Features
Tuesday, January 10 2012
The Guilty Pleasure Films of 2011
You may snicker when looking over this list, but these are the films of 2011 that made us feel guilty for loving them so -- and love them we do.
Friday, January 16 2009
The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008
Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved.
Wednesday, January 14 2009
Iconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008
Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good.
Thursday, May 1 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008
Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.
Reviews
Tuesday, March 27 2012
Don't Be Mean: 'The Sitter'
The Sitter was sold to moviegoers as an outrageous R-rated comedy, and sold by film critics as the nadir of former wunderkind David Gordon Green's descent into studio-comedy hackery. But it's too sweet for either of those distinctions.
Friday, December 9 2011
'The Sitter' Isn't Funny, Challenging, Or New
As in all the boy-men movies, Noah's slackerish intelligence is enhanced by the dullards around him.
Wednesday, August 10 2011
Boobies and Violence and Wizards and Stuff in 'Your Highness'
I'm wary of I-love-the-'80s nostalgia-snark, but it turns out that the filmmakers' love for this genre is what makes their movie work, far moreso than its tepid reviews and flaccid box office would suggest.
Friday, April 8 2011
'Your Highness': Your Astounding Lameness
Finally, a low-concept swords-and-sorcery stoner comedy for everybody who liked Pineapple Express well enough, but thought it too mentally taxing.
Wednesday, January 28 2009
Pineapple Express
This stoner film offers you a howling good time without the help of any magical herb whatsoever.
Blogs
Friday, April 8 2011
McBride, the Vulgarian: 'Your Highness'
This is a film that wallows in a level of scatology so severe that the Farrelly Brothers might as well give up on the subgenre for good.
Tuesday, August 12 2008
Danny O.D.: Too Much McBride?
That's it. I've had it. I am officially at my character actor capacity. Nothing personal on the man in question, but after a summer where…
Wednesday, August 6 2008
'Pineapple Express' is Some Bad Ass Weed
For some reason, the stoner fails to get the same cinematic respect as other substance abusing characters. The alcoholic and the heroin addict are usually…
