Megan Applegate with a recap of the second episode of Ripper Street series two… The season’s second episode tugged viewers into the underground freak shows of London after a woman with a protruding tail was found murdered in a hospital and her infant son missing. The woman was poor, but obviously well cared for. Detective […]
Vikings Season 2 – Episode 1 Recap
No Fury Like Lagertha Scorned – Megan Applegate recaps the first episode of Vikings season 2… Well, not so much fury as agonizing heartbreak, but we’ll get to that in a moment. So Long, One Eye The eye-patched Viking rides across the battle field, reminding Rollo (Clive Standen) how they’ve fought bravely many times together, […]
Movie Review – August: Osage County (2013)
August: Osage County, 2013. Directed by John Wells. Starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper. Ewan McGregor, Margo Martindale, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, and Benedict Cumberbatch. SYNOPSIS: A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings […]
Movie Review – Her (2013)
Her, 2013. Written and Directed by Spike Jonze. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Wilde, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, and Rooney Mara. SYNOPSIS: A lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need. Spike Jonze is such an interesting Director. One of those […]
The Newsroom Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘What Kind of Day Has It Been’
Gary McCurry reviews the sixth episode of The Newsroom season 3… Friends, Cheers, and more recently, True Detective. These shows all come with an unforgettable theme song. I mean, who hasn’t done the claps during “I’ll Be There For you” or sang along to the immortal lyrics “making your way in the world today takes […]
Movie Review – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, 2013. Directed by Justin Chadwick. Starring Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Tony Kgoroge, Terry Pheto, and Riaad Moosa. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of Nelson Mandela’s life journey from his childhood in a rural village through to his inauguration as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. It’s almost too easy to […]
Movie Review – The Butler (2013)
The Butler, 2013. Directed by Lee Daniels. Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, Mariah Carey, Alex Pettyfer, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Liev Schrieber, Minka Kelly, Robin Williams, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Clarence Williams III and Isaac White. SYNOPSIS: As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during […]
Movie Review – Homefront (2013)
Homefront, 2013. Directed by Gary Fleder. Starring Jason Statham, James Franco, Rachelle Lefevre, Winona Ryder, Kate Bosworth, Clancy Brown, and Frank Grillo. SYNOPSIS: A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord. Right, I’m just going to put this out there: Jason Statham is […]
DVD Review – Curse of Chucky (2013)
Curse of Chucky, 2013. Written and directed by Don Mancini. Starring Fiona Dourif, Danielle Bisutti, Brennan Elliot, Summer H. Howell, and A Martinez and featuring the voice talents of Brad Dourif. SYNOPSIS: After her mother’s mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be […]
Movie Review – Gravity (2013)
Gravity, 2013. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. SYNOPSIS: A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. When the trailer for Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity hit the Internet earlier this year, it sparked a huge amount of interest from movie goers […]