Friday, April 17 2009
American Violet
Based on the infamous Panhandle Regional Narcotics Task Force case in Tulia, Texas, American Violet makes clear the corruption and racism that pervades the official structures of its fictional town.
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, July 25 2008
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
In The X-Files: I Want to Believe, ooky canted shots of trundling agents in "FBI"-emblazoned jackets seem like refreshing counterprogramming amid the rumble of the season's action movies.
Wednesday, April 30 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: July 2008
And it just doesn't stop. If part two in this three-ring play was packed with well hyped product, July just keeps the receipt treats coming.
Monday, February 12 2007
Xzibit: Full Circle
With nary a bad track in sight, Full Circle may just catapult Xzibit into the upper tier of high-profile rappers on the scene today.
Friday, September 15 2006
Gridiron Gang (2006)
During the first few moments of Gridiron Gang, the Rock appears as a specter of earnest moral resilience amid clanging doors and stark, forbidding spaces.
Thursday, November 7 2002
8 Mile (2002)
Such fictionalizing ensures Eminem's lovability, across all categories.
