Veep, Season 5, Episode 6: “C**tgate” Written by Georgia Pritchett & Will Smith Directed by Chris Addison Airs Sunday at 10:30pm on HBO Jonah is running for congress now, something I never dared to hope for but which pleases me immensely. The stock market is also crashing and three large banks are in need of …

“Bachmanity Insanity” Written by Carson Mell Directed by Eric Appel Airs Sundays at 10pm on HBO Silicon Valley is a reliably hilarious show and an astute critique of the excesses of corporate America and the tech industry. It’s also a sausage fest (much like the real Silicon Valley). The gender dynamics of the show have …

It really boggles my mind sometimes how quickly technology is moving these days. Commercially available virtual reality is available now, though still pretty pricey. Computers that just a decade ago would have cost an arm and a leg are now small enough to fit on your pocket. It’s wild, and kind of scary. If I …

When a student enters college, some of them take part in fraternities and sororities which they believe allows them to establish ties for business opportunities once they graduate. Others join these groups to gain a new family which helps them adjust in college life. However, not all memberships in fraternities and sororities are good ones …

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 1, Episode 16: “Legendary” Story by: Greg Berlanti & Chris Fedak Teleplay by: Phil Klemmer & Marc Guggenheim Directed by: Dermott Downs Airs Thursdays at 7pm ET on The CW DC’s Legends of Tomorrow ends its first season on a deft, compelling cliffhanger that opens a number of possibilities. The …

Veep, Season 5, Episode 5: “Thanksgiving” Written by Sean Gray & Georgia Pritchett & Will Smith Directed by Chris Addison Airs Sunday at 10:30pm on HBO I recently wrote about Veep’s lead-in on HBO, Silicon Valley, and how that show is best and funniest when the characters are dealing with a crisis. Veep operates similarly, …

The price of these fountain pens take “cost per word” to a whole other level. Nowadays, fountain pens are often considered luxury goods, even though there are now pens on the market that can mimic the writing quality of fountain pens. Fountain pens are a favorite for calligraphy enthusiasts and even professional artists in need …

Scrap Garden Developed by Flazm Interactive Entertainment Published by Flazm Interactive Entertainment Available on PC, Mac & Linux (Windows, via Steam—reviewed) “The tinsmith forgot to give me a heart” ~Tinman, The Wizard of Oz WHAT DOES it mean to be human? Is it our heart, tirelessly pumping away to circulate fresh, oxygenated blood to our starving cells? Is it …

Gotham has been a show that has become well known for its off kilter colorful villains and it’s unique flair to balance a tone of grim horror and gritty dark humor, and “Transference” not only makes a case for how truly interesting the heroes on the show are but also presents the perfect balance of all the tones the show is capable of. It has horror, humor, action, rich characters, and a developing mystery that promises to make the next season a truly exciting experience.

Silicon Valley, Season 3, Episode 5: “The Empty Chair” Written by Megan Amram Directed by Eric Appel Airs Sunday at 10pm on HBO As funny as Silicon Valley can be, it’s rarely a good times show; Richard Hendricks requires a minimum level of crisis in order to reach peak nervous mania, and the show’s writing is …

Multi-million dollar companies are notorious for using celebrities as spokes-models to help increase sales in their products- and plenty of A-listers have jumped at the opportunity to have their mug tied to a huge brand in exchange for thousands, even millions, of dollars. With marketing being such a huge part of a businesses success, in …

  Doom Developed by id Software Published by Bethesda Softworks Available on PC (Windows, via Steam—reviewed), PS4, Xbox One Doom is back. I could beat around the bush, but what would be the point? id Software’s 1993 classic set the stage for decades of subsequent first-person shooters, and while the franchise took a sharp left …

Asghar Farhadi’s “Forushande” or “The Salesman” was a last-minute addition to the official competition and it is a refreshing, intelligent watch coming in the wake of the vampire-top-model hokum of “The Neon Demon” and the mawkishness of “The Last Face” this late in the festival. Unlike most of the other competition entries, “The Salesman” boasts …

Xavier Dolan’s new film seemed like the event so far at Cannes judging by the longest press queue since the beginning of the festival, as well as the hustlers offering hugs in exchange for a screening invitation. Unfortunately, it seems destined to join the ample list of other highly anticipated big-name entries that didn’t quite …

When the third generation Pokemon games were released, I had found myself moving away from the series. I was getting a little older and, like many teenagers, I didn’t want to associate with things from childhood. I feel like a lot of fans in my age group did a lot of the same, since we …

“Aquarius”, former film critic Kleber Mendonça Filho’s second feature film starring Brazilian screen legend Sonia Braga, had quite an eventful Cannes premiere yesterday with the film’s crew taking out printed A4 sheets with slogans against President Rousseff’s impeachment while mounting the red carpet staircase. This was met with applause inside the Grand Théatre Lumière, that …

Civil War II #0 definitely has a “prologue” feel and not much in the way of action or twists other than the president of the United States saying that he wants James Rhodes to take his spot in the future. (There is a little bit of a disconnect between She-Hulk/Carol’s sequences and War Machine’s.) However, Brian Michael Bendis clearly articulates the premise of Civil War II and makes the conflict in it, both ideological and personal. As an Ultimate, Captain Marvel has seen the fluctuating timestream and dark futures of the Marvel Universe, and she desperately wants these to not happen by being more proactive towards catastrophes.

The concept of a monarchy may have all but lost its meaning in the United States, but in the rest of the world, the top earners of some countries come from this class. Monarchies are a form of government which differs from a democracy, and have been around for more than twice as long. Until …

Last year, we got underdog “Dheepan” and “Dheepan” got the Palme D’Or. This year, the same day saw the bourgeois artifice of Pedro Almodóvar’s uninspiring “Julieta”, “Aquarius” from Brazil that fetishes its glamorous, ageing bourgeois muse in a quasi Almodovarian fashion, and small-time Manila drug-dealer drama “Ma’ Rosa” from the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza screening in the …

It’s hard not to like Jeff Nichols’ latest drama “Loving”, a biopic of real-life couple Richard and Mildred Loving, who in the late 1950’s were expelled from the state of Virginia for contracting an interracial marriage in Washington DC. Its politically correct (and topical) subject matter, beautiful cinematography and charismatic lead characters make this the …

There’s n’ateing to it How do you end a series after it’s defined a platform for nearly 10 years, where do you take those characters? Uncharted 4 attempts to solve these questions and does so by delivering a narrative that grounds itself on human relationships and knowing when to show restraint. It’s a showcase of …

Veep, Season 5, Episode 4: “Mee-Maw” Written by Alex Gregory & Peter Huyck Directed by Dale Stern Airs Sundays at 10:30pm on HBO For Selina Meyer, winning trumps all other personal concerns, whether those entail being sympathetic to a grieving daughter or honoring her deceased mother. That singular focus is the secret to Selina’s success, …

“A Legion of Horribles” gives more than enough attention to Bruce’s development while also giving the return of Fish Mooney the appropriate fanfare that will continue this series going as it goes into its possibly explosive season finale and well into its next season.