It’s a review-heavy show this week as we offer up our opinions on three of this weekend’s new releases; we didn’t see Journey 2 but do discuss Safe House, The Vow, and enjoy a rather lengthy deconstruction of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. We briefly turn our attention to the music... 

Listen up Hollywood directors: we’re tired of the “realistic” approach to action. Cut the crap, get rid of the shakey-cam, knock off the frenetic editing, and pull the damn camera back far enough that we can see what’s going on. You know that person on your staff who choreographs the combat and actions sequences?... 

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is a perfectly adequate family film, full of adventure, spectacle and Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson’s “pec pop of love.”  In all likelihood, children will enjoy and applaud (thanks to Michael Caine) the film and parents will find enough to make them smile and remain awake and engaged.... 

When The Phantom Menace was released in 1998, there was absolutely no way that it could have lived up to the hype. No movie could have. George Lucas could have created the finest film ever placed on celluloid (or, in his case, the digital domain) and it still would have been heavily criticized. Die-hard Star Wars fans... 

Even with its short season at only eight episodes, The River crams two episodes into its season premiere with “Magus” (episode 1) and “Marbeley” (episode 2). The first hour is mostly set up, introducing the characters, the location, the rich history and the nature of the series. It does an... 

You’ve heard Tim make his weekly predictions on our podcast, guessing how the box office numbers are going to play out as we discuss each week’s estimates. Now we’re putting them down in text just to see how good Tim’s track record winds up. Tune in each week as we compare Tim’s predictions against the actual... 

Sometimes I hate friends. Being a nerd means participating in tedious conversations with friends who tend to delve into the mundane details of not only how things work, also why and what for, and why you need to know.  A common nerd problem I run into most of the time with friends is the fact I could care less about... 

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a little boy fell in love with the movies. As the long shape of a Star Destroyer chased after a rebel vessel, as a Dark Lord of the Sith threatened underlings by choking them with an invisible Force, and as that same Force led the good guys to triumph against insurmountable... 

Oren Peli (the creator of Paranormal Activity) brings his found footage style of horror to the small screen with ABC’s The River. The show centers around the host of an “Animal Planet” style documentary show about famous nature explorer Dr. Emmet Cole, who goes missing in the uncharted wilds of the Amazon. On... 

We have a slew of new movies coming out this week, so let’s not waste any time with long introductions. The release I’m most interested in is the 3D presentation of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. It’s a re-release in 3D, which has been hit or miss for other studios. Disney found...