The Oscars are over and now it’s time to deconstruct Hollywood’s biggest night. We analyze quite a few aspects of the show, from the awards themselves to host Seth MacFarlane to the strengths and weaknesses of the “theme” of the evening. We discuss some of the surprise awards of the night (although there weren’t many of those) and some of the fallout to come from the festivities,... 

Oh early spring film releases. The Oscar films have gone wide, the crappy horror/comedy/romantic movies are getting ready to do well for an opening weekend before exiting quickly and the critical community is organizing their obligatory top ten lists. Now, given that this is my first top ten list on an actual site, I figured that I had to go all out in terms of stockpiling on film consumption for the... 

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...