The third instalment of the Taken franchise is precisely what you might expect: Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills saving his family from Russian hit men one insane stunt at a time. Itās been done twice before and the third time you could almost bet money on Millsā next move. However, it is still wildly entertaining.
By now, you have no doubt heard about The Interview, a controversial comedy starring James Franco and Seth Rogen. Directed by Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the film tells the fictional story of celebrity tele-journalist, Dave Skylark (Franco), and his producer, Aaron Rapaport (Rogen), who are longing for more serious stories than Hollywood gossip.
Scene it? is a movie-themed, DVD-based trivia game for two or more players published by Mattel in 2002. Individuals or teams of players move their piece around a board and either answer trivia questions or play DVD-based games to keep moving. First one to the goal wins.
I have never hidden my extreme love for science fiction, and Joss Whedonās Firefly television series is no exception. In fact, one of my first reviews for the Other Press was Serenity: Those Left Behind, a graphic novel that focussed on the timeline between the end of the television series to the beginning of the 2005 movie continuation, Serenity.
Based on the hit musical by composer Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd) and playwright James Lapine (The Moment When), the film version of Into the Woods follows the story of a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who wish to have a child. Before they can, they need to find four items for a witch (Meryl Streep) who in exchange will end the curse on them.
Netflix portrays a wide range of shows, from the prison dramady Orange is the New Black to the political thriller House of Cards. The streaming service has continued creating captivating shows with its latest, a historical drama called Marco Polo.
In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Thorin Oakenshield has a fever dream in which he drowns in a river of the very gold he sought so desperately. I can think of no visual metaphor to better describe the current state of the Hobbit film franchise.
Based on a true story and set in England in 1939, The Imitation Game brings back to life the behind-the-scenes efforts of mathematician Alan Turing and his team to end the war through means of cracking an āimpossibleā Nazi code called Enigma.
Some novels grab you right away with strong, specific detail, forcing you into the head of a relatable character. Such novels are easy to fall in love with. Alexandra Leggatās The Incomparables is not one of those novels. Its surface is resistant at first, and difficult throughout.
Now that Christmas is over, itās time to start thinking about the next card-giving holiday: Valentineās Day. No longer just a holiday for mushy romantics, Valentineās Day is about to get geeky with Nerdy Words, a new card-making company from Tottenham, Ontario.
