2018 Box Office Predictions Part 2 (May Through August)
For a couple of years now I've been trying my hand at box office predictions, with mixed results. Sometimes my prognostications are spot on, other times they're wildly inaccurate, proving there's just...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 4, Episode 20: Therefore She Is
This week on The Flash, we get 2, count 'em two failed romances, both of which feature a heaping helping of sketchy and nonsensical motivation.The main focus of this episode (which seemingly comes way...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Somethings
This week Elizabeth Olsen, who stars as Scarlet Witch in Marvel Studios' mega-hit  Avengers: Infinity War, stated that she wants a redesigned, more conservative costume for her character.In an...
View ArticleForty Acres And A Flamingo
I bought a pair of lawn flamingos today. Note the blurb on the box, which, among other things, says they're good for coloring up my neighbor's lawn.Because lord knows, I've often looked over at the...
View ArticleFlying Solo
We've all seen it happen in the grocery store aisles. Various products festooned with logos of upcoming blockbuster movies, despite the fact that there's no obvious connection between them. Star Wars...
View ArticleFlagged Post (May 2018)
I've posted this many times now, and I'm going to keep doing it until something changes. Which will be never.DATELINE: Cleveland, Ohio–– In response to overwhelming consumer demand, this week the...
View ArticleHow Boring
DATELINE: Bell Air, California— This week super-genius and inventor extraordinaire Elon Musk (the real life Tony Stark) announced his next major venture— creating his very own candy company.According...
View ArticleIt's All You Can Do (May 2018)
Whew! It's been quite a year so far here in America. We're not even halfway through 2018, and already there've been TWENTY TWO school shootings in which a student was injured or killed. I realize how...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, and directed by the Russo Brothers (Anthony & Joe).The four of them have become something of a well-oiled machine at...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 4, Episode 21: Harry And The Harrisons
This week on The Flash, the writing team pads out the season to the requisite twenty three episodes, as they spin their wheels for forty two minutes. Nothing's resolved, little's gained, and the...
View ArticleLost In Translation
As I'm sure you all know, fortune cookies aren't a thing in China, and are a wholly American invention. They were invented in 1918 by David Jung, a San Francisco baker. Today the majority of them seem...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 4, Episode 22: Think Fast
This week on The Flash, we get an episode of actual consequence, in which things happen and the plot is actually advanced. Overall Think Fast was much better than last week's wheel-spinning, time...
View ArticleThe Walking Papers
Bad news for fans of The Walking Dead!This week AMC announced that Andrew Lincoln, aka Rick Grimes, will be leaving the long-running zombie series after Season 9.Lincoln's contract was actually up at...
View ArticleThe Flash Season 4, Episode 23: We Are The Flash
It's the Season 4 finale of The Flash! Hard to believe it's been four years already!Overall I liked this season quite a bit, much more so than the previous dreary one (Yeah, I'm lookin' at you,...
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This week actor Keiynan Lonsdale announced he won't be returning as Kid Flash in Season 4 of Legends Of Tomorrow. Lonsdale took to social media to explain his decision, saying:Yo! Soo as a lot of you...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Deadpool 2
Yeah, I know, this review's late. I have a good excuse this time though, as I've been out of town on a much-needed vacation.Deadpool 2 was written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick and Ryan Reynolds. It was...
View ArticleMissed Opportunity
Although I loved Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War film for the most part, I have to confess I was shocked that they left out a vital and integral part of Thanos' backstory.Infinity War doesn't feature a...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Solo: A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story was written by Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan, and directed by Ron Howard (more or less).Jonathan Kasdan, as you might have guessed, is the son of famous screenwriter...
View ArticleHi-Def Revelation: Independence Day
I spent part of today rewatching the 1996 blockbuster film Independence Day, as I do every July the 4th. It's become sort of an annual tradition for me.I've probably seen the film fifty times now, and...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Hereditary
Hereditary was written and directed by Ari Aster.Aster previously wrote and directed several short films you've never heard of. Hereditary is his first theatrical movie.Hereditary is a pretty...
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