Hollidaysburg (Martemucci, 2014)
Hollidaysburg did make me want to see her competitor's film, so Martemucci did will by the series. It also made me want to see what she could do if she got to choose her own material, so she did fine by herself, too.
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Gotham Episode 1.2 Recap: Selina Kyle
Jim Gordon doesn't have to be a complete failure or success in the course of this show. Rather, he has to be both a success and a failure.
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Masters of Sex Episode 2.12 Recap: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Like Bill and Virginia, I'm not sure the show itself has ever articulated a convincing argument for why what it is doing is important. It has just asserted that it was. For most of Season One I agreed. After Season Two I am not so sure.
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The Thin Place #50: The Equalizer, King David, and Righteous Anger
Is it okay to hate the wicked? To celebrate their downfall? If so, when? And what are the spiritual dangers of doing so?
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Gotham Episode 1.1 Recap: Pilot
If the central task of a television series' pilot is to convince the viewer to come back for the second episode, the premiere episode of Gotham was a success.
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Masters of Sex Episode 2.11 Recap: One for the Money, Two for the Show
That we appear to be heading to a more conventional cliffhanger at season's end, is one more indication of how the show has struggled in its sophomore season.
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A Walk Among the Tombstones (Frank, 2014)
Frank has scripted another solid screenplay for a tense thriller with good pacing, a high level of suspense, and a decent mystery.
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Mudbloods (Nikbakht, 2014)
Credit needs to be given to director Farzad Nikbakht for presenting the sport, which the players describe as a cross between rugby and dodgeball, as if there were nothing unnatural about it.
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TIFF 2014 — Love & Mercy
I love art, including music. My life has been enriched by it. But I will never, ever, think of a song or a novel or a film, however brilliant, as a fair trade for someone else's suffering.
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Role Models? Dolphin Tale 2 Cast Embrace Chance to Influence Young People
Although they are only 16, these actors realize the importance of highlighting their maturity if they wish to be treated with the same respect. Their relationships with the rest of the cast members, including those playing their parents and other authority figures, emphasize mutual respect