Thursday, January 15 2009
OMG - The 20 Worst Films of 2008
There's bad, and then there's 2008 level bad. You know this list is looking down into a deep dark bottomless pit of cinematic despair when Mike Myers' shameful Love Guru didn't even make the Top 20!
Friday, September 5 2008
Mister Foe (Hallam Foe)
By the end of Hallam Foe, you've nearly forgotten his all-too-regular boy development. Now you're wondering, what's Kate doing when he's not looking?
Friday, August 29 2008
Katrin Cartlidge: The Working Actress
Whether it was through silence, grotesquerie, fury or intelligence (or, at times, lack of intelligence), Cartlidge was not afraid to upturn the dark corners of the women she portrayed.
Wednesday, November 30 2005
Naked (1993)
A hard movie, in the sense that it's difficult and also harsh, Naked is unsettling, often extremely funny and sometimes bizarrely brilliant.
Wednesday, January 26 2005
Alien vs. Predator (2004)
The monsters are functions of the franchise, but also vaguely resistant, less transparent than they seem.
Monday, November 1 2004
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
'Actually,' Frank Coraci begins his commentary for Around the World in 80 Days, 'I never wanted to do a director's commentary.'"
Friday, August 27 2004
Alien vs. Predator (2004)
King of the video game movies, director Paul W.S. Anderson continues to meet and resist expectations with his latest, Alien vs. Predator.
Thursday, June 17 2004
Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
The absolutely scariest scene in Around the World in 80 Days features Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Monday, June 14 2004
Black Hawk Down: Superbit (2001)
Black Hawk Down illustrates well the absurdity and chaos of urban warfare: there's no ground to be won, no victory to be claimed.
