Trailer of the Day: Point Break
A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. “Point Break” is inspired by the classic 1991 hit. – Source
Supergirl (Pilot Episode) – Good, Bad & Ugly Review
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: NA (Critics) / 85% (Audience)
Directed By: Glen Winter
Written By: Andrew Kreisberg
Starring: Melissa Benoist, Jeremy Jordan, Laura Benanti, Chyler Leigh, Mehcad Brooks and Calista Flockhart
Network: CBS
Synopsis: At 24, Kara Zor-El decides the time has come to embrace her superhuman abilities and fulfill her destiny as a hero in this drama based on the DC Comics character Supergirl. (Source)
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The Not-So-Amazing Spider Man
This video just confirms my long held belief of just how terrible small children are. They are horrid little sociopaths with zero empathy even when a super-hero they were loving just 5 seconds before completely knocks himself out. Stuff like the evens of this vid are why I remain gleefully childless.
Remake Rumble: Poltergeist (1982) vs Poltergeist (2015)
The 411: A family must do battle with the paranormal forces haunting their home when their youngest daughter is abducted and taken to the “other side”.
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Tomorrowland – Good, Bad & Ugly Review
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 50% (Critics) / 67% (Audience)
Directed By: Brad Bird
Written By: Jeff Jensen, Brad Bird and Damon Lindelof
Starring: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy and Hugh Laurie
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Synopsis: Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory. – (Source)
Trailer of the Day: Cooties
A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives. – Source
The Worst Looking New Fall TV Shows
Following in the footsteps of my Best Looking New Fall TV Shows post I felt it necessary to address the flip side. I was pretty spot on with some of my choices from last years post (I saw the horrible writing on the wall with MULANEY) and completely wrong on one in particular (alas poor SELFIE, we hardly knew ye). So sit back, relax and let me provide a PSA to any unsuspecting TV viewers to stay far away from the shows under the cut.
The Lazarus Effect – Good, Bad & Ugly Review
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 14% (Critics) / 26% (Audience)
Directed By: David Gelb
Written By: Luke Dawson and Jeremy Slater
Starring: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters, Sarah Bolger and Donald Glover
Studio: Relativity Media
Synopsis: A group of medical students discover a way to bring dead patients back to life. – (Source)
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The Best Looking New Fall TV Shows
I did this last year and figured it was something worth doing annually just because I am a TV aficionado and I like to come back after a season is over to see if my first impressions turned out to be correct (I was all over the place with last year’s picks). So strap in and take a gander at what I think are the best looking shows the big broadcast networks plan on giving us next season.
Ex Machina – Good, Bad & Ugly Review
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 91% (Critics) / 89% (Audience)
Directed By: Alex Garland
Written By: Alex Garland
Starring: Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Sonoya Mizuno and Oscar Isaac
Studio: A24
Synopsis: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. – (Source)
Mad Max: Fury Road – Good, Bad & Ugly Review
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 98% (Critics) / 94% (Audience)
Directed By: George Miller
Written By: George Miller, Brendan McCarthy and Nick Lathouris
Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz
Studio: Warner Bros.
Synopsis: In a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, two rebels just might be able to restore order: Max, a man of action and of few words, and Furiosa, a woman of action who is looking to make it back to her childhood homeland. – (Source)
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Trailer of the Day: Jem & The Holograms
As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden. – Source
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