Burn Notice – Desperate Times

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Burn Notice – Desperate Times
  • tv.com: link

burn-notice-desperate-times

In the mid-season finale Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) enlists the help of Card (John C. McGinley) and the CIA to find Tyler Gray (Kenny Johnson), the assassin responsible for the deaths of Anson (Jere Burns) and Nate (Seth Peterson). With no other resources from the CIA other than a disgruntled desk jockey (Chad Coleman) who was heading the team to catch Anson, Michael, Fi (Gabrielle Anwar), Jesse (Coby Bell), and Sam (Bruce Campbell) head to Panama to track find their man.

…

Burn Notice – Desperate TimesRead More »

Burn Notice – Desperate Times Read More »

Futurama – Viva Mars Vegas

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Futurama – Viva Mars Vegas
  • tv.com: link

futurama-viva-mars-vegas

While the rest of the Planet Express crew heads to the Wongs’ new Native Martian casino Mars Vegas, Zoidberg (Billy West) finds his pathetic dumpster diving interrupted by the Robot Mafia who dump their stolen loot in his lap. Believing the $8 million in cash was a gift from God, Zoidberg joins his friends at the casino only to quickly lose the entire amount at roulette.

…

Futurama – Viva Mars VegasRead More »

Futurama – Viva Mars Vegas Read More »

Margaret

/ / Home Video
  • Title: Margaret
  • IMDB: link

Completed and originally scheduled for theaterical release in 2007 Margaret, writer/director Kenneth Lonergan‘s film about a self-absorbed teenage girl (Anna Paquin) whose life is affected by a bus crash she witnessed (and inadvertently helped cause) was finally released in theaters last year to mixed results. Maybe it should have stayed on the shelf a little longer.

The Blu-ray of the film includes the theatrical cut of the film as well as a DVD with the director’s extended 186-minute version. Although the movie provides several strong performances, the extended cut features extended cutaways, random shots of New York set to an operatic score, often buries the conversation of the main characters among the bustle of New York City, and gives us several subplots that never really fit together, creating a pretentious mess that is often more maddening than entertaining.

…

MargaretRead More »

Margaret Read More »

Green Lantern #12

/ / Comics

green-lantern-new-52-12-coverAs Hal Jordan and Sinestro fight off Black Hand and his army of raised zombies the Guardians of the Universe continue their plans to raise the “Third Army” which will destroy the various Lantern Corps including the Green Lanterns.

If you’ve been missing zombies since Blackest Night ended this issue is for you. Howver, if you were thankful that Blackest Night ended and hoped never to see the Black Lanterns again (like me) then there’s little worth noting except for the what is teased to happen in the coming months including (God help us) Hal Jordan becoming a Black Lantern.

The main story between Jordan and Sinestro and the zombies isn’t all that interesting, and the reveal of the Book of Black’s prophecy is troubling if that’s Geoff Johns’ plan for the character. Sligthly more interesting is the Guardians plans for the other Green Lanterns of Earth who have been singled out as their biggest obstacle to removing the Corps. The choice of Renato Guedes to replace Doug Mahnke‘s art on the title also means the comic has a less crisp look and feel than the previous issues of the title. Hit-and-Miss.

[DC, $2.99]

Green Lantern #12 Read More »

News and Notes

/ / TV News 

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that the upcoming Fifth Season of The Mentalist will see Patick Jane (Simon Baker) get a big break in his search for Red John, the serial killer responsible for the murder of his wife and daughter, as well as return Emmanuelle Chriqui (as Red John’s disciple Lorelei) for multiple episodes

The Huffington Post is reporting the new season of Arrested Development (set to premiere next Spring on Netflix) has begun shooting and may be extended from 10 episodes to 13 episodes

…

News and NotesRead More »

News and Notes Read More »