Entertainment

EXODUS // GODS AND KINGS // UNDERWHELMING EXTRAVAGANZA ** out of **** Nobody has made a landmark Biblical movie since Mel Gibson helmed “The Passion of the Christ” in 2004. Recently, contenders have...

NEW SHOWS FOR THE NEW YEAR Anew year brings new goals, new friends, and new media for all. Musicians create new music, producers start selling new movie scripts, and creators start brainstorming how to keep...

HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY, PART 1 // LIKE WATCHING HALF OF A GOOD MOVIE As much as “The Hunger Games” and “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” captivated me, I’m less than elated that Lionsgate has...

BANDING TOGETHER // RED BAND SOCIETY Hospital dramas aren’t rare on television, from “ER” to “Grey’s Anatomy”. Usually, they’re about doctors and nurses dealing with their work life and...

THE WATER IS WIDE // EASY TO LOSE YOURSELF IN A few years ago, I would have told you that the South Pat Conroy describes —the pitiable state of its education system, the political machinations, the...

REMEMBERING JACK BRUCE // HIS MUSIC WILL LIVE ON The legendary bass player for one of the most important rock bands of all time passed away on October 25th this year. Cream was only around from 1966 until...

REMAKE MANIA // BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU REMAKE What should a television network do when the ratings go down? Some come up with creative reality shows, or launch new animated series. Those usually hit the...

"DUMB AND DUMBER TO" // A RIOTOUS ASSAULT ON GOOD TASTE )***1/2 out of **** Twenty years have elapsed since Bobby & Peter Farrelly made their cinematic debut as co-directors on “Dumb and Dumber”...

BRAVING THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL // GEORGIA TO MAINE Outside of Vernon, N. J., a rickety, wooden suspension bridge opens its mouth to a dirt path that snakes up and down the vibrant, moss-green Pochuck Valley,...

"JOHN WICK" // SIZZLING SHOOT 'EM UP // NATURALLY, IT'S BARELY BELIEVABLE Never kill an action hero’s dog! All Hell breaks loose in the sadomasochistic, R-rated, revenge-thriller “John Wick” because...