Nostalgia is a strange and complex emotion. I never would have predicted decades ago that when I was an adult, I would get strangely wistful for the days when TV shows would stop every 15 minutes to sell you sodas and cars and toys. But back then no one knew that in 30 years time, … Read more
Kids today don’t know how good they have it. My own children have almost no concept of television commercials. They watch everything on streaming, so on the extremely rare occasion that they do watch something on a traditional TV channel — like, say, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade — they are baffled. “So the whole … Read more
Looking to enjoy the heartwarming tale of My Heart is Yours without breaking the bank? This guide will have all the streaming options. Fernando Lascurain, a wealthy widower, hires Ana Leal, a struggling exotic dancer, as a nanny for his seven unruly children. Despite her unconventional background, Ana quickly connects with the children. As Fernando … Read more
At the same time that I wanted my MTV in the ‘80s and ‘90s, I was also a movie-obsessed teenager who practically lived at the multiplex. The movie theater was my home away from home. I’d go see anything that piqued my interest. I routinely watched coming attraction trailers before the main event got underway. … Read more
It’s been two weeks since Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine slashed its way into theaters, giving Marvel zombies a much-needed jolt to the nether regions with absurd action, cameos, and surprises. It’s Spoiler City on social media now, and avoiding many of the movie’s “big pops” is tricky. Ryan Reynolds is happy to share some of … Read more
Sadly, as the winter anime season has drawn to a close, otakus saw the end of one of the most exciting romance animes, The Dangers in My Heart. While the anime initially received criticism during the first season, this season did justice to Norio Sakurai’s popular manga. The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 was … Read more
If you keep your eyes fixed on Little you can see he’s barely holding it together. As Wilder works through the lines, he gets closer to losing it. You can tell it’s a blown take because the laughter is a spontaneous eruption, a thing that clearly wasn’t supposed to happen—and because Wilder glances up at … Read more
KBS shared Love Song for Illusion Episode 8 trailer, starring Park Ji-Hoon and Hong Ye-Ji. The K-drama tells a fantasy romance story revolving around a King with dual personality and an assassin. In episode 7 ending, King Sajo Hyeon falls asleep and his alter personality Ak-Hee takes over his body. While Kyera Park Ji-Hoon’s character … Read more
And yet, as much as I love and admire so many of the films that he has made over the years, from those aforementioned stone-cold classics to such equally impressive accomplishments as “Rumble Fish,” “The Cotton Club” and “Bram Stoker’s Dracula,” it is this one that stirs and dazzles me the most and reminds me … Read more
A lifeless Sophie Okonedo plays her boss, Nomad, who recruited her when she was 20 years old. Why? We have no idea! Did she have training beforehand, or was she trained once recruited? “Heart of Stone” doesn’t care. Netflix stock actor Matthias Schweighöfer plays “Jack of Hearts,” Rachel’s tech aid, who is always plugged into a supercomputer … Read more