Month: September 2015 (Page 5 of 7)

Why Choose a Luxury Watch Instead of a Smart Watch

September 10, 2015 / Bullz-Eye Staff

Looking to plunge into the timepiece pool? First things first, you’ll need to decide on whether to go luxury versus smart for the investment. Both have advantages and disadvantages, but after the Apple Watch entered the market, smart watches were put on the same playing field, price-wise, as their luxury wristwatch counterparts. With these two very different choices come differing priorities. Here are just a few of our favorite reasons why we prefer luxury over a smart watch any day . . .

1. Retains Value Over Time
Not surprisingly, the most popular luxury watch brands are those that retain the highest value over time. Resale prices at auction reflect the interest of collectors in the market, with certain brands and styles leading the way. After all, who doesn’t appreciate a Rolex Submariner or Omega Speedmaster, both of which have proven to be safe bets.

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Movie Review: “The Visit”

September 10, 2015 / Jack Giroux

Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Kathryn Hahn, Peter McRobbie

M. Night Shyamalan

It has been a rough decade for M. Night Shyamalan. The once promising filmmaker behind the chilling smash hit, “The Sixth Sense,” and its beautifully somber and superior follow-up, “Unbreakable,” hasn’t connected with audiences for a long time now. “The Last Airbender,” “After Earth” and “Lady in the Water” failed to connect with critics, audiences and plenty of the director’s own vocal supporters. This year, though, marks the return of a new and improved Shyamalan, who has delivered an unpretentious, darkly funny horror movie with “The Visit.”

Spending a week with grandma and grandpa – what could possibly go wrong? But in this story, it turns out that the answer is “everything.” Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and Style (Ed Oxenbould) don’t know what to expect when they arrive at the home of their grandparents, Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie) and Nana (Deanna Dunagan). The kids’ mother (Kathryn Hahn) hasn’t talked to her parents in years because of a heated disagreement they once had, and this is their chance to finally get to know their grandparents, which aspiring filmmaker Becca is documenting with her camera. Soon after their visit starts, however, the two kids realize that something is very, very wrong with grandma and grandpa.

“The Visit” is a refreshing found footage movie. Technically, the label doesn’t apply, since it’s not exactly “found footage,” but nonetheless, it plays with the form in some creative ways. Most found footage movies are bafflingly polished, with seamless cuts and the camera often in the right place at the right time. In this case, the camerawork makes sense. When a character holds a camera in a tense sequence, it makes sense: Becca is a filmmaker who wants to capture everything about this vacation. There’s only one scene that screams, “Drop the camera already!”

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Movie Review: “Sleeping with Other People”

September 10, 2015 / Jason Zingale

Jason Sudeikis, Alison Brie, Andrea Savage, Jason Mantzoukas, Adam Scott, Amanda Peet, Natasha Lyonne

Leslye Headland

Writer/director Leslye Headland’s debut feature, “Bachelorette,” was an incredibly cruel and unfunny dark comedy filled with selfish people doing horrible things, so it comes as a bit of a surprise that her follow-up, “Sleeping with Other People,” hardly has a mean-spirited bone in its body. Granted, the characters aren’t exactly saints, but for the most part, they’re likable human beings with very real flaws that you actually care about. That’s a welcome change from the insufferable assholes that populated Headland’s first film, and it helps solidify “Sleeping with Other People” as a sweet and candid romantic comedy that ranks as one of the more enjoyable entries in the genre in quite some time.

It’s been more than a decade since Jake (Jason Sudeikis) and Lainey (Alison Brie) first met as students at Columbia University, where they lost their virginities to one another on the roof of Jake’s college dorm before seemingly vanishing from each other’s life forever. They haven’t had a healthy relationship since that night, with Jake resigned to playing the field as a perpetual bachelor and Lainey’s love life stunted by her obsession with college crush, Matthew Sobvechik (Adam Scott). But when Jake and Lainey cross paths at a sex addicts meeting in New York City, they pick up right where they left off. Though the attraction between them is palpable, they agree to keep things strictly platonic because sex has always played a part in their failed relationships. However, as they spend more time together and begin to act like a real couple, Jake and Lainey must decide whether to break things off and save themselves the heartache or risk giving romance a shot.

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“The Bastard Executioner” has killer potential, despite its slow start

September 10, 2015 / Jason Zingale

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Those still saddened by the end of Kurt Sutter’s outlaw biker drama, “Sons of Anarchy,” didn’t have to wait too long for his return to television, which sees him trade guns and Harleys for swords and horses in the new FX series, “The Bastard Executioner,” debuting September 15th with a special two-hour premiere. But while the show represents a radical change of setting compared to Sutter’s last outing, it carries many of the same themes – particularly loyalty, revenge and redemption – which will make it feel very familiar to fans of “Sons of Anarchy,” provided they’re willing to stick around past the first hour.

Set in the early 14th century, “The Bastard Executioner” tells the story of Wilkin Brattle (newcomer Lee Jones), a former knight in King Edward I’s army who makes a vow to lay down his sword when he receives a divine message beseeching him to lead a peaceful life. But when his idyllic world is shattered by a cruel English lord, Wilkin is forced to pick up his sword once again, although this time under the guise of a journeyman executioner, in order to exact his revenge amid the backdrop of a political rebellion in Northern Wales.

It’s not exactly the most original story, but Sutter’s writing elevates the material beyond the typical medieval tale, wasting no time in shaking up the status quo with shocking deaths, secrets and betrayals that will undoubtedly continue to stack up as the season progresses. Though “The Bastard Executioner” operates more like historical fiction than fantasy (with a few tweaks, it could easily pass as “Braveheart: The TV Series”), there are hints of supernatural elements (black magic, divine intervention, etc.) that suggest there’s more to the show’s mythology than Sutter is initially letting on.

Entertainment, Television

The Bastard Executioner

Superheroes: A Comic Caper Production

September 10, 2015 / Bullz-Eye Staff

The birth of Superheroes goes back to the 1940’s, and they have come a long way in becoming legends of our times. The history states, that when Superman was in the theater, they were movie goers who cared less about a man jumping from one apartment to another, or flying from space you can’t even think of jumping. That’s what superheroes were meant to be, and Christopher Reeves was an actor, who was an insignificant person then, however, is a prodigy for future superheroes now. Marvel Comics was the creator of the first celebrated superhero, which went on to make much more such as Captain Marvel, Captain America, The Phantom, Blade, X-Men, and the most recent Spiderman.

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