Review: ’13 Reasons Why,’ a Netflix Original Series
One of the most talked about Netflix series since Stranger Things has to be 13 Reasons Why, based on the 2007 Jay Asher novel of the same name. The 13-episode run focuses on the suicide of Hannah Baker, and a set of 13 tapes she leaves behind for those she believes drove her to kill […]
Review: ‘Free Fire’ Starring Brie Larson, Cillian Murphy, Armie Hammer, Sam Riley
Someone forgot to turn the safety on. In a time when the topic of gun violence has never been more controversial, it sounds psychotic take a risk on a film that is essentially 90 minutes of angry people shooting at each other. But when you throw in a ’70s-style aesthetic, an amusing ensemble of trigger-happy […]
Review: ‘The Fate of the Furious’ Starring Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron
What started as a movie about drag racing, the “Fast and Furious” franchise has morphed into an over-the-top action romp with just enough heart to keep audiences coming out in droves. Make no mistake, “Fate of the Furious,” the eighth installment in the franchise, will not be its last. Two more sequels are expected by […]
112: ‘American Ultra’ Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Topher Grace
American Ultra struggled at the box office and Max Landis isn’t happy. But he has to like us because we saw the movie. Well… some of us did. But that won’t stop us from talking about it anyway. All this plus a video recovery from Dan. It’s Reel Spoilers 112 – American Ultra. You’ve been warned. […]
TV Review: ‘Eastbound and Down’ S04E03 “Chapter 24” and S04E04 “Chapter 25”
Chapter 24 Last week’s episode of Eastbound and Down was hands down the best of the season, and one of the funniest in a while. Kenny Powers is up to his old tricks. Now that he is a television star on Sports Sesh, he is throwing his money away. He buys is daughter a Prada […]
Movie Review: ‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ Starring Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper
And with that headline, I either caught every lady’s attention to read this article or they stopped reading so they could find showtimes. I’ll admit, I wasn’t too familiar with this film before I was asked to review it, but with two of the biggest names in Hollywood featured in it, I figured it was […]
‘Evil Dead’ Remake Review: Holds Up to Raimi’s Classic Film Even Without Bruce Campbell in the Lead
The truth is, remakes and updates don’t usually end up being the best movies. Especially when you take a beloved movie like The Evil Dead, one of the most popular horror movies of all time. Yet sometimes a film like Zack Snyder’s 2004 Dawn of the Dead comes along, that can actually stand up to […]
Movie Review: ‘Evil Dead’ Directed by Fede Alvarez, Produced by Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell
When I first heard about the remake of The Evil Dead, I was skeptical. I mean one couldn’t help but think it would be terrible, much like the horror remakes of the last few years. One thing that separated this from the other line of horror retreads was the fact that Michael Bay was nowhere […]
Movie Review: ‘The Call’ Starring Halle Berry, Abigail Breslin, Morris Chestnut, Michael Eklund
My mother always told me that if you didn’t have anything nice to say then don’t say anything at all. Well, if I were to follow that rule then this would be a very short review. This flick was a complete disaster from the get go. It’s one bad thriller cliche after another and even […]