As a fan of comics and a fan of movies, it’s not hard to imagine that the “recent” influx of comic-book movies has me looking forward to summertime even more than I did as a child. Forget going on vacation or staying up late, now I get to see my favorite superheroes and villains fighting […]
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Celebrating Father’s Day: A Look at Iconic TV Dads
Father’s Day is a day we get to celebrate how much we love the fathers and father figures in our lives. Dads are awesome, and we love them for it. They may be embarrassing sometimes, but dads are our superheroes and our friends and they do so much for us on a daily basis. In […]
Switching Sides on “Switched at Birth” Summer Premiere
The long awaited Switched at Birth Season 2 premiere aired tonight on ABC family. The last time we saw the Kennish and Vasquez families, drama had erupted. Regina left for rehab and Angelo’s baby momma left with his daughter. Bay and her “three and half” week boyfriend, Noah, had broken up when he kissed Daphne […]
‘Iron Man 3’ delivers gritty, but compelling superhero tale
There’s a moment in Iron Man 3 when Robert Downey Jr. (in a voiceover as Tony Stark) says that you can take away his home and suits of armor, but there’s one thing you can’t take from him: He is Iron Man. Since first donning the iconic red and gold armor in 2008’s Iron Man, […]
Mary King’s Spiritual Journey Into Journalism
When you’re going to bed, morning reporter, Mary King is probably getting up to begin her day. As a morning reporter for WIS News 10 in Columbia, South Carolina, she is at constant speed from the moment she steps into the station. Journalism is a calling for her and she shares how one particular scripture […]
Star Trek: Into Darkness – Is this Alternate Universe all it’s cracked up to be?
As a long-time fan of many of the elements utilized in the creation of the latest addition to the Star Trek franchise, it’s difficult to come into this review of the second film of this new era objectively. Speaking as a J. J. Abrams fan, I was instantly pleased to hear that he would be […]
Idol Top 2 Performances: What’s Sweeter: Candi or Kreedom?
That question (and those nicknames) have haunted us all season. This was the finale I was rooting for and let me just say that if you haven’t seen the last 12 seasons of Idol, then I’m going to just lay it all out for you: tonight was the best finale we’ve ever had from a […]
Not What it Seems: “The Great Gatsby”
Nick Carraway, the omnipresent narrator-slash-tour guide of The Great Gatsby, describes the titular character as “the single most hopeful person I’ve ever met.” He could just as easily be describing the film’s director, Australian Baz Luhrman, whose decadent and elaborate take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic American novel of reinvention and deception opened May 10th. Like Gatsby, […]
The Best Show On Television That You’re Not Watching: ABC’s Revenge
Sometimes a good, but low-brow work of fiction (see: The DaVinci Code) is described as a “page turner”. It’s the kind of book where so many plot twists and turns occur that you can’t help reading on because you want to know how they play out. That would be the best comparison I can make […]
Celebrating Mother’s Day: A Look At Iconic TV Moms
Moms are pretty amazing. They cook, they clean, they fix booboos, they run to the office supply store at midnight because her kid forgot he has a project due in the morning. Basically, these women are superheroes. Mother’s Day is a day that should be entirely devoted to them and the appreciation for who they […]
Idol Top 3 Results: Finale Shocker
As I said last week, this is the Top 3 I wanted. I’d be happy if any one of them won in the end. That said, I don’t think I had clued in to the reality that, holy heck, one of them has to go home before the finale and, not only that, it could […]
Idol Top 3 Performances: It’s A Sad, Sad Situation
You’ll notice this is the first title to not contain a pun and it’s because I’m in a very somber mood. The reality is just setting in for me that I have to lose one of these girls tomorrow night and, also, I just realized that I actually do want one of them more than […]
Not Your Average Day On The Farm: “At Any Price”
The story of a father and son butting heads and experiencing disconnect may be the basis for the Bahrani film At Any Price, but it’s the chemistry of Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron combined with the honest view of the high-stakes world of agribusiness that makes this drama one to watch.
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