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Netflix giveth and Netflix taketh away! April brings about a bunch of incoming and outgoing shows for your viewing pleasure. If you were a fan of Arrested Development, the beloved show that Netflix brought back in 2013, we have bad news. The show is disappearing from the service in April, at least the first three…
Spring is here, and you know what that means—spring reading! If you want to pick up some new books for your shelves and don’t know where to start, BookCase.Club subscription box is the way to go. How these boxes work is you choose what genre of books you want to receive in the mail—such…
Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. iTunes is testing my resolve this week. The featured $0.99 movie is Bridget Jones’ Baby. The (Other) $0.99 option is Mechanic: Resurrection. How…
If you enjoy the ambient noises of space travel that run throughout SciFi film and TV hits, musician Cheesy Nirvosa (AKA Crysknife007) may be your new favorite composer. And/or if you are seeking out a new sleep aid or mellow relaxation soundtrack, the multihour pieces based off sounds like engine noises from Star Trek: The…
Vinyl Me, What? Vinyl Me, Please!! Good things come in 12 inch packages. Delivering limited edition pressings of new and classic albums directly to your doorstep, Vinyl Me, Please operates under a simple philosophy: The Album Lives. With a carefully curated catalog of new and hard to find releases, the subscription service is more than just a…
Ready or not, here comes another Matrix movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the reboot is in early stages of development and it’s unclear what direction it will take. Their sources tell them that Zach Penn, who co-wrote the Avengers script, is in talks with Warner Bros. about taking on the role of screenwriter. It…
Aziz Ansari’s award winning Master of None will be returning for season two on Netflix come May 12th. The synopsis given by Netflix is “After traveling abroad, Dev returns to New York to take on challenges in his personal and family life, a new career opportunity, and a complex, developing relationship with someone very meaningful…
For those who carry a bookshelf with them on-the-go, Amazon releases a variety of e-books monthly for $3.99 or less. I’m here to discover narratives written by female authors and let you know if they’re worth storing on your virtual bookshelf. The desire to read His Kidnapper’s Shoes by British novelist Maggie James stemmed from my…
For years we’ve been wondering what was going on with the The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo sequel. As time went by, you kind of wondered if the cast was going to age out of the characters and if David Fincher was just over it after the somewhat disappointing box office performance of The Girl…
This is Us is a drama that has been on air since September of 2016 and has not let down yet. Dan Fogelman’s drama is built around the lives of four people, all who have the same birthday. But they end up sharing much more than that. The cast has some recognizable names such as…
Every week, the folks at iTunes find a movie they like and make it available to rent for the low, low price of $0.99. I’m here to tell you whether that film is worth your hard-earned dollar. This week, a father and daughter try to survive an outbreak on a speeding train in Train to Busan….
David Ayers (Suicide Squad) is directing Netflix’s first full feature film with some big names attached. Bright will star Will Smith as a Scott Ward, a cop who lives in a gritty alternate universe in LA among orcs, elves, and other mystical creatures. Joel Edgerton plays Nick Jakoby, an Orc Police Officer that Ward is forced…
The newest Smurf movie production is a fully animated feature delivered by the director of Shrek 2, Kelly Asbury. Demi Lovato is set to play Smurfette, Rainn Wilson will play Gargamel, and Mandy Patinkin will play the role of Papa Smurf in the film that has been titled Smurfs: The Lost Village. Hefty Smurf, Clumsy…
Director of Beauty and the Beast Bill Condon has confirmed Josh Gad’s character LeFou is gay. In an interview with Today, Gad stated, “What was most important to me was taking a character that is wonderful and so iconic, but is defined by cartoon conceits in the (original) movie… and expanding on that, giving him…
It’s a good month to be a geeky movie fan. The March movie list begins with the coolest of all the X-Men then rolls through King Kong’s origin story before we see a separate beast learning how to love. Then we meet a new team of Power Rangers before ending the month with a manga…