Foreign Friday: Punch

The nine-to-five been getting you down?  Feeling a little too domestic?  Foreign Friday is here to add that touch of the international to your week.  Our trips so far have been a bit dramatic; some sci-fi here, a little action, maybe something depressing and dark.  This week we have lightened things up.  So come along …

Film Review: Fast & Furious 6

Back in the ’70s, producers like Roger Corman would turn out a movie like any in the “The Fast & the Furious” franchise within a week. These action movies were built on thin, unbelievable plot lines and situations and over-the-top explosions and set pieces. A part of me is happy that films like this – …

Film Review: What Maisie Knew

In high school, relationships were easy.  Sure there was a level of drama involved that often put the most common of soap operas to shame, but there were few real issues.  As you grow older, every relationship brings with it further complications and the stakes continually grow greater.  But I’m just talking about the trials …

Short Film Review: Gregory Go Boom

On March 10, 2013, YouTube launched JASH.  Boasting a comedy collective comprised of Michael Cera, Tim & Eric, Sarah Silverman and Reggie Watts, the channel promised original content delivered on a weekly basis.  Most of the comedians brought videos that offered little surprise.  Reggie Watts had fun and strange music, Sarah Silverman threw up content …

Film Review: Star Trek Into Darkness

In the past few years, the feeling of excitement and wonderment I’d once gotten out of big-budget summer tentpoles has been missing; I assumed I’d outgrown it. But with the latest entry in the “Star Trek” franchise, J.J. Abrams has brought that anticipation back to the summer movie line-up. With “Star Trek: Into Darkness,” Abrams …