Overview: In the second half of the series’ first and only season, The Tomorrow People’s leader returned. There was a revolt and eventually peacemaking. Storyline Pros: Action and story resolutions plowed through the remaining episodes of the series. The character development found most
Overview: Emily won a battle but not the war, against the Graysons. Conrad schemed and sparred with Victoria, who finally learned Emily’s big secret. Daniel lost more IQ points and Charlotte, well, she was Charlotte. Storyline Direction Pros: The infighting and bickering in the Grayson
One Last Suck: True Blood : The return to Bon Temps was an exciting one and the episode that launched the series into its final season, indicated it was firing on all cylinders. The entertaining opener produced a shocking death, a raunchy hook-up and a heartfelt plea from Sookie. The stakes are h
NATAS / Eclectic Pop Last Sunday, the Daytime community was supposed to be honored at this year’s Daytime Emmy Awards. Even before the event, there was drama leading up to it. Instead of airing on TV, the annual event got streamed online. The first awards show to have the dubious honor. Unlike othe
Based on Kate Snell's 2001 book “Diana: Her Last Love,” this film adaptation alleges to depict the late Princess Diana’s clandestine romance with heart surgeon Dr. Hasnat Kahn. Offering a supposed glimpse behind the palace walls, “Diana” interestingly delves into royal isolation and its penetrat
Best New Bet: "Begin Again" John Carney, the director of 2006’s highly acclaimed music film “Once” is returning 7 years later with this similarly themed venture. Keira Knightley stars as a singer-songwriter going through some relationship troubles when she meets a struggling record-l
Universal Pictures One of those movies you have to see just to say you watched it, “Endless Love,” tells the dramatic tale of two lovelorn teenagers and the dangerous obsession that consumes their families. Looking back at Franco Zeffirelli’s 1981 adaptation of Scott Spencer’s novel through the eyes
Throne Showdown: Game of Thrones: The season finale had its share of pivotal moments as some major stories finally converged. Stannis met Jon Snow, Brienne found Arya, Bran finally made it to the tree, Cersei came to an agreement with Jamie in regards to their twisted relationship and Tyrion ma
Best New Bet: "The Rover" Set after a cataclysmic event leaves the world without power, "The Rover" finds a man (Guy Pearce) fighting for his one worldly possession after it is stolen by a gang. Caught in the crossfire during the struggle is the brother (Robert Pattinson) of
Ingrid Michaelson is the quirky indie pop chanteuse who has made hearts soar since coming to widespread attention with her breakthrough single "The Way I Am". A slew of sensational songs have followed, “Maybe”, “Parachute” and “Keep Breathing” among them. Adding to the tradition is h
As many of you know there has been some hotly debated casting recently, as there always is in Hollywood. Who will get what role and whether they are even up for grabs in the first place makes for interesting fodder. In this new feature titled Casting Brainstorm, Eclectic Pop offers some suggestion
For the past 9 weeks, the FX series has kept viewers in suspense wondering what will be the final fate of its characters. They range from a deranged hit man to a hapless guy turned psychopath and finally a determined police officer. All represent a different facet of human nature, they are n
Backstory: Penny Dreadful: The highly anticipated Vanessa-centric episode finally took place. What an episode it was, grim, graphic and disturbing. It must be said that the mechanism revealed as the culprit for Vanessa’s downward spiral was disappointing because it wasn’t wretched enough to warra
New to the box office are two sequels and two Indies; one a sci-fi effort and the other an attempt to make viewers cry all of the tears they didn’t during “The Fault in Our Stars” . 22 Jump Street What's it's About: Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) go undercover a
Seldom does an action film take their protagonist’s character development as seriously as “Edge of Tomorrow” and that is what not only makes it stand out but excel past its peers. Adapted from Hiroshi Sakurazaka’s novel “All You Need Is Kill”, the story finds the world fighting an alien invasion.
Despite having never watched an episode of “Firefly”, its film follow-up “Serenity” was an easily enjoyable, stand-alone product that welcomed new viewers. The film version of "Veronica Mars" cannot say the same. As it should be , this movie was clearly made for its commendably loyal fa
HBO Game of Death: “The Mountain and the Viper” started “Game of Thrones” Season 4 off slow before making way for some intriguing character drama. Sansa’s handling of Littlefinger allowed her portrayer, Sophie Turner, to shine. In an empowering moment for the Stark family, Sansa descended the
"Edge of Tomorrow" Director Doug Liman can often be hit or miss, for example his 1999 film “Go” was a brilliant indie that rightly became a cult hit. While his 2008 sci-fi effort “Jumper” would qualify as a miss. He helmed the monster hit “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” which was light popcorn
Poignant in its somber tone and heavy subject matter, “The Fault in Our Stars” shoots for the moon with a twinkling soundtrack and stellar performances. The melancholic plot of John Green’s best-selling novel centers on a teenage girl dying from cancer, amidst her blossoming relationship with a te
This provocative sequel picks up ten years after the events of “Flowers in the Attic,” circa the 70’s. Now adults, Cathy (Rose McIver) and Chris (Wyatt Nash) raise teenage Carrie (Bailey Buntain) as all of them attempt to find normalcy after their caretaker has died leaving them his estate. As C
