Kristen Wiig and the Naked Truth
Comedian Kristen Wiig is starring in a weird little movie called Welcome to Me, rolling out in limited release May 1. We’re not the ones calling the project weird, by the way. That’s what Bill Murray called it, and if Bill Murray thinks something’s a little out there, you know you’re in rare territory. But […]
Furious Flies to Fiscal Firmament
Paul Blart gave it all he could. But the guy’s little Segway just couldn’t keep up with the Fast & Furious gang’s turbocharged, skyscraper-leaping sports cars. Furious 7 proved once again that a body in motion tends to stay in motion—motoring all the way to No. 1 against some lackluster competition. Sure, Furious is beginning […]
Ant-Man: A Tiny Lesson From a Tiny Superhero
So, the new trailer for Marvel’s newest superhero movie, Ant-Man, has just arrived on YouTube. And with 4 million views and climbing fast at the time of this post, the response has been … well, big. After watching another Marvel superhero, Daredevil, take a dark turn over on Netflix this week, it’s nice to see Ant-Man take […]
Furious Is Fast in Its Second Lap
Sure, maybe it slowed a little in its second week. But there’s still no stopping Furious 7. Vin Diesel’s supercharged action flick lost nearly 60% of its audience, but it still outpaced its nearest competitor by a factor of three and roared through the weekend’s checkered flag with an estimated $60.6 million. In just two […]
Yeezus and Me
Kanye West has never been known for his modesty. The talented rapper, perhaps as well known for his awards-ceremony interruptions as for his considerable artistry, has a penchant for comparing himself to Jesus, from his infamous Rolling Stone cover (where he wears a crown of thorns) to his 2013 album Yeezus, where he tells his […]
Furious 7 Speeds to Victory
It wasn’t exactly a shocker that Furious 7, the latest chapter in the durable Fast and Furious franchise, took the checkered flag this weekend. But the fact that it lapped the field five times? Yeah, that might’ve raised an eyebrow or two. Or singed ’em clean off. Furious 7 might as well have been a […]
Ad and A.D. Add Up to a Big Easter on TV
About 3.7 million people tuned in to watch Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Jesus on the National Geographic Channel last Sunday—the most ever to watch a show on the network, and a 300% improvement on NatGeo’s typical Sunday-night ratings. It was a success. But it wasn’t a surprise. Jesus—or, rather, shows predicated on Him—is big business these […]
Interstellar Stares at the Stars. And So Can We.
There is something in the stars that stirs us. We see the infinite space crease and fold and stretch and twist, the sky both so empty and so full. We see its inky depth set with legions of lights, and it turns our minds to higher thoughts—who we are and why we’re here and what’s […]
Home’ is Where the Money Is
All right now, click your heels together and repeat after me: There’s no movie like Home. There’s no movie like Home. There’s no movie like … Home, DreamWorks’ newest animated alien lark, parked its bubble-like spaceship right at the top of the box office. Sure, maybe the flick didn’t earn enough to buy a big […]
A Tweet Birthday Message
Twitter can be mean. It can be nasty. But sometimes it can be the little ray of sunshine that I imagine its creators always hoped it would be. It’s easy to forget, given what we sometimes see and hear and read. A couple of weeks ago, Jake Roberson chronicled the Twitter trolls who creeped out […]
