David Blaustein

I’ve been obsessed with audio since I discovered crumpling a piece of paper into my cassette recorder sounded like fire. I was 9. I had a lisp, spoke painfully slow, and sounded like a little girl with a thick Brooklyn, New York accent. It was a great listen. I have been a lifelong consumer and creator of audio. The invention and exponential growth of the Podcast industry fascinates me. I saw its potential in 2006 when I suggested to an executive at our company that we should start podcasting.

Four out of five stars First introduced in 2014’s "The LEGO Movie," this version of Batman (again voiced by Will Arnett) is super-cocky and self-absorbed, and also lonely. It’s a flaw that will be exploited by the Joker (Zach Galifianakis), who, no matter how hard he tries, can’t defeat the Dark Knight. Making matters worse, the Joker is crestfallen when Batman reveals the Joker’s not his arch enemy.

One out of five stars An epic and intoxicating exploration of the human heart and psyche. That’s how no one will ever describe the demoralizing cinematic effort titled "Fifty Shades Darker." The first 10 minutes of the film offer hope. Director James Foley, who’s great when he has a reasonable script to work with, does his best to frame a story that pretends to have a plot.