Dark Shadows
{3.5/5} “Love means never having to say you’re sorry. However, it is with sincere regret that I must now kill all of you.” Dark Shadows, released in 2012 In the 1770s Barnabas Collins makes the mistake of telling Angelique Bouchard that he doesn’t love her. Angelique happens to be a witch — she sends his […]
Barney’s Version
{5/5} “I’m just gonna keep talking here, ’cause I’m afraid that if I stop there’s gonna be a pause or a break and you’re gonna say ‘It’s getting late’ or ‘I should get going’, and I’m not ready for that to happen. I don’t want that to happen. Ever.” Barney’s Version, released in 2010 Barney […]
Midnight in Paris
{4/5} “You’ve been wondering why I’ve been acting strange all day… You’re about to find out and you’re going to wonder why I wasn’t acting more strange, when you find out.” Midnight in Paris, released in 2011 Gil is a successful movie writer but he’d really like to be a novelist. His fiancee Inez would […]
Mort
{4.5/5} “There had been a noise like someone making no noise at all. Forget peas and mattresses — sheer natural selection had established over the years that the royal families that survived longest were those whose members could distinguish an assassin in the dark by the noise he was clever enough not to make, because, […]
Modern Family (seasons 1 – 3)
{5/5} “We were great together. We spoke each other’s language, we finished each other’s balloon animals.” Modern Family seasons 1 – 3, aired in 2009-12 Jay (Ed O’Neill) is a grandfather but has married a younger woman, Gloria (Sofía Vergara), and now is a stepfather to her son Manny (Rico Rodriguez). Jay’s daughter Claire (Julie […]
Glee (seasons 1 – 3)
{4.5/5} “I have some simple rules when I’m getting ready for a big performance. First, no milk. Makes you too phlegmy. Second, no doorknobs. They spread infections. So do kisses. So what if I have some superstitions, too. I never step on cracks and sometimes I walk backwards. And everyone I see becomes a metaphor […]
Canada’s Got Talent (season 1)
{4.5/5} “What’s challenging is to not come across as arrogant… You have to continue to be supportive, to not crush dreams and certainly remember this is just silly old showbiz, not something that could affect the climate. It’s not to be taken that seriously. It’s a game with gongs.” Canada’s Got Talent season 1, aired […]
Movies that lead up to The Avengers
This series of movies, sometimes referred to as the “Marvel cinematic universe,” is currently the sixth highest grossing series, and with The Avengers in theatres and raking in the cash it’s moving up the list. You don’t have to watch all these movies to understand what happens in The Avengers, but since I’ve seen them […]
The Avengers
{4.5/5} “Dr. Banner, your work is unparalleled. And I’m a huge fan of the way you lose control and turn into an enormous green rage monster.” The Avengers, released in 2012 In an unprecedented move, characters from four different movie series — Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, and Thor — have been brought together in […]
The Muppets
{4.5/5} “If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were reciting some sort of important plot point.” The Muppets, released in 2011 Walter (a new muppet) is obsessed with the Muppets. Somehow Walter and Gary are brothers, although Gary is a human. When Gary (Jason Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) go to Los Angeles […]