Monday, March 14 2011
‘Animal Kingdom’: This Is Not Your PBS Nature Special
The Codys are nothing more than a contemporary embodiment of Australia's jailhouse origins.
Monday, April 26 2010
Tribeca Film Festival 2010: Memento – Tribeca Talks After the Movie
The Tribeca Film Festival revisits "this intellectually challenging film on its 10th anniversary” with a panel that featured special guests from both "science and screen".
Wednesday, April 29 2009
Summer of Same: July 2009
In a rare attempt at novelty, July jets along with only Harry Potter and the Ice Age crew sampling continuing series spoils. The rest provide unknown pleasures.
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!
Wednesday, December 24 2008
Bedtime Stories
Bedtime Stories lumbers, repeating plot points and jokes, meandering from scene to scene and seeming to forget where it was headed.
Friday, September 12 2008
Talk, Talk, Talk: December 2008
Just like the end of an inspiring speech that may or may not succeed in making its point, these final four weeks before 2009 tend to define or defeat the entire awards season purpose.
Wednesday, August 27 2008
Traitor
While the film appears at first to be complicating the definition of "traitor," it's not long before the potential meanings are reductive and literal.
Tuesday, April 3 2007
oFirst Snow (2006)
Any movie that finds a place for the remarkable Jackie Burroughs begins with bonus points.
