TV and Movies

Synopsis: It’s great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there’s no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone).  We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important conflict has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that his greatest battle is…

Because A Haunted House 1 wasn’t enough, Marlon Wayans and co are back to bring in another set of chills, thrills, and chuckles (or I assume that’s the point) in this fairly timely sequel. With obvious nods to Paranormal Activity, the horror scape has changed for the Wayans brothers who used to parody slasher films in their early 2000s Scary Movie series. They still make the films, but the Wayans…

Artificial intelligence expert, Dr. Will Caster ( played by Johnny Depp), is revered all over the world for his progress in the field. His goal to create a sentient machine is making waves and not all agree with his methods. A group of extremists have made it their mission to kill him in order to stop this supposed madness. However, they only serve to push the experiment along as Will…

After the confusing and horrible deaths of their parents ten years earlier, brother and sister Kaylie (played by Karen Gillan) and Tim (played by Brenton Thwaites) are adults now.  It hasn’t been an easy road for them, but through their love for one another they try to rebuild what they can of their fractured relationship. Kaylie has had a lot of time to think about the death of their parents,…

Guy Trilby (played by Jason Bateman) is a 40-year old man who discovers a loophole in a regional spelling bee contest, allowing him to compete again children and win.  Insulting any and everybody every chance he gets, he actually manages to advance to the national contest which will be held in Los Angeles.  Jenny Widgeon, a reporter (played by Kathryn Hahn) follows him in order to figure out why he…

While perusing my Netflix menu I saw Flight pop up. I’d been meaning to watch it for a while. After speaking about it with a coworker I was curious to finally give it a try. Denzel Washington received an Oscar nod for it so it had to be good, right? The movie follows airline pilot Whip Whitaker (played by Denzel Washington) who suffers from drug and alcohol addiction. Despite his…

Pompeii was a lively city in 79 A.D., but the ominous Mount Vesuvius always stood in the background waiting for the opportune time to cause total destruction. Former slave Milo (played by Kit Harington) is now a gladiator and his amazing skills have caught the attention of Cassia (played by Emily Browning), daughter of a wealthy merchant. It turns into another star-crossed lovers story as their social status and her…