Monthly Reel

Rolling Down Thunder Road in the Merry Month of May by Michelle Keenan – It’s the merry month of May, dear readers! With the verdant nature of the season ever so intoxicating and baseball season underway, both the good Professor Kaufmann and I were hard pressed to get ourselves toContinue Reading

Roll up the Red Carpet by Michelle Keenan – Awards Season is over, and with its departure, the annual cinematic drought begins. It’s easy to make snarky quips about many of this month’s major movie releases. I mean, come on, does anybody actually think this Batman versus Superman thing isContinue Reading

Boycotts and Goodbyes by Michelle Keenan – On the morning the Oscar nominations are announced, the good Professor Kaufmann and I typically steal a few minutes to compare notes, scowl at omissions and cast our initial predictions. But this year, before either of us could hear the nominations, there wasContinue Reading

The Force Awakens in Hollywood by Michelle Keenan – Happy New Year, dear readers! As we put the January section to bed, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is trouncing the box office. With such a knockout punch, we knew we didn’t need to battle opening weekend crowds to get aContinue Reading

’Tis the Season … The Force Awakens by Michelle Keenan – With the holidays upon us, Hollywood is in full swing. As we put this issue to bed, the final installment of The Hunger Games, Mockingjay – Part 2 is trouncing the box office and the world is anxiously awaitingContinue Reading

Giving Thanks for Martians, Spies and Lies! by Michelle Keenan – This past month marked a slight lull in cinematic offerings. We are that point before award season competition is in full swing and the holiday season box office blockbusters hit theatres. That said, we were treated to some ofContinue Reading

by Michelle Keenan – From Chess and Grandmas to Mobsters and Monsters, Happy Halloween! We’ve got a packed section for you this month, so we’ll get right to it. M. Night Shyamalan returns to what he does best, suspenseful storytelling a la Rod Serling with The Visit. Tobey McGuire’s nineContinue Reading