J.J. Abrams and his talented cast and crew hit another one out of the park with Star Trek Into Darkness, a film that takes the thrills of the reboot and raises the stakes to great result. With nod to the continuity both of the immediate sequel and the original continuity, the trio of writers that consists of Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof delivers a great story that works both as an allegory and two hours of popcorn entertainment all…

Being that I am an entertainment reporter, it is very rare that I can go into a film knowing almost nothing about it. Before 2012, the last time I was able to do so was Cloverfield; with Cabin in the Woods however I was determined to do so. I had heard much about the struggle to get the film released, of course--filmed by Drew Goddard based on a script by Joss Whedon and himself, delayed to do 3D post-conversion and…

Few characters have so quickly enthralled audiences as Hannibal Lector. First seen as portrayed by Brian Cox in Manhunter, the role was passed off to Anthony Hopkins for The Silence of the Lambs and while Cox's performance is great, Hopkins' was breath-taking and the film became a rare horror-esque Oscar bonanza. Even the polarizing reaction to Hannibal didn't hurt the love for the character, and with the success of Red Dragon it was clear that fans wanted to see more…