Described by press materials as a “mystery drama with music,” CBS's new show, Viva Laughlin, represents an uncomfortable mixture of all three. The show, based on the British show Viva Blackpool, centers around Ripley Holden (Lloyd Owen). Holden is a… Read More ›

Based solely upon box office receipts, the Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez theatrical double-feature, Grindhouse, was a less than successful endeavor. The theatrical release featured the Robert Rodriguez-helmed Planet Terror and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, with fake trailers placed between the two…. Read More ›

Maybe I'm the only person to feel this way — I can accept that — but boy, did I like Bionic Woman last night. Yes, yes, yes, the show is not without problems, most notably that Katee Sackhoff's Sarah Corvus… Read More ›

Originally released in 1992, Bram Stoker's Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, had an incredible look and feel. The sets, costumes, and all the visual aspects of the film were incredibly rich and complex. Happily, the same is true of… Read More ›

For their season premiere, Nova is taking a page from Hiro Nakamura.  On Tuesday October 9 at 8pm ET/PT, Nova will be delving into the “Secrets of the Samurai Sword.”  The episode spends the entire hour going through the entire… Read More ›

Did we watch Bionic Woman last night? After what I thought to be a middling first episode, I think the second episode kind of picked things up. In fact, I wish that the two had been aired back-to-back, because last… Read More ›

Let's take last night's Heroes first as we work our way around the television landscape. Last week I was disappointed with the episode, little happened, little seemed to even be set up.  It was not bad, it just seemed like… Read More ›

Watching Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer is an interesting experience. Here is a comic book movie with little action and few fight sequences. It is certainly not a “thinking man's” movie as the plot is minuscule and there… Read More ›