I’ve never been a huge Shakira fan. Forget the “huge” part, I’ve never been a Shakira fan. She’s immensely popular worldwide, and I couldn’t quite figure out why – yes, she’s nice to look...

Assigning two lesser-known film directors to a big budget superhero film can always be risky. With a film studio as big as “Marvel Studios,” and with such a well-known comic book series like “Captain...

Producing a sequel is difficult. A lot of the time, those things that made the first movie great, if included in the sequel, will just make it repetitive. On the other hand, making a second movie that...

Fast cars, deals gone wrong, and tough guys that are always outrunning the cops. What does this sound like? Maybe almost every generic action movie ever made, which the new street-racing film “Need for...

There is a concierge, Mr. Gustave (Ralph Fiennes), who fetishizes old, blond, pale women. A lobby boy, Zero Mustafa (Tony Revolori,) who fled his war-torn country. A prestigious pink hotel that the movie...

Some movies change your life. Some movies you can’t wait to buy after seeing. Some movies you carry around with you, show to anyone you meet who hasn’t seen it. Some movies stand the test of time,...

“Ground Zeroes” recalls the opening moments of a good Bond movie. Like the boxcar scramble in “Skyfall” or jetpack getaway in “Thunderball,” this Metal Gear sprints full tilt to the credits....

Some of the most excellent iOS games have very, very simple premises. “Smash Hit” is one of them. You have a number of ball bearings, which you tap the screen to shoot to destroy glass obstacles in...

Metronomy’s last album “The English Riviera” propelled Joseph Mount and his band to the forefront of U.K.’s pop music in 2011. It contained pop gems like “The Look,” “Corinne” and “The...

Young Money, a sub-label under Cash Money Records, was formed in 2007, headed by Lil Wayne. YMCMB (Young Money Cash Money Billionaires) has been arguably the biggest label in hip-hop since 2008. “We...