TODAY’S MEDIUM-SIZED NEWS
… CBS has made a decision on the supernatural medical drama A Gifted Man, or at least it’s made a third of a decision. The network has ordered three more episodes, bringing the show’s first-season total to 16. Typically networks order the “back 9″ episodes of a new series to give it a full season, but CBS said, “Screw it. We’re CBS, we can do what we want.”… Continue reading News Briefs: CBS Orders More (But Not That Much More) of A Gifted Man
Review in a Hurry: Dear gods, it’s violent! Overblown spectacle Immortals plays fast and loose with Greek mythology in its muddled tale of warring mortals and vengeful gods. Audiences with a bloodlust can feast on all the carnage, but those hungry for some real emotion will be left… Continue reading Movie Review: Immortals Not Much More Than Bloody, Shirtless 3-D Battle Porn
Review in a Hurry: When director Paul W.S. Anderson and Milla Jovovich try to get Resident Medieval, it’s all for nothing, nothing much for all. If you’re just looking for some elegant production design in subpar 3-D, it delivers that. But you can probably find a cheaper way… Continue reading Movie Review: The Three Musketeers Is All For Nothing, Nothing Much For All
Review in a Hurry: In this rote rom-com, Anna Faris plays a single jobless gal who looks back at the 20 men she’s slept with and wonders if one of them is The One. Offering a few chuckles but nothing new, What’s Your Number? is strictly by the… Continue reading Movie Review: Anna Faris and Chris Evans' What's Your Number? Doesn't Count for Much
For the first half of Melancholia, writer-director Lars Von Trier presents an interesting character study in the form of Justine (Kirsten Dunst, miscast as the inexplicably American daughter of John Hurt and Charlotte Rampling), smiling her way through a wedding reception with every ounce of effort she can muster. There’s a deliberate, restrained reveal to the depths of Justine’s crippling depression, and how it affects all… Continue reading 'Melancholia' FF Review: Beautiful, Fragile, and Without Much to Say
