Read of the Week: ‘Joyride’ by Anna Banks

A popular guy and a shy girl with a secret become unlikely accomplices for midnight pranking, and are soon in over their heads—with the law and with each other—in this sparkling standalone from NYT-bestselling author Anna Banks. It’s been years…

TV Review: Orange Is the New Black (3×11) “We Can Be Heroes”

“We Can Be Heroes” is far from being my favorite episode of the season. However, I think it’s still a necessary one. Getting to see more about Joe Caputo’s past helps us to understand some of his actions. He truly…

Movie Review: ‘Max’

It’s been a while since we’ve had an old fashioned boy-and-his-dog movie, hasn’t it? And with the recent release of Boaz Yakin’s Max (2015), it looks like we’ll have to wait even longer before we see a good one. The…

Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Big Game’

This summer, the blockbuster films have been like going through a barren, scorching desert. Every once in a while, we come across a few refreshing oases that keep us going and continue to give us life. When your choices this weekend…

Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Batkid Begins’

The story follows the viral phenomenon known as Batkid, AKA cancer survivor Miles Scott. His origin story is a simple, but powerful one. After a lifelong battle with lymphoblastic leukemia, he was able defeat his nemesis and put him in remission.…

Gaby’s Movie Review: ‘A Little Chaos’ Isn’t Always a Good Thing

To say the new period piece A Little Chaos is actually a little chaotic isn’t inaccurate. Unfortunately, though, the irony of how messy and contrived Alan Rickman’s second directorial effort is not a good thing. A Little Chaos follows two talented artists, Sabine…

Movie Review: Ted 2 Succeeds in Laughs, Not in Charm

#LegalizeTed. That’s a cause most people can get behind. But if the cause was to #LegalizeTed2, the world might not necessarily be ready. With Ted, writer/director/producer Seth MacFarlane created a raunchy laugh fest while, somewhat surprisingly, presenting a story about…