Best Indie: “ The Spectacular Now ”: James Ponsoldt’s tender teen romance is not only a love story, it's a meditation on adolescence, devoid of formulaic platitudes. Even the supposed foundation of the story, the bad boy/good girl relationship, sidesteps cliché. This film masterfully captur
Best New Show of the (2012-2013) Season: Bates Motel : Engrossing at every turn, Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin’s eerie mystery series, is anchored by flawed protagonists that are easy to root for and sublimely original. Dark and twisty, it’s a tale we know the ending to and still can’t help trying
For many, Christmas movies are as much of a tradition as putting up decorations and listening to your favorite Christmas music. When it came to deciding which were the best and most likely to bring about the spirit of Christmas, these 12 titles took the cake. Given that they are "eclectic&q
Universal Pictures “The Family Man” is truly one of the best movies ever made, period. That is because it is one of those rare jewels that can sustain multiple viewings and constant scrutiny. Unlike “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the dream sequence is the heart of the entire story. Where the typical d
On a snowy Christmas Eve in New York City, 5 strangers are brought together, and alter each other’s lives in “Noel.” As abundant as films that’s plot centers on the 6 degrees of strangers, intersecting during a holiday have become in recent years, “Valentine’s Day” and “New Year’s Eve,” to name a
Overview: The third season, centered on Emily (Emily VanCamp) taking her long promised revenge on the Graysons, at a red wedding that didn’t go quite as she expected. Meanwhile, Victoria (Madeleine Stowe) got cozy with her newfound son, Patrick (Justin Hartley), Conrad (Henry Czerny) was sidelin
Overview: The first half of season 5, saw Stefan (Paul Wesley) blaming Elena (Nina Dobrev) and Damon (Ian Somerhalder) for not finding him in a safe, that they had no way of knowing he was in, where he drowned and came back to life, all summer. Tessa aka the super witch from last season aka the j
#12: Help for the Holidays (2012) "Help for the Holidays" is a fantasy outing from Hallmark that hits all the right beats. Eva La Rue and Dan Gauthier play a couple that’s successful Christmas store has caused them to neglect their kids and the joy of Christmas.
America’s iconic outlaws roared back in the second half of this four hour mini-series event, to a better quality than its previous installment saw. The action quotient was significantly heightened and it increased the overall pace substantially. The historical authenticity continued to blur the
Overview: Lima and New York remained divided intervals wherein, Rachel continued to pursue her dreams of stardom on the big white way and the New (New) Directions attempted to maintain their former classmates’ Glee Club glory. The show also had to deal with losing one of its core members, star Co
From Frank Darabont, the writer and director formerly behind TV’s “The Walking Dead” and the Oscar winning “The Green Mile” comes TNT’s 3-week, mini-series event; “Mob City”. As a fanof the mini-series genre , this definitely promoted itself with massive appeal. A return to prohibition era Ameri