The Phenom is a baseball film with almost no baseball in it. The film’s young protagonist, Hopper Gibson Jr. (Johnny Simmons), takes the mound maybe three times. We never see … Read More
TV Review: THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE
The Girlfriend Experience—a Starz original program based on Steven Soderbergh’s low-budget 2009 film of the same name—is a strange beast. Oppressively atmospheric and cold to the touch, The Girlfriend Experience … Read More
Film Review: GHOSTBUSTERS
Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters has had a long, strange odyssey to the big screen, doing battle with sirens and cyclopes in the form of grown men throwing five year old pounding … Read More
Film Review: BURNT
Perhaps it’s the sadomasochism of my own creative subconscious that finds me drawn towards films about capable creators whose downfall is themselves. (Seek out Inside Llewyn Davis, the Coen Brothers … Read More
Please Don’t Talk at the Movies: A Brief Anecdote
I saw ROOM (which I mostly loved!) this past weekend. But I had the misfortune of sitting next to a guy who decided the movie about kidnap, rape and the … Read More
Film Review: HATE CRIMES IN THE HEARTLAND
It’s become far too common for Americans—specifically, white Americans—to declare that the country exists in a “post-racial world”. For every story about a person of color suffering a grave injustice, … Read More
Film Review: CHERRY TREE
Ryan Murphy (Glee, Nip/Tuck, Eat Pray Love, et al.)—purveyor of cotton candy tinged television shows that dive headlong into the zeitgeist of current popular culture—reached the apex of his Ryan … Read More
Marq’s Top 5 Albums of 2015
5 The bubbly pop of Title might be easy to underestimate, but catchy confections like “Lips Are Moving” and “Walkashame” reveal a penchant for clever songwriting and honest, age-appropriate lyrics. … Read More
DVD Review: A Christmas Horror Story
A Christmas Horror Story Written by: James Kee, Sarah Larsen, Doug Taylor, Pascal Trottier, and Jason Filiatrault Directed by: Grant Harvey, Steven Hoban, and Brett Sullivan Starring: George Buza, Rob Archer, Zoe De … Read More
Aww, Jeez: FARGO’s Mike Milligan, TV’s Best New Character
The world of Fargo—both the 1996 Coen Brothers’ film and the FX series now in its second season—exists in an amorphous ether of tragedy and comedy. The film’s Jerry Lundegaard … Read More
Film Review: APARTMENT TROUBLES
Jennifer Prediger and Jess Weixler’s new film Apartment Troubles shares a number of similarities with Noah Baumbach’s 2012 film Frances Ha — one of the more honest depictions of millennial … Read More
TV Review: THE LAST MAN ON EARTH Season 1
With the CW’s The 100, HBO’s The Leftovers, AMC’s The Walking Dead (and its spin-off Fear the Walking Dead) and a number of other recent shows, the end of the … Read More
Worst Building in Britain
The Rafael Viñoly-designed skyscraper in London, nicknamed “Walkie Talkie”, has been named the worst building in the UK this year. The annual award, called The Carbuncle Cup, is named after … Read More
Wes Craven: A Grateful Fan’s Journey With The Master of Horror
As a kid, under no circumstance was I to watch an R-rated movie. This precluded me from indulging on all the horror movies that all of my buddies were so … Read More