Posts by James Roberts

In just four episodes, Preacher has gone from brilliant to just okay. Can they change the tide before it’s too late?

Godspeed, Mr. Chekov, as you journey into the final frontier.

While never as memorable as Finding Nemo, Finding Dory still manages to tell a rousing and entertaining story worthy of the Finding name.

The hit HBO comedy is set to return for a new season after a 5 year absence.

Easy on the action and heavy on the background, the latest Preacher dives deeper in the themes explored by this wild world.

Greta Gerwig is the jewel of Rebecca Miller’s hilarious anti-rom com.

[rating=6.00] Warcraft is a film that never quite stands on its own legs; it toddles around with gusto and desire, but rarely takes more than a few steps without stumbling straight onto its ass. I guess I can’t really blame the film—after all, the mountain of weight on its shoulders is enough to crush it. […]

AMC’s latest series begins in earnest, continuing its crazy foray into the weird and the wonderful.

A high-concept display of absurdity, The Lobster ultimately fails to stick the landing despite a highly enjoyable opening half.

AMC brings Preacher to life in bloody detail, easily becoming the must-watch show of the season.

The Meddler is the most charming cinematic surprise of the season.

Writer/director Shane Black outdoes himself with The Nice Guys.

[rating=8.00] The comedy sequel is one of the trickiest endeavors of movie making a filmmaker can embark on. History has proven time and time again that one successful comedic outing doesn’t mean a second is worth taking. Ace Ventura, Anchorman, Home Alone, Zoolander; all wildly successful and hilarious comedies that took a risk with a […]

While the messaging is, at times, overt, Money Monster manages to be a capable satire that explores problems with journalism today.

With sound and fury, X-Men Apocalypse spins its wheels with ferocity but forgets to ever actually go anywhere.

Captain America: Civil War, the latest entry into the MCU franchise, will make true believers out of the most ardent of haters.

You know his face, if not his name. We spoke with prolific character actor Stephen Tobolowsky abour Hollywood, acting, and Silicon Valley.

Violent, intense, and punk as hell, Green Room is a deliciously simple tale of cat and mouse that never hold back its onslaught.

Pine finds himself perhaps in too deep in the second episode of the AMC/BBC miniseries, The Night Manager.

Does the world need another Independence Day movie? Did we even need a first Independence Day movie?