The Blu Spot

The Show: After the massive and disappointing failure of “Black Sails,” I was incredibly hesitant to try another show in which history...

The Film: “Big Hero 6,” Disney’s latest animated adventure, takes its inspiration from a Marvel comic series of the same name by Steven...

The Film: “Suffering for your art” films are certainly nothing new. Whether it’s dancing, singing, acting, or playing an instrument, it’s...

The Film: Way back in 1994, the Farrelly Brothers brought us an amusing little comedy called “Dumb and Dumber.” Well, at least seeing it...

The Film: It seemed almost inevitable that, one of these days, we’d be getting a film based on the extraordinary life of astrophysicist...

The Film: In 1961, Walt Disney Studios was riding on a creative high after releasing the masterpiece “Sleeping Beauty” in 1959....

The Film: “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” based on the book of the same name by Judith Viorst, tells the...

The Film: After “The Matrix” Trilogy concluded in 2003, Keanu Reeves followed up its massive success with mostly sub-par films such as...

Writer/director J.C. Chandor became something of an overnight sensation back in 2011 with his sharp economic drama “Margin Call,” for...

The Film: When it comes to war films made in the last 20 years or so, there has been an immense concentration on making the experience as...