Features
Monday, April 27 2009
Summer of Same: May 2009
May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.
Reviews
Tuesday, September 29 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Maybe home video will resurrect this film's flailing fortunes. Unlike many of the season's shoddy adventures, this one deserves a second chance.
Friday, May 1 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Scary as Hugh Jackman's vascular body may be, it's also perfectly appropriate as a visual extension of the weaponization of Wolverine.
Friday, October 19 2007
Rendition
Rendition is worried about torture. Specifically, it's worried about Americans torturing other people while saying they're not.
Monday, July 17 2006
Tsotsi (2005)
Director Gavin Hood says, "Tsotsi is literally on a track that he can't get off of, right down the center of the frame, with the city like a huge character that's indifferent behind him."
Friday, February 24 2006
Tsotsi (2005)
Life for post-apartheid kids without homes and families is still terrifying.
Blogs
Sunday, September 20 2009
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009): Blu-ray
What, exactly, were people expecting from X-Men Origins: Wolverine? After the incessant bellyaching that followed the announcement of Brett Ratner as director of X-Men: The…
Thursday, April 2 2009
The Leak: "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" Unleashed
If it wasn't for the date, many would have considered it a joke. Then Ain't It Cool News stepped up and warned readers that they…
News
Friday, May 1 2009
No joke: Lynn Collins' role was vital to 'Wolverine' story
LOS ANGELES — Lynn Collins had little time to think once she was cast as Kayla Silverfox, the love interest in the new summer action…
Wednesday, April 29 2009
Hugh Jackman and Liev Schreiber are a dynamic duo in ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine'
LOS ANGELES - Liev Schreiber knew he was going to have to be at his best to stay in step with Hugh Jackman while making…
Monday, April 27 2009
Hugh Jackman's Wolverine is all the rage in ‘X-Men Origins'
He may come from the Great White North, but the Marvel Comics character Wolverine isn't what you'd call "way Canadian." The national character of Canada,…
Friday, November 9 2007
Today's foreign wars are Hollywood hell
This is not your grandfather's war. This war is unpopular and controversial, seemingly endless. But that hasn't stopped Hollywood from releasing a series of films…
Thursday, October 25 2007
Hollywood becomes an unlikely - but effective - teacher
A young woman goes to see "Blood Diamond" because she admires Leonardo DiCaprio. Later, she and her fiance stop by a jewelry store to pick…
