Author: Robert Brian Taylor
On Marvel, The Lego Movie and the sharing of intellectual property
On Monday, I was thinking about The Lego Movie (as I am wont to do) and I posted this little missive on Twitter: Marvel must…
Movie review: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Not as good as the original. Still better than a smelly pirate hooker.
Movie review: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Still pretty damn good, but the cracks are starting to show in Middle-earth.
Web reaction over Abrams' Star Trek regret highlights a disturbing trend
Yesterday, MTV published a video clip where J.J. Abrams admitted regret over keeping the true identity of the villain of Star Trek Into Darkness under…
TV check-in: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Word of advice to all future TV shows: If you tease a flying car in the pilot, the flying car better damn well show up…
With Gravity, director Alfonso Cuarón proves 3D might be useful after all
Prior to yesterday, I had never had any use for movies in 3D. It didn't matter that the technology had taken a great leap forward…
Interview: Writer/Director Kurt Edward Larson (Son of Ghostman)
A candid conversation with a first-time feature filmmaker.
TV review: The Walking Dead 4.1 — "30 Days Without an Accident"
Season four starts on a high note.
Retro cult review: Escape from L.A. (1996)
Welcome to the human race.
TV review: Breaking Bad 5.16 — "Felina"
The story of Walter White finally reaches its end.
TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1.01 — "Pilot"
Marvel jumps to the small screen.
Shooting the angles with what constitutes a TV "season"
The definition of what constitutes a single "season" of television used to be simple. It was 20-something episodes of any given show that were shot…
TV review: Breaking Bad 5.15 — "Granite State"
Goodbye, New Mexico. Hello, New Hampshire.
TV review: Breaking Bad 5.14 — "Ozymandias"
OH. MY. GOD.
TV review: Breaking Bad 5.13 — "To'hajiilee"
Well, thanks a lot, Breaking Bad writers. If your plan was to make sure I wouldn't be able to focus on anything else for the next…
Movie review: The World's End
The Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy comes to a somewhat disappointing close.
TV review: Breaking Bad 5.11 — "Confessions"
Last week, I complained about a lack of Jesse Pinkman. This week was the reason why. You already knew Aaron Paul was going to have…
Mini-cast: Remembering Elmore Leonard
Bob and Stew discuss the prolific writer's considerable legacy.
TV review: Breaking Bad 5.10 — "Buried"
"Buried" is largely a transitional episode of Breaking Bad where the show takes the time to catch everyone else up on what Walt and Hank…
Then and Now: Revisiting Prince of Darkness
How does Carpenter's Satan film hold up all these years later?