Film & TV

‘Blackhat’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts January 16, 2015 No Comments

Hacking thriller ‘Blackhat’ may not be entirely terrible, but it’s certainly not worth the ten-buck admission

‘Unbroken’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts December 25, 2014 No Comments

‘Unbroken’ is a decent way to kill a couple Christmas Day hours, but with its tentative and flat approach to its mesmerizing subject matter, the film won’t linger in your mind until the new year.

‘Wild’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts December 18, 2014 1 Comment

[rating=8.00] As we move through the stages of our lives, each and every one of us carries our own personal baggage – the weight of our sins and our misgivings,

‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts December 17, 2014 No Comments

Whereas the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy introduced a new generation to the wonders of fantasy, ‘The Hobbit’, as a whole, feels like exists only to capture the dollar of a demographic.

‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts November 21, 2014 No Comments

[rating=4.00] Look, Hollywood, can we talk? This is getting to be ri-goddamn-diculous. This trend of splitting the final entry of a beloved franchise into two movies is a dangerous pit,

‘Dumb and Dumber To’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts November 14, 2014 No Comments

[rating=5.00] A lot has changed in the last 20 years — looking back on it now, the 90’s feel almost quaint. It was a time when the internet was a

‘Interstellar’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts November 7, 2014 5 Comments

[rating=6.00] After I attend a movie screening, I typically like to sit and marinate for a few days before I crack open the laptop and sit down to write a

Big Hero 6 (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts November 7, 2014 No Comments

[rating=7.00] I’ve got a friend who argues that superheroes are one of the few common bounds that connects the young and the old. I can’t really disagree with that. The

‘Birdman’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts October 31, 2014 No Comments

[rating=10.00] As moviegoers, we’ve been burned so many times by buzz that many of us are left jaded and wary of the pre-release hype machine. It’s hard, really, to take

‘John Wick’ (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts October 24, 2014 1 Comment

[rating=7.00] The revenge thriller is, by nature, a limited genre. Sure, you can play with tropes and flip the script as much as you like; in the end, though, your