
Sophomore outing struggles a bit domestically in the box office
by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-19-2013 - No Comments
Bill finds his happy place
This review may contain spoilers. This plot-dense episode plants more seeds for later reaping and (maybe) solves one problem. Jack Duffy, a Building 7 escapee, who can generate electricity from his bare hands, has been killed by someone who spits hydrochloric acid. Turns out he was a participa ...
Read MoreSurviving a plane crash does not guarantee survival with so many hidden agendas to be served
This article may contain spoilers. Following last week's climatic ending where a plane literally disappeared before our eyes, this week revealed that the plane reappeared in the Arizona desert -- thousands of miles away from the Florida compound where it had been about to crash. With everyone's l ...
Read MoreSyfy orders another year of popular dramedy series
Bizarre, wacky and hugely popular, "Eureka" has been among one of Syfy's most stable performers ... and now the cable channel is saying thank you with a fifth season. The series has gathered a lot of attention this season through its slight reboot and re-tooling. By way of time-travel, "Eureka" ...
Read MoreBrowncoats gather to support Equality Now
Joss Whedon once said that "equality is not a concept. It's not something we should be striving for -- it's a necessity. Equality is like gravity -- we need it to stand on this earth as men and women." These are not simply words to Whedon. He is well-known for creating strong female characters i ...
Read MoreShedding light on the Stanton Parish agenda
This review may contain spoilers Adam Gorton (Noah Reid) is Spiderman. He crawls up walls and ceilings and can toss two grown men around like toys. His sister, Maggie (Nola Martin), is dead from a drug overdose ... or is she? She seems to be calling to him for help and struggling for freedom whil ...
Read MoreWhen Nina met Tommy
This review may contain spoilers A young tween when she was first coming into her powers, Nina's parents were about to get divorced. Nina (Laura Mennell) forced her father (Rod Wilson) to stay; although, she did not know exactly what she was doing at the time. So confused and addled by her coerci ...
Read MoreSuperspeed is not all fun and games
This review may contain spoilers. "The Quick And The Dead" is an uneven episode that sets many plates spinning, most of which are pretty wobbly. Eli Aquino (C. Thomas Howell) is a petty thief, Building 7 escapee and a super speedster. We are given some folderol about the part of his brain th ...
Read MoreResetting the game pieces
This review may contain spoilers. Eight months after the events of "Original Sin," the Season 1 finale, Lee (David Strathairn) is incarcerated in a mental institution. Rachel (Azita Ghanizada) is a shut-in in the family rooms over the dry cleaning shop, no longer able to deal with the sensory ove ...
Read More'Men in Black 3' has strong second week
It's expected to be a short life at the top, with "Prometheus" on its way to movie theaters and all, but "Snow White & The Huntsman" captured the No. 1 spot at the box office this past weekend, earning $56.2 million. The film, from director Rupert Sanders, beat predictions that had the opening mo ...
Read MoreTitle character falls flat, but critics love Charlize Theron
Universal Pictures is still looking for its next big success story following "Dr. Suess' The Lorax," but it may not find it in "Snow White & The Huntsman." That is if moviegoers listen to critics, who were a bit wishy-washy on the Rupert Sanders fairy tale reboot. "'Snow White & the Huntsman' ...
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