Most movie fans will agree on one thing, and that’s how “Die Hard” is just about the perfect action movie: It’s got a reliable, charismatic
Author: julienhoule
I've been a lifelong over-indulger of pop culture, from movies to music to television to books, so I figured I'd start writing about it if only to stay literate.
Home Alone (1990)
Like a live-action episode of “Tom & Jerry,” this yuletide classic has the type of pitch-perfect holiday atmosphere that managed to spellbind an entire generation
Trading Places (1983)
Woof. On the one hand I’ll be the first to admit that well-regarded mainstream comedies from the 1980s often confuse me, as I can never
Finding Dory (2016)
Arriving a decade too late, this long-gestating sequel to 2003’s masterpiece “Finding Nemo” lands without much fanfare, with a bland screenplay littered with one-liners that
Portlandia (Season 1) (2011)
Anyone who’s seen an episode of this sketch comedy show knows what I mean when I saw this show is unlike anything else out there.
Tori Amos: Live from NY (1998)
This one took me straight back to high school, where I discovered Tori Amos one late winter night and didn’t stop listening to her for
Little Evil (2017)
Listen, I’m all for brevity for it’s own sake, particularly when it comes to concept-heavy comedy-horror hybrids, which often mistake an inspired concept for an
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
It’s more of the same for this sequel to 2014’s runaway smash, and while I wasn’t a huge fan of the first one, it turns
The World’s End (2013)
With shout-outs to genre favorites like “The Stepford Wives” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” Edgar Wright’s hybrid of comedy and science-fiction is nearly as
Bridget Everett: Gynecological Wonder (2015)
Trust me on this one: You’ve never seen anything like this before. Exploding onto the screen with all the confidence in the world and a
Atypical (Season 1) (2017)
Featuring tremendous co-lead performances by Jennifer Jason Leigh and Keir Gilchrist, Netflix’s comedy-drama series about an 18-year-old young man (Gilchrist) with autism discovering a desire
Stranger Things (Season 2) (2017)
Call me crazy, but even with how much I enjoyed the crowd-pleasing first season, I thought this follow-up was even better: It’s more focused, there’s
