Less actively insensitive and insulting than its predecessor, Planes: Fire & Rescue is a slight improvement for this opportunistic, thoughtless franchise.
A beautifully drawn curio, The Congress often stacks its industry and tech fears too densely to provide a satisfying film experience or social commentary.
A humane triumph amid the usual summer cacophony, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is the most intellectually and emotionally satisfying blockbuster in years.
August came early to IMAX’s across the country today, as Marvel Studios hosted a sneak peek for Guardians of the Galaxy. The outer space epic stars Parks and Recreation’s Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, and the voices of Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel as the titular Guardians, a band of interstellar misfits dedicated to saving the titular galaxy. Marvel’s advertising for the film has gone out of its way to focus on the character fundamentals at the core of an ambitious and out-there premise, but today’s 17-minute sneak peek was our first chance to see the Guardians in action. We’re not about to go spoiling the whole thing for you with a scene-by-scene breakdown. Instead, we thought we should share our initial reactions to Marvel’s riskiest gamble since The Avengers.
2014 has been another great year for television. How great exactly? Well, we’re only halfway through it, but winnowing 2014's selection of fantastic shows down to a list of just ten meant cutting more than a dozen other nominees. Taking the temperature of the TV landscape this early in the year would make for an unnecessary exercise had 2014 not delivered in six months enough new and returning content to keep viewers busy for a full year. Best of all, half of the slots on this list are needed just for the freshman shows, with more familiar faces rounding out what’s looking to be another record-setting year for sheer volume of quality television.
Seeing as the musical was as ill-suited for film as Eastwood was for adapting it, it's no surprise that Jersey Boys settles for being a glorified nostalgia trip.
