagued the duo since their debut film, I Love You Phillip Morris, which is magic they have By Sarah • Mar 10, 2016 12:19 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews The Witch Imagine if The Crucible and The Shining had a baby and rolled it around in Twin Peaks dust, and you’d have The Witch, the feature film debut of writer/director Robert Eggers. Set in seventeenth century New England, The Witch draws much of its dialogue from actual historical documents By Sarah • Mar 09, 2016 04:01 pm
Style Alicia post-Oscar So you know how Hollywood is the pettiest, cattiest cesspool of narcissists and backstabbers? What do you think they’re really saying to themselves now that Alicia Vikander, who’s been in the game a minute, has an Oscar? Jennifer Lawrence did it too. But Jennifer Lawrence has kind of By Lainey • Mar 09, 2016 03:49 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Zootopia is a 21st century Disney classic I know I’ll catch hell from the Frozen fans for this, but Zootopia is the best move from Disney Animation since The Lion King (it also just set a box office record). First of all, animals wearing people clothes is always the best, and every movie could be improved By Sarah • Mar 08, 2016 03:40 pm
Media Manipulation Emma & Ryan for 2017? You’re about to punch me. Because the Oscars just ended a little over a week ago and already I’m talking about next year’s awards. Before you go for my face though…wait! This is about Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, does that help? As you know, the By Lainey • Mar 08, 2016 01:21 pm
