The real star of “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” isn’t the mild-mannered manservant of the title, but his alcoholic wife, played by Oprah Winfrey in her first major acting role since “Beloved” fifteen years ago.  It’s easy to forget that Oprah is an actres …Read more

“Kick-Ass 2”, in theaters this Friday, continues the story of Dave Lizewski (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), who puts on a green unitard and adopts the alias “Kick-Ass” to fight crime alongside the likes of foul-mouthed child assassin Hit Girl (Chloë Grace Mo …Read more

Yesterday, an extended trailer for the upcoming Bryan Singer directed “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” was leaked onto the Internet. 20th Century Fox’s legal team quickly raced across the web taking it down, but the damage was done. Now, check out five …Read more

Last night at the Teen Choice Awards, “Glee” star Lea Michele won the prize for Choice TV Actress – Comedy. She was there in person to accept the award, marking her first public appearance since the death of co-star and real-life boyfriend Cory Monte …Read more

Last night, AMC premiered their newest drama, “Low Winter Sun”, immediately after the first episode of the final season of “Breaking Bad” — admittedly a high standard to measure up to.  Everything about the show, from its bald protagonist to its ble …Read more

Back in January, “Upstream Color” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was greeted with overwhelmingly positive reviews. Writer-director Shane Carruth – most known for his debut feature “Primer” – created an intellectually demanding film that …Read more

“Who’s the real Linda Lovelace?” That’s the question that “Lovelace”, the story of the star of the infamous pornographic film “Deep Throat”, attempts to answer.  After all, Linda did have what’s called by some “the best job in the world.”  Yet in 198 …Read more

“Elysium”, opening in theaters today (read our review here), tells a tale of a future where the population is divided between the poor 99% living on an overpopulated, polluted Earth and the rich 1% living in luxury on a floating space station.  It’s …Read more

If you’re looking for humor that’s edgy and unapologetic, you’ll find it in Dan Mazer’s new film “I Give It A Year”. The film depicts a relationship between two people who are in no way meant for one another, played by Australian actress Rose Byrne a …Read more

Summer 2013 will undoubtedly be remembered as the summer of blockbuster misfires.  “The Lone Ranger”, “Man Of Steel”, “The Great Gatsby”, “Pacific Rim”, and more: while none of these films were universally panned (with the exception of “The Lone Rang …Read more