In 1973, women's tennis champion Billie Jean King played against one-time superstar athlete Bobby Riggs in a match deemed the "Battle of the Sexes" to prove not just which gender produced better tennis...
“The Fast and the Furious” franchise, which began in 2001 with an FBI investigation into illegal street racing, now is an excuse to show off the most ridiculous car-related stunts ever seen on...
In this age of classic movies becoming TV shows and vice versa, it was only a matter of time before audiences received a full-fledged “Power Rangers” reboot.
The Power Rangers — a team of...
Three years ago, Keanu Reeves made a triumphant return to the action scene with 2014 “John Wick,” directed by former “The Matrix” stunt doubles, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch. Critics and...
The world of independent filmmaking is one of radical removal from Hollywood templates. Tried-and-true stories of boy-meets-girl, odd couple comedies and tearjerker romance tend not to exist in the small,...
Almost two years ago, a thriller about the disappearance of a blonde housewife hit theaters. The film, based on a novel by Gillian Flynn, had become somewhat of a sensation in its popularity, praised...
More than seven and a half years ago, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger landed US Airways flight 1549 on the Hudson River after the plane’s engines failed. The emergency water landing resulted...
Athletics have existed as entertainment since even before the time of the gladiators. Thankfully, our professional sports are far less barbaric today — though the physical dangers of large-muscled...
In a city as liberal as Boston and a school as accepting as Boston University, it is sometimes easy for non-LGBT students to forget the discrimination that the LGBT community faces and the rights for...
During the Great Recession of the 2000s, foreclosures were rampant and workers lost their jobs left and right. It was a terrible time for middle-class America, and we are still feeling the effects today.
“99...
After hearing of a film called “The Martian” directed by “Alien” creator Ridley Scott, it would be easy to assume that the story is also about an alien. However, the title actually refers to...
There seems to be a “based on a true story” paradox that persists in filmmaking, and Baltasar Kormákur’s “Everest” is among the many films it’s affecting. The very fact that its characters...
