The Past and Future of ‘Sin City’ ‘Deadpool’, ‘Alien’, ‘Predator’ and ‘Halloween’
Flops, superheroes, monsters and noir in The Next Reel.
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19 Years on, ‘South Park’ Is Serialized, Fully Realized, Never Homogenized SoDoSoPa
Who better to mock and satirize our world than our ever-evolving South Park characters?
Tights and Pride in ‘Arrow: The Complete Fourth Season’
The fourth season of Arrow looks toward a wider universe.
Tower Records in a Nutshell: ‘All Things Must Pass’
A nostalgic and warm look at a defunct record chain that brings the real substance and heart of the rise and fall.
Revisiting ‘Lucifer’, the Man of Wealth and Taste
For a show based around the devil breaking free from Hell, Lucifer is ironically trapped in a repeating formula on Fox Television.
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: The Complete First Season
While Legends of Tomorrow starts out a bit derivative and cheesy, it quickly gains momentum and becomes engrossing and exciting.
The Girl of Steel Gets It Right in the First Season
Supergirl manages to balance a large (and growing) ensemble cast with aplomb, but any show with this many costumed characters can come off as a bit silly.
Robert Altman’s ‘The Player’ Is Art — Now More than Ever
Robert Altman's multi-layered sarcastic skewering of Hollywood culture still has to be seen to be believed, from the first moment to the last.
There’s Still Much to Enjoy in ‘Star Trek into Darkness’
Star Trek Into Darkness has never looked or sounded better than this new 4K UHD release, but it's hard to ignore that this is a big budget remake of Wrath of Khan.
‘The Revenant’ Is Both Unquestionably Unpleasant and Incredibly Beautiful
Iñárritu immense skills with the camera eye, taking in the expansive, cruel landscape and harsh, cold mountain ranges in an appreciation that rivals the best nature paintings.
The Trek Saga Re-Begins, Again, But This Time in UHD
The rebooted Star Trek looks and sounds amazing in 4K, but the Ultra High Definition proves even more that the film hasn't stood up to the (brief) test of time.