Mon, 28 July 2014
Melissa finally sees The Dark Knight Rises, as Michael collapses from exhaustion in the midst of his summer theatre experience. Running down the latest releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Film, TV, Books, and Music. News from Comic-Con 2014. |
Tue, 22 July 2014
Join four Canadians and Clark Douglas as they dissect the good, bad, and ugly of director Kenneth Branagh's filmography! |
Fri, 18 July 2014
It's a lean and mean week, as Mac is living the life of Eloise at the Plaza, Daryl reviews Afflicted, and Dave gets excited about new Biblical epics. Ambush Topics: Child stars who did not jump the rails, Birthday parties, Surprise plot twists that make absolutely no sense. |
Thu, 17 July 2014
Melissa goes British with Queen and Adam Lambert, TV's Misfits, The Body Farm, Injustice, State of Play, and Run, while Michael has done nothing entertaining. Plus! A rundown of the latest new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Redbox, Netflix, Hulu, Movies, TV, Music, and Books. Mourning the loss of Tommy Ramone. JK Rowling gives us a new Harry Potter adventure. Christopher Walken plays a tap dancing Captain Hook for NBC. Ryan Gosling knocks up Eva Mendes. |
Wed, 9 July 2014
This week, Clark spotlights the music of underappreciated composer Jon Brion, offering soulful selections from Magnolia, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I Heart Huckabees, Punch-Drunk Love, Paranorman, and Synecdoche, New York. |
Tue, 8 July 2014
As Melissa crosses The Bridge(s) on Hulu, Michael plows through Batman: The Animated Series on Amazon Prime. Plus! A rundown of the latest new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Redbox, Netflix, Hulu, Film, TV, Music, and Books. The Glee cast gets hacked. JJ Abrams puts the brakes on Star Wars: Episode VII. YahooTV gives Community their Season Six. BBC confirms Sherlock Series 4. And is Sarah Palin coming to The View?! |
Fri, 4 July 2014
Dave defends the sheer idiocy of Michael Bay's Transformers: Age of Extinction. Mac revisits the love that is Ghostbusters II. Daryl celebrates YahooTV's renewal of Community. Jason dives into Syfy Channel's Defiance. Erich mass-consumes Amazon Prime's HBO collection. Reviews of Visitors, The Train, and The Raid 2. Patriotic Ambush Topics: Fireworks, American Flag Waving, Hot Dogs, Shorts, and Plucky Freedom Fighters. |
Tue, 1 July 2014
Michael is underwhelmed by The Lego Movie, Melissa thrills to Eddie Izzard live and on stage. A rundown of the latest new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Redbox, Hulu, Film, TV, Music, and Books. Shia LaBeouf loses his mind, yet again. Gary Oldman shoots himself in the foot and then sticks it in his mouth. Seth McFarlane gives LeVar Burton $1 Million for the reboot of Reading Rainbow. Changing perspectives through #LikeAGirl. Diane Sawyer's retirement signals the death of network nightly news. And Doctor Who returns with new episodes August 23. |
Thu, 26 June 2014
Melissa crosses The Bridge for 21 Jump Street, as Michael gets all up in the ass of summer theatre. Plus! A rundown of the latest new releases on DVD, Blu-ray, Redbox, Netflix, Hulu, Film, TV, Music, and Books. Plus! Looper's Rian Johnson is the future of Star Wars, The Wachowski's get a Netflix series, Vincent D'Onofrio is The Kingpin in Marvel's Daredevil series, Cameron Crowe and JJ Abrams bring Roadies to Showtime, and Universal delays the next Bourne film to bring Matt Damon back into the fold. |
Fri, 20 June 2014
Daryl bemoans the cheapness of Game of Thrones. Jason compares the purity of the original Star Wars Trilogy to the special editions. Dave enjoys Edge of Tomorrow, to a point. Reviews of 300: Rise of an Empire, Criterion's A Hard Day's Night (Blu-ray), Wolf Creek 2. Ambush Topics: Sequels that changed the game, Too many twists, Believable accents, and Goop. |