Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on September 27th, 2016
The title might be a bit misleading. Alicia is not so “good” these days. She’s tougher and more willing to make the hard choices. She’s more cutthroat in court and even when it comes to asserting her position in the firm and with her cheating husband. This is not the “stand by your man” show […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on August 25th, 2013
Chicago Law firm Lockhart & Gardner is facing bankruptcy so each attorney works harder to reel in high profile clients so that they can save themselves from being sold, or shut down. Meanwhile Alicia Florrick (played by Juliana Margulies), who is an attorney at this firm, is caught amidst her husbands election campaign for the office […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 13th, 2012
The title might be a bit misleading this year. Alicia is not so “good” this season. She’s tougher and more willing to make the hard choices. She’s more cutthroat in court and even when it comes to asserting her position in the firm and with her cheating husband. This is not the “stand by your […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on September 21st, 2010
I’ve seen a ton of lawyer shows over the years. Pretty much any variation that’s been tried, I’ve likely seen at least an episode. I generally like lawyer shows. I thought I’d seen pretty much everything in the genre until The Good Wife came to me from CBS Home Video. I was surprised that the […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on July 2nd, 2024
The films of the 1960’s and 1970’s began an era of what have been called exploitation films. There are many examples of films that pushed the R to X boundaries and have been referred to as Sexploitation films. Today we might call them soft porn, and examples of those early films includes Daughter Of The […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Jeremy Butler on August 27th, 2021
“Boring is still always best.” To preface this review, I feel I should tell you just how big a fan I am of the original film (The Hitman’s Bodyguard). It’s a movie that I have watched more times than I can count. There is something about that film for me that just works. Maybe it […]
Posted in The Reel World by Jeremy Butler on June 16th, 2021
“Boring is still always best.” To preface this review, I feel I should tell you just how big a fan I am of the original film (The Hitman’s Bodyguard). It’s a movie that I have watched more times than I can count. There is something about that film for me that just works. Maybe it […]
Posted in No Huddle by Jeremy Butler on October 13th, 2020
This is a show that always surprises me because it is so far out of the reaches of the type of project that I am usually attracted to, but every time I watch, the cleverness and sharp-wittedness of it always wins me over. Season 4 is no different. Though it can get very political and […]
Posted in No Huddle by Jeremy Butler on November 23rd, 2018
After the first season of The Good Fight, I was a fan. I never saw an episode of The Good Wife, but the first season of this series stood up very well on its own, and season two continues that good fight as it were. Last season ended on a cliffhanger with Maia’s (Rose Leslie, […]
Posted in No Huddle by Jeremy Butler on March 30th, 2018
Curious what happened to Diane Lockhart after slapping the taste out of Alicia’s mouth? Well, I wish I could say that all was well, as tragedy strikes again just as she is on the cusp of retirement. That’s where we find Diane at the start of The Good Fight. I had heard rumbles about the […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on January 29th, 2018
“Once upon a time there was a great war that brought so much sadness to so many people. Hardly anyone could remember what happiness was like. But something happened that changed all that…” “Winnie the Pooh doesn’t know what to do …” begins a popular song written by Kenny Loggins, recorded first in 1970 by […]
Posted in The Reel World by Gino Sassani on October 29th, 2017
“Once upon a time there was a great war that brought so much sadness to so many people. Hardly anyone could remember what happiness was like. But something happened that changed all that…” “Winnie the Pooh doesn’t know what to do …” starts a popular song written by Kenny Loggins, recorded first in 1970 by […]
Posted in No Huddle by Jeremy Butler on September 8th, 2015
Good Kill is a term used by drone operators to signify whether ordinance have successfully hit the intended target however the term takes on some much more meaning. Ethan Hawke portrays a former jet pilot now transitioning into a position as a drone operator. Day in and day out, he surveillances areas from thousands of […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by William O'Donnell on February 16th, 2011
A Chicago man has a strange genetic disorder that makes him involuntarily travel through time. This film follows the unimaginably complicated romance he has with a woman who he has known since she was a little girl and they never get to age chronologically together, and sometimes share different memories of the past (which might […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Michael Durr on March 22nd, 2010
If you know me, you probably know that I don’t exactly exhibit small town values. I grew up in the suburbs, went to a state college and have worked in major cities such as Dallas & Houston. However, for the last ten years, I have lived somewhere in Brazoria County (small town haven) and I […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on February 27th, 2009
This is actually a very charming situation comedy that harkens back to the days of The Cosby Show, but is actually far more honest and less about one liners. While everybody loves the Cos, the show got cluttered and rarely dealt with real life issues in any serious way. In My Wife And Kids, I […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on July 25th, 2007
In Good Company is a 2004 film from the director of About a Boy. It tells the story of Dan Foreman, an experienced 50 something head of an ad agency. His comfortable and familiar world is torn apart when a young executive impresses and is promoted to the job Dan held, despite the agency having […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Archive Authors on June 15th, 2003
Synopsis A knock on your door in the middle of the night can change your life forever for Kathryn Lyons this knock comes after her husband’s plane crashes off the coast of Ireland. As the investigation starts to piece together that there was an explosion on board and that her husband may have had something […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on March 8th, 2003
Synopsis Michel Bouquet and Stephane Audran are a well-off couple with a young son. They live in anice house in the countryside near Versailles. Everything looks swell. But Audran has beendistant lately. Bouquest suspects she is having an affair. He hires a PI to discover the truth, andthis truth leads to murder. The film […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on December 8th, 2002
Synopsis Charlotte Gainsbourg plays film star Charlotte. Her husband Yvan Attal (who also wrote anddirected the film) plays Charlotte’s husband Yvan. So far so postmodern. Yvan becomes jealousin this slight but engaging comedy when Charlotte’s next role has her co-starring with anotoriously sexy British actor (Terence Stamp). Audio Very solid soundtrack, though limited to […]
Posted in Disc Reviews by Gino Sassani on October 22nd, 2001
Intro We’re all pretty familiar with Demi Moore shorn of hair in GI Jane. But do you remember her with a blonde wig? No? Time to refresh your memory. Synopsis Moore is Marina, a fay North Carolina clairvoyant who has been waiting by the sea for her True Love. When, according to the signs, he […]
Posted in The Reel World by Jeremy Butler on September 18th, 2024
This movie has been the talk of Prime Video, and I just had to see what the fuss was about. I’m no stranger to a Tyler Perry movie, but I can safely say that this movie has moved to the front as one of my favorites. Starring Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict, Tyler Perry’s Divorce […]
Posted in No Huddle by Brent Lorentson on July 7th, 2020
From the creators of The Good Wife comes a show that attempts to explore if demonic possessions, miracles, and other supernatural occurrences are real or simply manifestations of the mind. This is one of those topics that have always fascinated me, being brought up Catholic and with what some might consider an unhealthy obsession with […]
Posted in No Huddle by Gino Sassani on December 17th, 2018
“My name is Dylan Reinhart. Not long ago, I was an operative in the CIA known as Agent Reinhart. When I left the Agency and started teaching, I became Professor Reinhart. I wrote a book about abnormal behavior and criminals which was so successful a serial killer used it as clues for his murders. That’s […]
Posted in Holiday Gift Guides by Gino Sassani on December 20th, 2017
I think I see your problem. You have this list. It’s a list of people you need/want to buy a Christmas gift for. The trouble is that they’re into home theatre, and you don’t know Star Trek from Star Wars. You couldn’t tell a Wolf Man from a Wolverine. And you always thought that Paranormal Activity was something too […]
