Mud, 2012. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, and Michael Shannon. SYNOPSIS: Two teenage boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the bounty hunters on his trail and to reunite him with his true love. A boat is discovered up a […]
Vikings – Episode 6 Recap
Robb Ghag recaps the sixth episode of The History Channel drama Vikings… This was one of the best episodes of Vikings so far. One battle renews as one comes to a bloody end. After the challenge sent forth by Ragnar in the last episode, my mind went to several other movies and shows set in […]
Vikings – Episode 5 Recap
Robb Ghag recaps the fifth episode of The History Channel drama Vikings… The Earls, after having consulted the shaman in the last episode, gathers his forces to attack Ragnar’s family and farm. Immediately the farmers begin to fall from a hail of arrows as the Earl and his troops attack, leaving many dead bodies in […]
Vikings – Episode 4 Recap
Robb Ghag recaps the fourth episode of The History Channel drama Vikings…. In the fourth episode of the Canadian mini-series Vikings we enter the group of Vikings post bloodbath. The lone Englishman who escaped Ragnar and the Vikings wrath escapes on horseback straight to King Aelle. The Vikings travel over the Northern English terrain, through […]
Vikings – Episode 3 Recap
Robb Ghag recaps the third episode of The History Channel drama Vikings…. In this third episode of Vikings we return to Ragnar and crew leaving England ecstatic with their spoils. The monks all tied to one another are prisoners of the ravaging Vikings. Back at Ragnar’s farm, the Earl’s right hand man visits, interrogating Bjorn […]
Vikings – Episode 2 Recap
Robb Ghag recaps the second episode of The History Channel’s new drama Vikings… “All things begin with a story…” The show opens as Ragnar and Rollo enter a secret meeting in the home of Eric. Ragnar discusses his plans to sail west towards a mythical place, filled with riches, a place called England. The group […]
Vikings – Episode 1 Recap
Robb Ghag on the first episode of The History Channel’s new drama Vikings… … But Only the Boldest, Make History… In one of the shows last promos before the Season 1 premiere the tagline is as much for the viewers as it is for the channel.Typically shows on The History Channel deal with a documentary […]
Movie Review – Hitchcock (2012)
Hitchcock, 2012. Directed by Sacha Gervasi. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, James D’Arcy, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ralph Macchio, Danny Huston and Toni Collette. SYNOPSIS: A love story between legendary British director (Anthony Hopkins) and his wife Alma Reville (Helen Mirren) during the making of Hitchcock’s terrifying 1960 classic Psycho. Hitchcock is based […]
Movie Review – American Mary (2012)
American Mary, 2012. Directed by Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska. Starring Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, David Lovgren, Clay St. Thomas, Paula Lindberg, John Emmet Tracy and Twan Holliday. SYNOPSIS: Seeking work as a masseuse at a local strip club run by Billy (Antonio Cupo), cash strung medical student Mary Mason (Katharine Isabelle) finds […]
Movie Review – Les Misérables (2012)
Les Misérables, 2012. Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen and Samantha Barks. SYNOPSIS: In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean – who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole – agrees to care for factory worker […]