The Post movie review: Saving private citizens

When I saw Spotlight, it made me proud to be a journalist. Even though I only write about movies, I felt proud to be part of a profession that exposes the truth. The Post not only reinvigorated my pride to be a journalist, but gave me hope for the future. If The Washington Post could

The Curse of Oak Island recap: The one that got Rick Lagina smiling

SPOILER ALERT! Rick Lagina said early on in this week’s episode of The Curse of Oak Island that the excitement was “ratcheting up a bit”  — but by the end it had gone into overdrive for both him and for fans. Not only did they make some huge finds in Season 5 Episode 5 —

What if Juliette Danielle were the main character in The Disaster Artist?

Everyone who worked on The Room probably had their own story to tell. Co-star Greg Sestero is the one who wrote a book about it, so The Disaster Artist is told from his perspective. Juliette Danielle may tell a different story. However, in The Room, Lisa (Danielle) is the central character who comes between Johnny

Did Queen Lagertha rape King Harald on Vikings?

The last episode of History’s Vikings saw King Harald returning to Kattegat where he was taken captive by Queen Lagertha. She chooses not to kill him, despite his previous attempts to gain power, and instead has him tied up. She questions him on his motives and seems at least partly taken in by his tale

Movie monsters that could eat your city

Is there a better way to spend an afternoon than watching larger than life movie monsters destroy our largest cities and greatest landmarks? We have put together a list of some of cinema’s greatest monsters, aliens, and forces of nature who climbed their way into our hearts by smashing everything in sight. Attack of the

Adultery is not the answer in Year By The Sea

In Hollywood movies like How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Under the Tuscan Sun, women rebound from bad marriages and midlife crises by romancing younger men. Year by the sea is based on author Joan Anderson’s real life, so it’s not the typical Hollywood version. Karen Allen plays Joan, who takes a break from

Mother! movie review: get out

I understand mother! is meant to be open to interpretation but I take it completely literally and I relate to it 100%. This is about the costs of giving yourself up to society. They may genuinely adore you and mean well, but when everyone wants a piece of you, you run out of stuff to

The Shape of Water Exclusive: Is Michael Shannon the film’s real monster?

Guillermo del Toro makes lots of movies about creatures, but they’re usually the heroes. It’s us who are the monsters. So in The Shape of Water, when scientists discover an amphibian man (Doug Jones), it’s agent Strickland (Michael Shannon) who behaves monstrously. “I do think the creature irritates him,” Shannon said in a one on