Having won two Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in 2011, Best Drama Series, and six Primetime Emmy Awards, Downton Abbey is the drama you won’t want to miss.

Downton Abbey is a PBS Masterpiece that is taking over Sunday nights one TV at a time. Season 1 came out in 2010 and is centered on the Crawley family and their life experiences after the sinking of the Titanic. As the Earl and Countess of Grantham, the Crawleys are in need of a male heir since they only have daughters. Two possible candidates perished in the Titanic and have left the Crawley family with very little hope of keeping their landmark.

Season 2 took off right after the announcement that the First World War has started. Season 3 is yet to come, building excitement in the waiting process. What will the future hold for them? Find out Sunday nights on PBS.

Rising star Tom Hardy is a perfect fit for his secret agent, hard core role in this film. Chris Pine is a perfect counterpart to Tom Hardy with his flamboyant playboy personality. The contrast in characters could not have been better picked for this film.

Reese Witherspoon, after what has seemed a long absence from the film industry, comes back with a bang. Throughout the movie she fights with her inner-self between being a sweet innocent woman and being a wild girl who plays the field while dating both Tom Hardy and Pine at the same time.

In the movie, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine have been best friends for years as they work together as secret agents, but to the public one are a travel agent and the other a cruise ship captain.  One flaw of the movie is that their fake identities don’t really fit their lifestyle as Chris Pine is driving an Audi R8and living in a penthouse in the Los Angeles area. However, it adds some flair and excitement to the movie.

After attending a family dinner, Tom Hardy comes to the realization that he needs to find a girl he can settle down with. Pine think she’s crazy but offers to help out as any best friend would. After seeing an online dating commercial, Tom Hardy creates a profile through which he meets Reese Witherspoon.

Before hearing about the date, Pine runs into Reese Witherspoon and does his best to get a date with her. They both soon find out that they are going after the same girl and the games begin.

The advantages that come with being a secret agent are that they both are able to tap into Reese Witherspoon’s life and find out about what makes her tick. As they battle for the girl they also battle with their friendship.

Overall this movie is a must see if you are into action comedies.

This series is set in modern day London where this new Sherlock is able to read people and situations through the “science of deduction.” Sherlock Holmes is played by Benedict Cumberbatch who does an amazing job in portraying all of Holmes’ little quirks and makes you feel for the guy while at the same time not like him.

Doctor John Watson is an Afghanistan war vet who has recently returned from a tour and is looking for a place to stay and a new “flat mate.” Watson and Holmes cross paths by way of a mutual friend and the rest is history. Martin Freeman plays Dr. Watson and does a great job in showing the ways that Watson and Holmes do not get along but in the end make a great duo.

The first series of Sherlock follows some of the lesser known stories from the canon of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This well written modern-day script takes you for a ride through the world of Sherlock, and it’s a ride that you won’t forget.

For those that have stuck with the show over the last seven seasons, the finale of this season will be a bittersweet moment. For eight years, people have been able to find the women of Wysteria lane every Sunday at 9 o’clock on ABC. Through heartbreak, scandal, murder, funerals and births faithful watchers have watched the friends from Wysteria Lane grow together.

With witty narration and intriguing plots, Desperate Housewives may be a show that you may want to start watching. Even jumping in mid-season in the last season, you may be able to find something that you like about the American television drama-comedy series.

The main character is the press secretary, Ryan Gosling, who has to lie throughout the entire film to be sure that his candidate look good to the press. Exploring the idea of whether or not someone can start a campaign and stick with their values, the Ides of March provides a great insight into our political process.

The combination of the personal an political ambitions of the characters is exemplified throughout the Ohio primary. The movie is based during this crucial primary.

Give this movie a try, you won’t regret it!

What do you get when you combine 6 superheroes, Samuel L. Jackson with an eye patch, a whole mess of explosions, and the culmination of almost 4 years of interrelated movies? It’s either the weirdest party you’ve ever been to, or its The Avengers. Those of you who might be out of the loop, let me get you up to speed: The Avengers is an upcoming movie featuring just about every Marvel superhero that matters, all working on the same team. And even though it’s over half a year away, I’m already giddy.

A new trailer for the movie was recently released, and needless to say I loved it. Here are 7 reasons why you should too:

1. Loki. Yeah, the evil half brother from the Thor movie. Except this time he’s made it into our world and is ready to act a serious fool. I always loved the villains who conquered with their mind instead of their brawn, and this trailer makes Loki look like some kind of evil Einstein.
2. Explosions, explosions, explosions. I’m not sure how many explosions are actually featured in the new trailer, but that’s only because I never learned to count that high. I was never good at math anyway. What I do know is that this movie will not be light on the action. Also, I’m pretty sure this isn’t a movie my Grandmother would enjoy.
3. Hawkeye and Black Widow. Both members of the Avenger team, but neither got their own movie. Black Widow had a big enough part in Iron Man 2, and Hawkeye was shown briefly in Thor. I’m ready to see both of them play a larger role.
4. Ironman being Ironman. My favorite aspect of Robert Downey Jr’s take on the Ironman character is his narcissism. In a lot of ways Tony Stark(Ironman) is an anti-hero. It would be a shame to see that get lost in a movie as big as The Avengers, so it’s a good thing the trailer showed Ironman has kept to his classic ways.
5. Captain America vs. Ironman. The trailer hints at these two butting heads, which I think is perfect. Captain America is selfless, humble, and kind. Ironman isn’t. Those two personalities WOULD clash if forced to work together, and I’m sure they will have some great banter in the movie.
6. “If we can’t protect the earth, you can be damned sure we’ll avenge it”. Maybe the best super hero movie tag line ever. Enough said.
7. Dr. Bruce Banner / The Hulk. There’s a lot to like about an enormous green rage monster. I will admit that at first seeing a new actor fill this role was a little off-setting. But I’d rather see a new actor than lose the character all together. Besides, it’s the rage monster everyone wants to see. Not the skinny scientist.

The Avengers doesn’t hit theatres until May 2012, but in the meantime check back here to see other entertainment reviews. Check out the ‘About’ page to see what we’re all about!

As a recap for those of you who haven’t seen the first season, the following is a crash course on the rather successful first season of The Walking Dead. Set on the backdrop of a post apocalyptic Southern United States, the story takes an eclectic group of individuals and pits them to the extremes against the looming undead presence that is overtaking the world.

Sheriff Rick Grimes wakes up in a powered down hospital after a nasty run in with bank robbers that resulted in his extended hospital stay. Disoriented, Grimes finds his way outside of the hospital to surrealist Armageddon. Grimes first encounters with the undead shock and horrify him taking him propelling him toward his family. Upon finding an empty home Grimes comes to his senses and realizes that the family had to have fled the oncoming zombie flood. His mission then becomes clear:  to reunite himself with the family and find safety from the US military.

Throughout the rest of the season Grimes is eventually reunited with his family and a ragtag group of refugees. They hide out in the countryside and eventually are overrun by zombies. Several people in the group die, and the group decides to seek safety from the Center for Disease Control (CDC). After reaching what seems to be a safe haven at the CDC, season one ends with the refugees being forced to leave with a rather explosive ending.

Season 2 Episode 1, “What Lies Ahead,” picks up just where the previous season ended seamlessly. Caravanning through the Georgia wasteland, the group reaches obstacles as abandoned cars and an engine malfunction prevent the group from moving forward. Forced to stop, an oncoming “pack” of zombies pin the travelers down in fear and cause one of the children to flee for her life.

The rest of the episode is a rescue effort that dives deeply into character development and understanding several of the underlying relationships and psychological mindsets of the various cast members. From former flames, to existentialist ideals of existence, and ending with a man down cliffhanger, the season opener puts for its best foot to impress and hook the audience.

Tune in every Sunday evening for the newest episode of Walking Dead.  Season 2 Episode 2 will premier Oct. 23 9/8 central. Tune in and give your input on the most talked about show today!

The movie begins when the main character played by Daniel Craig quits a job in New York City to move with his wife, played by Rachel Weisz and their two girls. After moving into a quaint New England home, the family finds out that the home was the location of multiple murders. The murderer killed his wife and his daughters.

When Daniel Craig finds out about the murders he begins to investigate. The investigation throws the family into a huge whirlwind of horror. The confusing plot and twisted logic make the movie hard to understand and difficult to follow.

Not a movie that we would recommend anyone to spend money on this weekend.

Netflix’s price hike and announcement have caused almost a million people to cancel their subscriptions, with many millions more being angry about being denied services that they enjoyed. The decision seems to be a business savvy one by Netflix, as it can allow more emphasis on streaming. However, the backlash has severely damaged their profits this quarter.

When it all comes down to it, the backlash against Netflix is something that anyone who understands the culture of the Internet could see coming.

When it comes to business decisions versus the mindset of the consumer, the consumer will often react in certain ways that companies now need to plan for. The thing that most businesses still can’t grasp is that people, especially those that are able to unite on the Internet, will not always behave rationally or logically. They will do what they think will suit them best, even if it flies in the face of conventional business logic.

The same thing can be seen with piracy and microtransactions and boycotts and memes and everything else that has developed and is now part of the cultural mindset. Taking the time to get to understand the mindset of the Internet generation and knowing how to make smart business decision that make them happy is the best way to go.

Above all else, people do not like feeling like they are being ripped off, especially when prices are incredibly subjective and anyone with an Internet connection can find the material online anyway. If you want people to remain loyal to your service, you need to give them incentive to choose quality above all else.

Hiking prices, bisecting the services, and then separating the services may be a business savvy plan by Netflix. But Netlfix seems to have failed to take into account that by generating bad feelings and making people feel ripped off, they have made enemies. And as any company can attest, making enemies of internet savvy people is not a good idea. One cannot see the ripple effect fully yet. But we can be assured that the 800,000 people that dropped the service will have some bitter people included. Its just part of the trend.

Well, it may as well be said up front. This movie is very much one that will either be liked or hated, based on the person. It all depends on what you are expecting out of the movie, really.

Me? I liked it. It is a simple enough premise that borrows form established genres and pays affectionate homages to both. The movie begins with Daniel Craig waking up bloodied in the desert, with his memory gone, a mysterious bracelet firmly attached to his wrist, and a picture of a mysterious woman on the ground next to him.

As Craig wander into a dusty Western town, it is not long before he gets into trouble, drawing the attention of Olivia Wilde as an ethereal woman who knows about his past, and eventually irking Harrison Ford, in the role of a gruff cattle baron with a dark past. As Western drama erupts, aliens suddenly swoop in and begin capturing townspeople; causing Craig, Ford, and Wilde to join forces, form a posse, and begin hunting the aliens to their base in the desert.

The rest of the movie focuses on the chase, with our heroes tracking the aliens through the dusty West and running into bandits and hardship and Native Americans and savage aliens. The movie culminates in a thrilling showdown that is fairly epic and memorable. One thing is for sure. This movie is unique.

This movie is actually strongest when it is focusing on the Western themes. The set pieces and setup fall into familiar genre favorites, but it is still exciting and has great production values. That being said, the sci-fi/ western crossover does not always hold up awesomely well, but it is something new and fun enough that it can be overlooked.

Daniel Craig is great as a gruff grizzled dangerous guy, and Harrison Ford is… well… Harrison Ford. Which was fine with me. Olivia Wilde was fairly good as the mysterious woman who is not as she seems, in that ethereal glising… Olivia Wilde… kinda way.

The movie has been critically blasted, and has sharply divided audience opinion. I’ll say this though: I went into Cowboys and Aliens fully expecting it to suck. And I was pleasantly surprised by what it had to offer. Yeah, its kind of dumb and silly. But at the same time, it is a self aware work, and is therefore something that is presented unashamedly.

Final comments: This is one of the more interesting attempts at genre fusion, and was not presented at all in 3-D. That alone should give you a reason to go see it. For the first time since Avatar, an action movie that was shot and presented in 2-D without any kind of gimmickry. Thank. Goodness.

All in all, your pespective of this movie will all boil down to whether or not your appreciate the silliness of the premise and the straight way that they decided to implement the tone of the film.