Movies & TV
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Top 10 DVD releases of 2015
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Looking for events in Seattle?
~posted by Anne C. Seattle is a dynamic city, with enough going on throughout the year to pique anyone’s interest—but when you’re new in town, or have been here a while and want to break out of your routine, it can be a challenge to find just the right show, reading, club gathering, or event to… Continue reading
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Movie Mondays: The #1 Most Underrated Movie of 2015
-posted by Kate S. Jupiter Ascending is the best movie you didn’t see this year, and I’m here to tell you why. Critics widely panned this scifi opera by the Wachowskis–Rotten Tomatoes gave it a 26% rating, and it had a similarly dim review at RogerEbert.com. Even the people who thought it was enjoyable said… Continue reading
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Top 10 TV Series to Binge Watch While Home With The Flu
~posted by Carrie F. Being stuck at home with the flu is the best excuse to spend some quality time vegging out. Here are a few TV series that I’d binge watch right now if I were under the weather: X-Files With all the buzz about the new series, bone up on The Smoking Man… Continue reading
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Movie Mondays: Thanksgiving Films
~posted by Frank When you hear about holiday films, most people wax nostalgic for heartwarming Christmas films. But what about Thanksgiving? While four of the most popular Thanksgiving flicks may tug at the heartstrings, eventually, it’s usually dysfunction and family drama that’s front and center. Continue reading
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Movie Mondays: Sci-Fi for Short Attention Spans
~posted by Frank I’m about to make a heretical statement, but I find many sci-fi films to be….boring. There’s never a lack of grand ideas to explore, but often I find them to be less than compelling on the screen. And then there are great sci-fi films like Interstellar – but at nearly three hours, it felt… Continue reading
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Movie Mondays: A Dozen Documentaries to Devour
~posted by Frank It’s fall, and the days are getting shorter and darker. For those of you who are underwhelmed with feature films and unable to commit to another TV series, I offer you a list of a dozen recent documentaries to fill the void. Continue reading
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October Takeover: Terrible, Terrible Movies
~posted by Carrie M. There are some people who live for a good blockbuster horror film. You know, A-list actors, huge budgets, and tons of high-end special effects, that sort of thing. Sure, those kinds of horror movies are all but guaranteed to give you thrills and chills, but where are the laughs? For a… Continue reading
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October Takeover: Literature in Horror Films – from Book to Scream
~posted by The Spoiler October is synonymous with horror movies, but horror is a tricky label to apply to literature. Often relegated as less legitimate, horror injects itself seamlessly into many genres – literary fiction, sci-fi, erotica or paranormal. In honor of the scariest month of the year and a genre that refuses to be narrowed down, here are… Continue reading
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October Takeover: European Horror – Vampires, Black-Gloved Killers and the Devil
~posted by David H. If you’re looking for the birthplace of the horror film, then the place you should be looking is Europe. From German silent films to Hammer’s Technicolor horrors and on to the black-gloved killers of Italian giallo, Europe has been a prime breeding ground for horror. For viewers willing to try something… Continue reading