Month: January 2014

<i>A Million Ways to Die in the West</i> has the best cast in history

A Million Ways to Die in the West has the best cast in history

Seth MacFarlane and his co-writers Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild have a pretty amazing resume when it comes to comedy (Ted, Dads, Family Guy, and sooner or later Ted II), and when I heard something about a forthcoming Blazing Saddles-style Western from the guys last year my 

<i>Stranger by the Lake</i> is effortlessly suspenseful as a mysterious murderer strikes local cruising spot

Stranger by the Lake is effortlessly suspenseful as a mysterious murderer strikes local cruising spot

It’s summertime in France and for a lotta guys that just means long days spent by the lake sunbathing and cruising through the woods trying to get some before sundown (or you know, long after sundown if you’re into the” doin’-it-in-the bushes-late-night” type of thing). 

“Dead Inside” review: <i>Girls</i> just doesn’t feel the same

“Dead Inside” review: Girls just doesn’t feel the same

“It’s like jury duty, or floods: they happen.” Last night’s episode of Girls felt rather uncomfortable. We find out Hannah’s editor was found dead, and the result of that death (that has the “literary community left scratching their heads”) spews our ladies into some self-discovery. Hannah 

“KEEP OFF OF MY LAWN”: <i>True Detective</i> “The Locked Room” review

“KEEP OFF OF MY LAWN”: True Detective “The Locked Room” review

“You gotta get together , tell yourself stories that violate every law of the universe, just to get through the god damn day….” True Detective has up and done it again with another mind-blowingly amazing episode 3 “The Locked Room”. And for the two mystery 

Ten new TV shows that could really use a second season

Ten new TV shows that could really use a second season

1. Getting On (HBO)                 There’s no way you can’t love hard on this new hospital comedy that’s unlike any other you have ever seen featuring talents such as Alex Borstein (Family Guy), Niecy Nash (Reno 911) as 

<i>Broad City</i>: the latest Internet-to-TV comedy produced by Amy Poehler

Broad City: the latest Internet-to-TV comedy produced by Amy Poehler

“I’m getting my paycheck today and I can spot you bitch!” Personally I think every girl should move to New York City in her twenties to get that skin-thickening experience of barely making rent, freezing at the bus stop for a bus that never comes, 

FINALLY the world can start <i>Looking</i>

FINALLY the world can start Looking

When I first heard about Looking a couple months ago I was pumped there was going to be like, you know, a REAL show about this magical aura of a world found exclusively in San Francisco where gay men young and old retreat to in hopes of 

<i>Game of Thrones</i> exhibit in select cities to display show’s extraordinary craftsmanship and authenticity

Game of Thrones exhibit in select cities to display show’s extraordinary craftsmanship and authenticity

While we’re waiting for the all-time favorite Game of Thrones to embark on its return (sooner than you think: April 6!), there’s some news of a worldwide exhibit tour in select cities such as Belfast, Ireland;  Mexico City, Austin, Texas at South by Southwest® (SXSW®); 

Yes, you heard correctly: Blondie’s makin’ another comeback in new <i>Ghosts of Download</i> album

Yes, you heard correctly: Blondie’s makin’ another comeback in new Ghosts of Download album

When it comes to Debbie Harry and the achieved status of female lead singer badassery, this one’s pretty much stolen the show with her resume of you know, starting the band BLONDIE, for one (no big deal guys, it’s just BLONDIE, one of the greatest 

<i>Philomena</i> review: a woman’s quest to find her son taken away by evil nuns

Philomena review: a woman’s quest to find her son taken away by evil nuns

“We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.” – T.S. Eliot, “Little Gidding, Four Quartets” Having kids really young out of wedlock is a totally