Movie Review

Posted on May 02, 2016

As far as filmmaking goes, it's a deadest rule that you never want to put style over substance. Syrup is delicious...

Posted on April 10, 2016

In the last couple of years, the DC Cinematic Universe has been on the painful side of a serious butt whooping. While Batm...

Posted on February 21, 2016

There are a lot of phrases that can be used to describe The Witch: horrifying, hideous, cruel, masterful. But there&rs...

Posted on January 16, 2016

A long time ago in galaxy far far away…. thus begins Star Wars: The Force Awakens, arguably the single most ant...

Posted on December 18, 2015

There are very few legends, ghost stories, and folk tales that haven't been mined for material by now, making it a...

Posted on December 10, 2015

It's been 40 years since Rocky Balboa first stepped into the ring, creating what is almost certainly the greatest...

Posted on November 23, 2015

Can we all just pause for a moment and realize how nuts is that Spectre is the 24th film in the James Bond franchise? ...

Posted on October 15, 2015

Cinema has a long history of making movies with poor suckers getting stuck in unfortunate places. 127 Hours had...

Posted on September 20, 2015

In recent years, M. Night Shyamalan has become a bit of a joke. After the three-part career suicide that was The Happe...

Posted on September 05, 2015

The Last House on the Left. Scream. The Serpent and the Rainbow. A Nightmare on Elm Street-- all masterpieces by Wes...

Posted on August 30, 2015

Sinister 2 has, at least momentarily, messed me up. There are two scenes that I know for a fact, I'm not getting o...

Posted on August 15, 2015

Sometimes, what could be considered an average film at best is made significantly better by a small factor. Maybe it&r...

Posted on August 08, 2015

"Resurrection of F" might just be the perfect Dragon Ball film. A love letter to every boy who grew up watching...

Posted on July 31, 2015

If I had to put a bet on any Marvel film to come out a failure, it would’ve been Ant-Man. Directorial conflicts,...

Posted on June 19, 2015

Inside Out is an exceedingly rare kind of film, one that only comes out once or twice a decade. Like Almost Famous, It...

From the Bench: Patrick Marozzi's Unique...

Patrick Marozzi has been playing golf now for a quarter of a century. The Bridgeport-based businessman said he started...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: One of City's Most "Excitin...

For years, many from Bridgeport and beyond would unwind on Main Street's Exciting Irene's located on Main Stree...

Posted by Dick Duez
Why Bridgeport? Before, During Drought D...

19th-century American author, journalist, and political activist Edward Bellamy said, “If bread is the first nec...

Posted by Jon Griffith
It's Happening: Update on the Downtown R...

As you stroll down Main Street, Bridgeport, you will encounter several changes pertaining to the small business scene....

Posted by Julie Perine
ToquiNotes: Recalling a Short-Lived Brid...

I am not sure when it started. I am not sure when it ended. But I do know that the old “Penny a Pound” e...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Grapevine: Former BHS Teacher Jenny ...

Betty Waddy, president of the Progressive Women's Association of Harrison County has announced that Dr, Jenny Sant...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
Crisis Chronicles: Save a Life Day Prove...

Tales from the desk of an emergency manager ... Opioid addiction has been devastating our state for years, but a...

Posted by Tim Curry