Trailer Tuesday: Lone Survivor (2013)
Release Date: December 27, 2013 (limited)/ January 10, 2014 (wide) Director: Peter Berg Writer: Peter Berg Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch
The Month in Movies: July 2013
July was another stellar month for me in terms of the amount of movies watched. My 29 viewings beat my previous record of 25 in 2010. It was a big improvement over last year’s all time low of 12 viewings. So let’s get to it…
Streaming Saturday: Breaking Bad – Season 5 (2012)
In honor of the return of the best show on television next week, today’s Streaming Saturday is Breaking Bad! Next Sunday, the first episode of the final 8 episodes of the series will premiere. Just in time, Netflix has added season 5 of the show to their streaming arsenal. So if you want to rewatch last year’s episodes to prepare […]
The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 8 – Discussing Sitcoms, The To Do List & Contest Results
This week’s episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast has finally been posted. Our special guest Mike returns once again as we discuss sitcoms. We spent a solid hour talking up sitcoms and could have easily spent a couple more talking up the genre. Don’t be surprised if we have two or three more sitcom themed episodes in the near future.
Movie Review: Fruitvale Station (2013)
In the early hours of New Year’s Day 2009, 22 year old Oscar Grant was detained with a group of friends by BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police officers in Oakland, California. In view of a crowd of onlookers with cell phones and digital cameras in hand, an officer detaining him shot Oscar in the back. Fruitvale Station recounts the […]
TV Review: Under the Dome – 106 – “The Endless Thirst”
A note before I get started with this week’s review. I mentioned last week in my “Parting Thoughts” section that I didn’t understand last week’s episode title (Blue on Blue) and thought a better episode title would be “Friendly Fire.” Thanks to Reddit user “AegisToTheCrown” I now know that “Blue on Blue” is actually military terminology for “friendly fire.” I […]
Trailer Tuesday: Gravity [Extended Trailer] (2013)
Release Date: October 4th, 2013 Director: Alfonso Cuarón Writers: Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón Stars: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney The above alternative poster was found here. This week’s Trailer Tuesday is, admittedly, my first repeat. Back in May, I featured the teaser trailer for Alfonso Cuarón’s highly anticipated space thriller Gravity. The movie features Sandra Bullock and George Clooney as two astronauts stranded in low Earth orbit, fighting […]
Streaming Saturday: Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
Release Date: June 12, 1998 Directors: Harry Elfont & Deborah Kaplan Writers: Deborah Kaplan & Harry Elfont Stars: Ethan Embry, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lauren Ambrose, Seth Green, Charlie Korsmo, Peter Facinelli
The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 7 – Man of Steel, Batman vs. Superman &; Marvel vs. DC
This week’s episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast has just been posted. This week Tiny and I welcome back my friend Mike to discuss Man of Steel, Avengers: The Age of Ultron and the struggling Marvel-ization of the DC canon.
Movie Review: Man of Steel (2013)
You can hear more of my thoughts on the movie in this week’s episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast. I waited for Man of Steel to come to my local IMAX theater because I wanted to see it properly. After almost 2 months it was finally showing at the only 70mm IMAX theater in my state and I jumped at […]
TV Review: Under the Dome – 105 – “Blue on Blue”
Under the Dome is getting dangerous. This was the second week in a row that the show has had a strong episode. It’s successfully lulling me into a false sense of security as to what kind of quality we can expect from the rest of the season. BEWARE, MAJOR EPISODE SPOILERS…
Trailer Tuesday: The To Do List [Red Band Trailer] (2013)
Release Date: July 26, 2013 Director: Maggie Carey Writer: Maggie Carey Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Scott Porter, Alia Shawkat, Bill Hader, Rachel Bilson, Clark Gregg, Donald Glover
Streaming Saturday: Love (2011)
Director: William Eubank Writer: William Eubank Star: Gunner Wright
The Obsessive Viewer Podcast – Ep 6 – Pacific Rim, 2013 Emmy Nominations and Cartoon Immortality (Guest: Mike White)
Here’s the latest episode of The Obsessive Viewer Podcast with Matt & Tiny. This was a lot of fun to record. We had my friend Mike on as a guest. I’ve been friends with both Mike and Tiny for a long time and this is the first time they’ve ever interacted with each other. So it was definitely fun to […]
Blu-Ray Review: Bond 50: Part V – The Man With the Golden Gun (1974) & The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Here it is, folks. Part 5 of my 12 part Bond Blu-Ray collection review! This edition features Christopher Lee as a villain, my new favorite Bond girl and the introduction of the evil henchman Jaws! Enjoy and be sure to comment with your thoughts on these movies. You find my other Bond reviews here.
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