Film & TV

‘Better Call Saul’ hits a narrative wall in its third episode, relying on cheap crime show devices and cheaper ‘Breaking Bad’ callbacks. But it’s not all bad.

[rating=1.00] The whole phenomenon surrounding the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has always  baffled me. I’ve seen it billed as “housewife porn,” a sort of refuge of sexual imagination and fantasy for the otherwise vanilla middle-American. I suppose that makes sense, given our attitudes regarding sex and sexuality in our country. We tend to repress […]

‘Better Call Saul’’s opening episodes rise above ‘Breaking Bad’ callbacks, solidifying Saul Goodman as a fascinating lead character.

It’s been 27 years since the release of NWA’s seminal album, Straight Outta Compton, and the culture of America hasn’t quite been the same since. Recorded in response to the struggle of life as they saw it, the five young men responsible for that record sparked a generation of urban rebellion and the creation of […]

[rating=6.00] There’s a prevailing sense among many armchair critics and internet commenters that a movie—or really, anything—needs to be wholly original in order to be considered a valid entry into the world of art or entertainment. This isn’t necessarily a bad stance to take; as moviegoers, it’s nice to see things we’ve never seen before. […]

It’s easy to be cynical these days, what with all the remakes and reboots Hollywood seems dead set on shoving down our throats. Is nothing sacred anymore? Do we really need remakes of every classic movie? Is the original Poltergeist not still relevant? Questions of relevance aside, the new Poltergeist, starring Sam Rockwell, actually doesn’t […]

Marvel studios seems bound and determined to become the reigning kings of all media. They’ve already taken over the world, turning their upstart movie production studio into a billion dollar a year enterprise. On top of that, their ABC shows Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter have been garnering more and more critic and fan […]

No one ever accused Saul Goodman of being a great lawyer, but it’s an accusation I’m making now. From the moment Bob Odenkirk’s sleazy attorney first bumbles onto the screen (Season 2, Episode 8 “Better Call Saul”) we’re supposed to look at him as a bit of a joke. Something to laugh at. Indeed, we […]

Actor Martin Starr (‘Freaks & Geeks,’ ‘Party Down’) speaks to Glide about his first leading man role in the dramedy ‘Amira & Sam,’ his increasingly busy work schedule, and the future of ‘Silicon Valley.’

Hacking thriller ‘Blackhat’ may not be entirely terrible, but it’s certainly not worth the ten-buck admission

‘Unbroken’ is a decent way to kill a couple Christmas Day hours, but with its tentative and flat approach to its mesmerizing subject matter, the film won’t linger in your mind until the new year.

[rating=8.00] As we move through the stages of our lives, each and every one of us carries our own personal baggage – the weight of our sins and our misgivings, learning as we do that the burdens of our pasts are ours and ours alone. At the end of the day, no one can pick […]

Whereas the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy introduced a new generation to the wonders of fantasy, ‘The Hobbit’, as a whole, feels like exists only to capture the dollar of a demographic.

[rating=4.00] Look, Hollywood, can we talk? This is getting to be ri-goddamn-diculous. This trend of splitting the final entry of a beloved franchise into two movies is a dangerous pit, and you’ve fallen into it. It was sort of understandable with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Coming in almost 900 pages, the book certainly […]

[rating=5.00] A lot has changed in the last 20 years — looking back on it now, the 90’s feel almost quaint. It was a time when the internet was a novelty (a fad, they said, on par with the HAM radio phase of the 70’s), the economy was booming, a robust middle class served as […]

[rating=6.00] After I attend a movie screening, I typically like to sit and marinate for a few days before I crack open the laptop and sit down to write a review. I’m sure some critics like to rush home and get it all out in a quick burst so they can, if nothing else, stop […]

[rating=7.00] I’ve got a friend who argues that superheroes are one of the few common bounds that connects the young and the old. I can’t really disagree with that. The eight-year-old little girl and the 80-year-old man can find a lot of common ground, as far as interests go, with the increasingly growing world of […]

[rating=10.00] As moviegoers, we’ve been burned so many times by buzz that many of us are left jaded and wary of the pre-release hype machine. It’s hard, really, to take these things seriously anymore. Personally, I add to this mix my natural inclination towards cynical skepticism about anything that anyone tells me is a definite […]

[rating=7.00] The revenge thriller is, by nature, a limited genre. Sure, you can play with tropes and flip the script as much as you like; in the end, though, your basic structure is still going to come down to “You wronged me; I make it right.” After seeing it a thousand times, the story itself […]

[rating=9.00] Written and Directed by: David Ayer Starring: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman It’s easy for us, as civilians, to regard a returning solider as a hero. From the comfort of our couch, it seems like such a simple equation. “That guy,” we tell ourselves “is a hero.” We aren’t wrong, of course, in our […]