Author: Jonathan Butrin

  • What Are Your Top Three Christmas Movies?

    What Are Your Top Three Christmas Movies?

      What are your three favorite Christmas movies? Choose from the list or write your own!   [socialpoll id=”2317518″]

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    The year was 1999. I was 14 years old sitting in the biggest theater of my city ready to watch a brand new Star Wars movie. I’ll never forget the clapping. The 20th Century Fox logo. The Lucasfilm insignia. “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.” All of it was met with…

  • Birdman

    Birdman

    With Oscar season is in full swing, it’s time to look back at 2014’s best picture winner: Birdman. Join us as we discuss why Birdman is a perfect film, the value of critics, and the plight of the artist.

  • Brooklyn

    Brooklyn

    Imagine leaving your country and everything you’ve always known with just a suitcase and the clothes on your back. Suddenly, you’re a foreigner in a strange, new land. No friends, no family – just a job and a place to sleep at night. That’s the premise of Brooklyn. Eilis is just 20 years old when…

  • Room

    Room

    The Oscar season is upon us. Right out of the gate is Room, a powerful story of a mother’s love for her son in the face of unimaginable circumstances. Listen in as we discuss one of the best films of the year.

  • Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs

    Steve Jobs boots up fast. We open to the man of the hour as he stares at a computer screen with a scowl. Something’s not right. The music swells with urgency. We see an auditorium filling up behind him, but the show can’t start until Jobs is satisfied. He walks backstage – a moving conductor…

  • What Is Your Favorite Star Wars Movie?

    What Is Your Favorite Star Wars Movie?

      The moment is almost here.  After years of waiting, a new Star Wars movie comes out next month to a theater near you. But before we can move forward, we must look back.  Six films have brought us to this point.  Which one is your favorite?  Take the poll and tell us why.   [socialpoll id=”2306283″]

  • The Art of Horror

    The Art of Horror

    Horror lost its way with the reigns of Saw and Hostel, but the tide has turned.  A new crop of filmmakers have returned the genre back to its roots. Listen in as we discuss It Follows and the revival of horror as art.

  • Do You Like 3D Movies?

    Do You Like 3D Movies?

      What was once a novelty has become a staple of cinema. What are your thoughts on 3D movies? When given the choice between 3D and 2D, which do you choose? Sound off below!

  • Sicario

    Sicario

    Every day, millions of people use drugs. They scrounge for money, find a dealer, and get high. That high comes with a price. Many drug users become swallowed up in the fog of addiction. Others push their bodies too far and overdose. But the consequences stretch even further. With demand, comes supply. Drugs are peddled…