Features
Monday, January 28 2013
The Best Films of 2012
From popcorn perfection to animation experimentation, foreign finesse and good old Hollywood hokum, 2012 delivered the shiny cinematic goods and then some. Here are our choices for the titles that took on the challenge, and won.
Columns
Friday, April 6 2012
Not Gonna Lie: 'The Hunger Games', Twitter, and Reverse Victimization
Would it matter at all if Katniss Everdeen, a white teenager in the book The Hunger Games, had been portrayed in the film by a suitably teenage and female, black actor? For the young racists who have gone berserk on Twitter about the supporting character Rue being portrayed by an African-American actor, apparently the answer is yes.
Tuesday, March 27 2012
In Defense Of... Adapting Books, Such as 'The Hunger Games', to Film
As The Hunger Games phenomenon fills movie theaters, we are reminded of the age-old idea that the book will forever be better than the movie. Or will it?
Reviews
Friday, August 17 2012
'The Hunger Games' Looks More Like the Past than the Future -- and Too Much Like the Present
Director Gary Ross understands that the movie should stand for itself, as opposed to functioning as a staged reading of the novel.
Friday, March 23 2012
'The Hunger Games' Is Against TV Before It's For It
Katniss embodies all that's better than her Hunger Games opponents, being aptly appalled at what she sees while also learning to manipulate her audience.
Thursday, July 24 2003
Seabiscuit (2003)
Engaging viewers emotionally, in a way that the rest of the summer's car chases and explosions can't even imagine doing, the racing scenes create an exhilarating rhythm for Seabiscuit's story.
Blogs
Monday, March 26 2012
'Games' On!: 'The Hunger Games' and the Meaning of $155 Million
$155 million is an amazing number. What this means for The Hunger Games franchise is... well, not very much, actually.
