Stranger Things (2016)

Last night, my wife and I finished the 8th and final episode of the Netflix original series, Stranger Things.  Most people are calling this Season 1 as it’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that a second season is coming, but for now, as I have completed all 8 episodes, I…

Evil Dead (2013)

“This Post will contain spoilers, so do not read unless you either don’t care, or have already seen the movie” After many months of anticipation, I finally had a chance to see Fede Alvarez‘s remake/reboot of Sam Raimi’s 1981 classic film, The Evil Dead. I have been a fan of…

West of Memphis (2012)

“This is the trial of the century…” I finally got to see West of Memphis, the latest documentary about the case of the “West Memphis Three“. In case you are not familiar with this case, it has been extensively documented in 3 documentaries called Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at…

Disney, LucasFilm, and Star Wars

So, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably already know that this week the Walt Disney company purchased George Lucas.  Okay, they didn’t buy George Lucas himself, but they bought the entirety of LucasFilm which includes the intellectual rights to Star Wars, Industrial Light and Magic, and Skywalker…

Moneyball (2011)

Moneyball (2011) Movie Review – IMDb Link Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright Most sports themed movies come in one of two forms.  The comedic ones (Major League, Unnecessary Roughness, Happy Gilmore) or the inspiring drama (Rudy, Rocky, The Rookie).  I can’t think of many sports movies…

Drive (2011)

Drive (2011) Movie Review – IMDb Link Starring: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Ron Perlman I’ll start by saying that Drive is the best movie I’ve seen in a while.  With that in mind, I’ve found that while Im not alone – there’s many critics saying this is one…