http://www.columbusalive.com/content/ Movie and TV Stories from Columbus Alive Copyright 2012, The Dispatch Printing Company Copyright 2012, The Dispatch Printing Company http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/movie-review-supermans-new-start-holds-hope-for-bright-future-in-man-of-steel.html At what point do we grow weary of superhero movies? At what point do we reach saturation? Apparently, not yet. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/movie-review-supermans-new-start-holds-hope-for-bright-future-in-man-of-steel.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/movie-review-eco-terrorism-thriller-the-east-both-unexpected-and-familiar.html The people who bring you “The East” may be proving to be one-trick ponies, but at least I like that trick. And if you haven’t seen it, it’s new to you, right? http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/movie-review-eco-terrorism-thriller-the-east-both-unexpected-and-familiar.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/movie-review-go-out-laughing-with-stoner-apocalypse-comedy-this-is-the-end.html Where do you want to be when the world ends? I’m not sure it’s my top choice, but “a party at James Franco’s house” now ranks right up there. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/movie-review-go-out-laughing-with-stoner-apocalypse-comedy-this-is-the-end.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/movie-review-decades-long-romance-continues-with-impeccable-before-midnight.html Summer is typically a season of sequels, but “Before Midnight” is not a typical summer sequel. Let’s recap how we got here. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/movie-review-decades-long-romance-continues-with-impeccable-before-midnight.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/tv-review-new-season-of-true-blood-is-utterly-ludicrous-and-remarkably-boring.html As “True Blood” enters a sixth season, the series has entered the full nadir of its run. The plots have become ridiculously overwrought, requiring suspensions of disbelief that are too big — even for a series about vampires, werewolves, faeries, et al. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/tv-review-new-season-of-true-blood-is-utterly-ludicrous-and-remarkably-boring.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/the-list-10-best-ensemble-comedies.html With “This is the End” bringing a cast full of funny people to theaters, we’re looking at our favorite tag-team comedies of all time. brad keefe jesse tigges http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/13/the-list-10-best-ensemble-comedies.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/06/movie-review-sci-fi-after-earth-renders-earth-theaters-uninhabitable.html Here’s a setup for a disaster movie: A thousand years after an environmental disaster causes mankind to abandon Earth, a spaceship crash-lands on the planet leaving a father and son to fight for their lives. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/06/movie-review-sci-fi-after-earth-renders-earth-theaters-uninhabitable.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/06/staff-pick-the-master-in-70mm.html The first reason you should see Paul Thomas Anderson’s “The Master” at the Wexner Center is that it’s an amazing film full of superlative performances. It garnered Oscar nods for Joaquin Phoenix, Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Adams, and it was criminally underseen during a brief autumn run here last year. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/06/06/staff-pick-the-master-in-70mm.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/30/the-list-top-10-bikes-ever.html With our bicycle-centric issue this week, we’ve decided to count down our 10 favorite bikes from pop culture. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/30/the-list-top-10-bikes-ever.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/30/tv-review-the-killing-sucks-reviewer-in-for-one-more-season.html “The Killing” was AMC’s first (prestige?) drama to premiere after “Mad Men” and “Breaking Bad.” The cable network was on a hot streak; critics and audiences expected excellence. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/30/tv-review-the-killing-sucks-reviewer-in-for-one-more-season.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/30/movie-review-hangover-iii-ends-trilogy-on-a-mild-headache.html Ever had one of those hangovers? The waiting-for-the-sweet-release-of-death, I’m-never-drinking-another-drop kind of hangovers? http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/30/movie-review-hangover-iii-ends-trilogy-on-a-mild-headache.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/23/movie-review-fast--furious-6-puts-unlikely-franchise-on-cruise-control.html It’s been more than a decade since “The Fast & the Furious” hit theaters. At the time, it was shrewdly cashing in on a growing interest in illegal street racing and car customization. Now it’s a summer tent pole. Who woulda thunk it? http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/23/movie-review-fast--furious-6-puts-unlikely-franchise-on-cruise-control.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/23/movie-review-at-any-price-an-effective-farmland-drama.html The farmland drama “At Any Price” completely defied my expectations — and I admit I wasn’t expecting much, especially from the unlikely pairing of Dennis Quaid and Zac Efron. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/23/movie-review-at-any-price-an-effective-farmland-drama.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/23/the-list-top-10-recurring-arrested-development-jokes.html Finally! The new season of “Arrested Development” is being released on Netflix this Sunday. We hope to see some of these favorite gags make their return. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/23/the-list-top-10-recurring-arrested-development-jokes.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/16/in-j-j--abrams-we-trust-a-retrospective-on-the-lord-of-the-movie-geeks.html In the sci-fi movie world, there are two types of geeks: “Star Wars” geeks and “Star Trek” geeks. It’s a passionate rivalry, but one day soon both sides will have something new in common. J.J. Abrams will be at the helm of both franchises. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/16/in-j-j--abrams-we-trust-a-retrospective-on-the-lord-of-the-movie-geeks.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/16/movie-review-father-son-and-wholly-ghostly-story-in-greetings-from-tim-buckley.html Two generations of talent and sadness are depicted in “Greetings from Tim Buckley,” a fictionalized depiction of late singer Jeff Buckley and his non-existent relationship with his father, late singer Tim Buckley. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/16/movie-review-father-son-and-wholly-ghostly-story-in-greetings-from-tim-buckley.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/09/staff-pick-independent-film-showcase-offers-comfort-for-during-blockbuster-season.html As we are about to head into the summer season of constant Hollywood wannabe blockbusters, you can find a little comfort that there are still outlets for independence. brad keefe http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/09/staff-pick-independent-film-showcase-offers-comfort-for-during-blockbuster-season.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/09/movie-review-baz-luhrmann-turns-gatsby-into-an-enjoyable-live-action-cartoon.html You don’t go into a Baz Luhrmann adaptation of “The Great Gatsby” expecting subtlety. Baz is an auteur of style-over-substance. And you get what you expect here. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/09/movie-review-baz-luhrmann-turns-gatsby-into-an-enjoyable-live-action-cartoon.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/09/tv-review-the-godfather-of-mockumentary-takes-on-the-small-screen-in-family-tree.html Christopher Guest is the godfather of the mockumentary; he has written and/or directed some of the genre’s best: “This is Spinal Tap,” “Waiting for Guffman” and “Best in Show.” With the mockumentary format producing television hits such as “The Office” and “Modern Family,” it’s about time Guest made something for the small screen in the new HBO comedy “Family Tree.” http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/09/tv-review-the-godfather-of-mockumentary-takes-on-the-small-screen-in-family-tree.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/09/tv-why-game-of-thrones-is-better-than-mad-men.html As surprising as it is true, “Game of Thrones” has been better than “Mad Men” this season … so far. While both series are excellent — and a wonderfully odd Sunday night pairing — it’s worth figuring out how “Game of Thrones” is besting one of television’s greatest dramas. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/09/tv-why-game-of-thrones-is-better-than-mad-men.html http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/02/movie-review-iron-man-3-soars-again-as-downey-reteams-with-director-shane-black.html Not that long ago, Robert Downey Jr. was a once-acclaimed actor who couldn’t get work because of past issues with illegal substances, and Shane Black was a once-hot screenwriter (“Lethal Weapon”) whose stock was in freefall after highly lucrative work on scripts like “Last Action Hero” failed to light up the box office. http://www.columbusalive.com/content/stories/2013/05/02/movie-review-iron-man-3-soars-again-as-downey-reteams-with-director-shane-black.html