Movies Archive
Archives for September 2014


It’s noteworthy that the streaming service is skipping a theatrical release and going straight to home viewing.


How could Tusk perform this poorly? Have people not forgiven Justin Long? Are people not entertained by the prospect of someone being turned into a walrus?


Looking for something to watch this weekend? Amazon will let you binge all 10 episodes of this terrific series.


The Obama administration’s legal justification for bombing Syria, explained


Strip away all the color and all the dialogue and you have a master class in staging.


A very detailed map of where Liam Neeson has employed his very particular set of skills, on how many people, and with what set of tools.


Ben Schmidt, an assistant professor of history at Northeastern, has now made those trends searchable throughout the history of movies and TV with a new charting tool.

You’re the Worst is one of the best new shows of the year. We tell you why, then Stephen Falk tells you what he learned while making it.

Two years ago, Digg.com almost died. What its rebirth says about the internet today.


Musicians don’t have to check with a patent lawyer before they write a new song. Maybe computer programmers shouldn’t have to either.


Couldn’t make it to Toronto? No worries — we’ve got you covered with a best-of list.


The Mockingjay lives.


In less than a month, Marvel will put one of its favorite heroes to sleep. Wolverine, the hairy, Canadian bundle of muscle with the claws, will die on October 8, when the comic book The Death of Wolverine wraps up.


Is the Scottish independence referendum inspiring you to re-watch Braveheart? Go ahead, but don’t expect it to teach you anything about Scotland.

