Tag: Noir
Why I’m Excited: Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Harrison Ford was largely known for three genre roles in the 70s and 80s: Han Solo, Indiana Jones, and Rick Deckard. While I grew up with the former two, I wasn’t really introduced to Deckard until college. Oh sure, I heard the name and understood the influence that Blade Runner had had for the la...
Read MoreREVIEW: Bad Times at the El Royale
Taking a well-established genre and putting a personal take on it is a hard thing to achieve. I remember watching The Cabin in the Woods and loving every bit of it because director Drew Goddard was able to take everything I loved about horror movies and flip it on its head. All of the tropes were &...
Read MoreVeronica Mars Revival Confirmation and Casting News
Remember that potential Veronica Mars revival at Hulu? It’s happening! And series creator Rob Thomas is very quickly putting the band back together, as he’s reported on his Twitter account that Jason Dohring, Percy Daggs III, Francis Capra and David Starzyk are all returning for more Neptune noi...
Read MoreVeronica Mars Revival May Be Coming to Hulu
Mars Investigations may be opening its doors once again as Entertainment Weekly reports that Hulu is working on a deal to revive Rob Thomas’ teen sleuth series Veronica Mars. The show, which ran for three seasons from 2004 to 2007, featured Kristen Bell as the title character, a high-school-aged d...
Read MoreREVIEW: Jessica Jones Season 1
Jessica Jones, the second of Marvel’s Netflix series to explore the darker street-level corridors of the MCU, is a surprisingly adult-themed endeavor, using the gritty world established in Daredevil as a springboard to tell a story of victimization and how different people survive it in different ...
Read MoreHoliday 2014: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
This is the first installment in our Holiday 2014 Review Series, where we’ll take a look at some of our favorite Christmas movies, either traditional or off-kilter. Grab a glass of your favorite eggnog and enjoy! Upon its initial theatrical release – which lasted about a week – Kiss Kiss Bang ...
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