We’re back and making up for lost time with reviews of The Last Exorcism Part II, Jack the Giant Slayer, and dueling reviews of Oz the Great and Powerful. We also catch up on a couple of movie trailers, with varying opinions on Now You See Me and Iron Man 3. Somehow, regardless of the discussion topic, we keep coming back to analyzing franchises of the past like Nightmare on Elm Street or The... 

Before the negative comments hit, yes, I realize I mixed in some Ethan Embry roles when we talked about Giovanni Ribisi. It is, yet again, the difficult part about doing a show where we talk about things off the cuff – try not to rake me too much over the coals. This week we give reviews of Ted and The Amazing Spider-Man, deal with some technical difficulties brought about by Skype’s latest... 

John Bennett’s (Mark Wahlberg) childhood was a sad one at first. As a boy, John could never make friends, so he decided to wish for one that would stand by him for the rest of his life, which he does get… in the form of his now-living teddy bear Ted (voiced by Seth MacFarlane). After years of now forgotten fame over this amazing anomaly of magic, Ted and John are now a couple of semi-successful... 

I know a lot of people who obsess over Seth MacFarlane’s work. I’ve been a fan of Family Guy for a while, but as the creator has put out more and more work (American Dad, The Cleveland Show), I have to admit I’ve felt like he just uses the same shtick over and over again. It’s funny, but there’s not much originality to it once you’ve gotten used to his style of humor. MacFarlane’s theatrical... 

Even as an occasional amateur actor, I’ve tried to give the best performances I’m capable of giving. Sometimes this means giving up parts of myself in order to find the proper mindset for a character: sacrificing (temporarily) my own happiness for a character who is constantly depressed, or giving up my humility for a part that may demand some embarrassing antics. That kind of sacrifice is at the... 

The opening scenes of The Book of Eli tell the story quite well and fill the viewers mind with what is about to come: the dirty and dusty landscapes where survivors scavenge the garbage for anything remotely useable or tradable and where law simply doesn’t exist. Sounds similar to other “post-apocalypse” storylines already used, right? Of course it is. I personally had to go back and... 

Mike Judge, best known as the creator of Beavis & Butt-head and King of the Hill surprised audiences with his take on the workplace, Office Space. The movie didn’t do well in theaters, but now you’d be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t know of the movie, the dialog, and the red stapler, especially if they work in an office. His follow up film was supposed to be Extract, but instead...