So guess what came out today? A “teaser trailer” for The Magnificent Seven! Take a look: That movie looks like it could be kind of fun! It’s got Denzel and Pratt and Hawke and they’re cowboys! Neat! It almost certainly won’t be as quality as The Magnificent Seven with Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen from 1960,…
Like many of you, I went to see Batman v Superman over the weekend. And, overall, I liked it. Many critics have been tearing into it, and while it certainly had some very stupid moments and things that made little to no sense, and also could have been 30 minutes shorter, overall I had a good…
Oh, it’s John Goodman. That may sound like a cheap shot at his size, but it’s really not. Yes, he is a large man, a very large man, but that’s an important aspect of his character in this movie. He is overwhelmingly intimidating, and you feel like he could crush both of the people in…
After all the controversy, all the pitchfork-wielding, all the worry and fear, the first real glimpse at Ghostbusters is here: OK, let’s all take a quick breath. That was a lot to take in, and we all knew it wasn’t going to be the same as the original, we knew that. So everyone unclench their…
Oh man, this show gave me a couple shivers. My time in retail wasn’t exactly this experience, as I spent my time working in a Blockbuster as opposed to a Walmart, but some of the situations on this show gave me Nam-style flashbacks. I admit that I dismissed this show when it first joined the NBC…
A kid confronts a wanted outlaw in the unforgiving west.
This week’s Paired Prose prompt is “calcify!” Be sure to check out Andy’s entry, “Desert Heart.” “How’s he doing?” asked James, hugging his sister, Katie. “The doctors are optimistic,” answered Katie, releasing their embrace and chewing on her fingernail. “Optimistic about what? That he’s going to get out of here?” Katie shrugged. “Yeah, I guess…
