Services like Netflix and YouTube have made the most recent films readily available to anyone. Can we find anything of value in the muck of b-movies, ambitious failures and exploitative crap-fests? We’re going to find out in Dispatches from Instant View Purgatory. What’re we watching:…
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If there was one thing I learned from “Think Like a Man” it was that a Steve Harvey book can and will change my life. Joining the newer genre of rom-coms based on self-help books, “Think Like a Man” delivers laughs, love scenes set to…
It’s rare that an artist as focused on mixing, artistic experimentation and pure danceability as Girl Talk comes to Bradley and yet, Tuesday at 8 p.m., the mashup pioneer will be bringing his own brand of radio sampling, bass heavy, genre defining experimental music to…
Andrew Luck There is only one player the Colts should consider taking with the first pick in next week’s NFL draft. As much potential as Robert Griffin III has to be a great quarterback, it pales in comparison to the ability Andrew Luck has. We’re…
It’s rare that a movie trailer opts to reveal almost nothing about the plot of the movie. The Joss Whedon produced “Cabin in the Woods” opts to do directly that and is a much stronger film as a result. Gleefully playing with slasher tropes, five…
Services like Netflix and YouTube have made the most recent films readily available to anyone. Can we find anything of value in the muck of b-movies, ambitious failures and exploitative crap-fests? We’re going to find out in Dispatches from Instant View Purgatory. What’re we watching:…
For the last four weeks, audiences worldwide have flocked to movie theaters in droves to see Gary Ross’ adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games.” This young adult novel, like “Twilight” and “Harry Potter” before it, is poised to spark a global phenomenon. What is…
Do you like watching rookie cops on their first day on the job? Have shows like The Chicago Code, Rookie Blue and Southland not been enough for your fix of naïve police officers learning what the streets are really like? CBS’ new drama NYC 22…
Services like Netflix and YouTube have made the most recent films readily available to anyone. Can we find anything of value in the muck of b-movies, ambitious failures and exploitative crap-fests? We’re going to find out in Dispatches from Instant View Purgatory. What’re we watching:…
The times are changing over at the ABC Network. In the wake of a down housing market, Wisteria Lane has become oddly quiet. The Desperate Housewives friends are packing up their moving vans after eight seasons of mysteries and very attractive husbands. For some, this…