Released after the success of Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica brought big-budget sci-fi to television on a weekly basis when it premiered in 1978. One of the series’ leads was Richard Hatch, who played the heroic Captain Apollo. A California native,…
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Create-A-Caption: The Graduate
Upon its release in 1967, The Graduate became a pop culture phenomenon due to its exploration of post-collegiate ennui and the relationship between a young man and an older woman. Buoyed by unforgettable performances by Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, and…
Read more →Poll: What 2017 Comic Book Movie Are You Most Looking Forward To?
With the Super Bowl trailer for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 generating a ton of buzz, once again people are experiencing comic book movie mania. So for this week’s poll we want to know: Which movie based…
Read more →Open Thread: Who’s Your Favorite Movie Couple?
To badly paraphrase Gone with the Wind, frankly my dear, I do give a damn about your favorite movie couple. So for this weekend’s Open Thread I want you to tell me about your favorite on-screen couple and why their…
Read more →An Appreciation of the 1995 Noah Baumbach Comedy Kicking & Screaming
Potato is an entree? Noah Baumbach’s endlessly quotable debut feature Kicking and Screaming (not to be confused with the Will Ferrell soccer comedy of the same name) chronicles the experiences of a group of recent grads as they try to…
Read more →The Nice Guys Are Alright
If ever there was an ode to the 1970s, The Nice Guys might very well be it: disco, porn, cocaine, hard rock, marijuana, a burgeoning environmental movement, porn (again), the auto industry and really awful (or really good, depending on…
Read more →Jack Reacher: Never Go Back and More Blockbuster DVD & Blu-ray New Releases
February is upon us, bringing with it a brand new month full of great DVDs and Blu-rays. Kicking things off this week is the latest Tom Cruise actioner, along with a seasonal comedy gem from Tyler Perry, a hilarious crime…
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