Author: Jesse Baalman

    Despite $50 million projections, the science-fiction sequel disappointed with a front-loaded $32 million debut, skewing older and male. With an across-the-board positive critical response, it seems destined to share the same fate as…

    Matthew Vaughn is not interested in seeking approval from all audiences on his “Kingsman” franchise. The material is an edgy and blunt send-up of the spy genre that features questionable sexual politics and…

    It is that time of year again, only “Broad City,” a program that usually runs in the spring, is back this fall. The dynamic duo remain magnetically comical and rambunctious, but there is…

  The mother-daughter comedy returns for a second season Thursdays at 9 p.m., starting September 14 on FX. When Louie C.K. did not bring his eponymous FX program back for a sixth season, fans of…

  The mother-daughter comedy returns for a second season Thursdays at 9 p.m., starting September 14 on FX. When Louie C.K. did not bring his eponymous FX program back for a sixth season, fans of…

  After months of speculation, the secretive film crash-landed in theatres with an “F” Cinemascore and an underwhelming opening weekend of $7.5 million. Paramount’s $30 million psychological fantasy picture polarized audiences and prompted walkouts. It…

    At the peak of 80’s nostalgia, New Line Cinema issues the first (film) adaptation of Stephen King’s killer clown. As an extension of Warner Brothers, the distributor has never put out a horror…

  Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig shrink themselves, Jennifer Lawrence goes full on Black Swan, and Ryan Gosling is the new Blade Runner in a season of hidden gems and high-stakes productions that range from…