No, Beautiful Creatures is Not the Next Twilight
First things first, I am not here to hate on Twilight. I like to approach things as if they were religions – you respect mine, I’ll respect yours. (Or, let’s just agree to disagree.) In…
Jurassic Park Is Literally The Greatest Thing Ever
There are three things I remember vividly about my childhood: inline skates, Easy-Bake ovens and Jurassic Park. I gave up on the first two when I realize skorts were not cool. But I would never…
A Photo Gallery of Stanley Kubrick With Famous People
I will not pretend to be a Stanley Kubrick expert. All I am is a huge fan of a man who genuinely treated filmmaking as an art form. I recently went to Stanley Kubrick Exhibit…
An Open Letter To Hannah Horvath
Dear Hannah, I’ve missed you, the way I miss my best friend, or my dog after I’ve been out of town for too long. While you were away, I even made a list of movies…
The 10 Best Comedies Of 2012
2012 was a good year for the film industry. Not only at the box office, but also critically. For the past two weeks, critics have been publishing their Tops lists all over the web. I’ve…
Seven Romantic Films For People Who Hate Romance
In movies, love always seems to have a happy ending. When in fact, love rarely has a happy ending. (The U.S. has one of the highest divorce rates in the world, and we’re just talking…
Six Things I Love About Indie Movies
The first independent film I remember watching was Todd Solondz’s Welcome To The Dollhouse. The film was released when I was 6-years-old, so I must’ve watched way after 1996, but I can’t recall exactly when…
10 Must-See Political Cameos In Movies And TV
Sometimes I feel like I’m in a movie. Not because my life is overly dramatic or interesting or anything, but have you read the news lately? It’s like we’re unpaid extras in a James Bond…
Seven Disney Villains You Might’ve Forgotten About
This past week, Disney gained an assortment of new characters, including a well-known villain. Darth Vader, a great villain in his own right, joined the ranks of some the most notable bad guys out there…