A Farewell to Roger Ebert by Mike White
Today the entertainment world mourns the loss of its most prolific and beloved critic. Roger Ebert died yesterday after a lengthy battle with cancer. Knowing I couldn’t do the man proper justice, I asked my friend (and fellow blogger at Geek is the New Pop) Mike White to share a few words on Ebert’s passing. Below is what he had […]
Filmography Review: James Cameron Part II
Yesterday I posted the first part of my James Cameron Reassessment. I covered his movies from the sorrowful Piranha Part Two: The Spawning to the impressive, yet preachy, The Abyss. James Cameron in the 1980s was better than I originally gave him credit for. But how does he stack up in the 90s and into the new millennium? Read on […]
Filmography Review: James Cameron Part I
UPDATE: Click here for Part II So far this year, on a whim, I’ve chosen a specific director’s filmography to go through each month. Pre-blog January was my Quentin Tarantino month. February was my Kevin Smith Retrospective. Going into March, however, I decided to go with someone whose work I’ve never really liked. James Cameron. That’s right, I’ve never been a […]
TV Review: Bates Motel – 103 – “What’s Wrong with Norman?”
I don’t usually watch previews for upcoming episodes, but I watched them for next week. I’ll just say, I think next week looks like a great episode. For now, let’s talk about What’s Wrong with Norman.
Trailer Tuesday: This is the End [Red Band Trailer]
This is the End Release Date: June 14th, 2013 Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen Writers: Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Stars: Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel, James Franco
TV Review: The Walking Dead – 316 – “Welcome to the Tombs”
I’ve had a day to think about the season finale of The Walking Dead. I’ve considered the way the various story lines were resolved in the last two episodes and thought about the possibilities for season four. A day has passed and I keep coming back to the single question I blurted out when the third season of The Walking Dead came […]
The Month in Movies: March 2013
I’ve been keeping track of my movie watching for longer than I care to admit and March 2013 was my third consecutive “best month on record” in terms of the amount of movies I watched. Below are some numbers and a bunch of words. Enjoy. Make sure you follow the blog on Twitter: @ObsessiveViewer for thoughts on movies and TV […]
TV Review: Doctor Who – 706 – “The Bells of Saint John”
Doctor Who made its triumphant returned last night with the first episode of the second half of season 7. In “The Bells of Saint John,” the Doctor and new companion Clara faced a mysterious group abducting people using the internet. It was a good episode. Better than a lot of last year’s offerings even. But there’s something more important to […]
Streaming Saturday: Doctor Who (2005-present)
In honor of the premiere of the last batch of season 7 tonight, my Streaming Saturday recommendation this week is Doctor Who. The show is, in a word, fun. If you’re a fan of any form of science fiction, there stands a good chance that Doctor Who has covered it in fantastic fashion. It’s got time travel, aliens, space travel, […]
Blu-Ray Review: Alien Anthology Collection
Until early last year, I had never seen an Alien movie. Disgraceful, I know. In preparation for the release of Prometheus and Ridley Scott‘s return to sci-fi and the world that terrorized the genre, I watched Alien and Aliens for the first time. Eventually, when the New Year arrived, I bought the Alien Anthology Blu-Ray Collection. Now that I’ve finally […]
Editorial: Happy Endings, TV’s Most Overlooked Sitcom, Returns Tonight
Tonight, the best sitcom that no one is watching returns to ABC after a long hiatus. Happy Endings has had a spotty past with ABC’s programming schedule. Before the series went on its hiatus, the network started running the show twice a week on Sundays and Wednesday nights. Now the show is coming back with two new episodes on a […]
TV Review: Bates Motel – 102 – “Nice Town You Picked, Norma”
Things are moving very fast in White Pine Bay. This week’s installment of the Psycho pre-imagining (I hate me for that too, just roll with it) focused on the town’s shady secrets and introduced us to Norman’s jerk brother. Those were two of the plot points I was eager to see more of in the show and I wasn’t disappointed. […]
Trailer Tuesday (Retro Edition): Alien (1979)
Alien (1979) Release Date: May 25, 1979 Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Dan O’Bannon Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm, John Hurt This week’s trailer Tuesday is a little different. In honor of a big review I’m posting on Friday, I decided to share the trailer for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic Alien.
Streaming Saturday: Sleepwalk With Me (2012)
This week’s Streaming Saturday post comes a little late in the day but it’s a really good one!
The Obsessive Viewer 