Movies

How exactly do you go about reviewing a movie about a poor overweight black girl, abused by her mother and pregnant with her second child, by her father? Is it even possible to criticize it…

Somehow lost in all the hype over Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild Things Are was the other film based on a children’s book and directed by a hipster.  That other film, of course, is Fantastic…

I shy away from writing top tens as much as I used to these days, but I’m coming out of retirement for something I’m very passionate about, the best trailers of the year. I fully…

It’s Monday, I’m back at work, and I’m still sort of full from Thanksgiving.  At least there are days off coming up in December.  Anyway, I wanted to do a somewhat Thanksgiving-related post for today,…

Ninja Assassin certainly delivers what it promises, and that is a shit ton of ninjas assassinating each other. Unfortunately, what we get is nowhere really near a movie, as it is martial arts stage show…

  I wrote last week that I don’t think Avatar will suck, and I think there’s a real good chance it’ll go down as one of the best science fiction movies of the decade.  Which…

I almost can’t believe this moment came and went. Ten years ago I fantasized about a Boondock Saints sequel the minute after the credits rolled, and I heard that a project was in the works…

After seeing New Moon, and against my better judgment contributing to its almost-Dark Knight topping massive opening weekend, I think I’m starting to finally see the driving force behind the insanity this series causes. Now,…

I’d love to come out here and tell you that 2012 is a disaster film with a heart. That amidst the destruction and devastation, Roland Emmerich has finally realized his lifelong dream to recreate James…