MOVE movie review: ‘Ender’s Game’
Original post (11/5/2013): Hollywood has been taking an annoying liking to playing it safe. Indicative of this is the fact that a handful of box office hits in the past year have been either a...
View ArticleMOVE movie review: ‘Thor: The Dark World’
Original post (11/15/2013): We all know from “Thor” and “The Avengers” that Thor is a god who knows how to make a scene, but the hunk with the hammer makes less of an impact in “Thor: The Dark World.”...
View ArticleMOVE movie review: ‘Catching Fire’
Original post (12/1/2013): If Katniss is the girl set to save the Districts from doom, then “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is the chosen one in terms of book-to-movie adaptations. Anyone who might...
View ArticleFrozen: not an attack on feminism
God forbid I actually try to engage in a conversation about feminism; even disregarding the fact that my rare participation is usually dismissed, I do seek to be more knowledgeable about the topic...
View ArticleSpinning your wheels with spin-offs?
Ted Mosby’s barely tied the knot, and CBS has already announced a “How I Met Your Mother” spinoff: “How I Met Your Dad”. credits to blog.zap2it.com Many are thrilled about another series of...
View Article‘X-Men: First Class’ and why prequels rock
credits to linkrandom.blogspot.com I initially took an interest in the 2011 “X-Men” prequel because of its sexed up Professor X and Magneto, pre-crusty ringleader era. But beyond that, it’s always...
View ArticleMOVE TV Column: “Enlisted” and “Brooklyn Nine Nine”
Originally published in MOVE (01/21/14): If I had a DVR, it would spontaneously combust from all the good TV I’d try to cram on it (luckily, Netflix has a lot of room on “My List”). But even in this...
View Article‘Frozen’ movie review
(original review: 01/09/14) Yes we want to build a snowman. In the words of one of the featured songs, “For the first time in forever” we have a winning Disney Princess movie on our hands. But “Frozen”...
View ArticleA more sparkly saga: why Elena Gilbert beats Bella Swan
Dare I say it? If you seek to watch one of the best, fast-paced thrillers on TV, you’d best be watching “The Vampire Diaries.” I realize people might already have their misgivings. Perhaps you’ve...
View ArticleMovie Review: “The Lego Movie”
The world of “The Lego Movie” is already weird because it’s full of talking and moving Legos, a feat that accurately employs stop-motion animation in a cute and quirky way. But when the hero of this...
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