Features
Monday, January 23 2012
The 40 Best Films of 2011
2011 was a year of good, not necessarily great, films, though the amazing choices by our staff might argue against such a overall cinematic classification.
Tuesday, January 17 2012
The Best Female Film Performances of 2011
It was a monumental year for women in film as our selections for 2011's best female performances indicate... over and over and over again.
Tuesday, May 3 2011
Summer Movie Preview: June 2011
The return of everyone's favorite mutants, the arrival of an intergalactic peacekeeper, and some guy with a bunch of birds marks June's idea of sunny Summer fun.
Friday, January 8 2010
The Best 30 Films of 2009
In one of the rarest rating periods ever, several on the staff could successfully argue for any of the Top 30 choices as a potential number one. While not all classics, they remain the consistent cream of 2009's crop.
Wednesday, January 6 2010
The Best Male Film Performances of 2009
Certainly, the multi-millionaire boy's club represented here is heavy on the dramatics and light on the more 'amusing' fare. But if you really give this list a meaningful perusal you'll see a few genre and jokester surprises along the way.
Reviews
Wednesday, November 23 2011
'Super 8': Bringing Adolescent Dreams to Life
Paradoxically, given all of the borrowing and recycling that went into its making, in the present moment, the most novel aspect of Super 8 may be its originality.
Thursday, June 9 2011
The Best Thing About 'Super 8' Is the Super 8
It's filmmaking 101, and like Charles' zombie movie, Super 8, produced by Steven Spielberg and directed by J.J. Abrams, is rather wonderfully basic. At first, anyway.
Thursday, January 21 2010
Star Trek (2009)
Stylish, action-packed, and a helluva lot of fun. What was the last Star Trek film you could truly say that about?
Friday, May 5 2006
Mission Impossible III (2006)
A movie titled M:I:III can't lean too hard on verbal wit, and so it quickly leaves Laurence Fishburne behind to head out into the actionated field.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Felicity
Early rumors labeled the show 'Ally McBeal Goes to College', and it's taken two full seasons to grow into the designation.
Blogs
Friday, June 10 2011
'Super 8' Is Superb Sci-Fi Nostalgia
Super 8 is a movie of many marvelous surprises. It mixes period authenticity... with postmodern techniques to thrill, enthrall, and engage.
Wednesday, May 12 2010
Super 8 Trailer: The Non-Cameraphone Version (trailer)
The newest film from director J.J. Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg may not be hitting theaters until Summer 2011, but the film's viral marketing campaign is in full swing with the online release of the teaser trailer.
Thursday, May 7 2009
A Shortage of Villainy
While director Abrams' handling of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman's propulsive screenplay is sleek and spiffy, to say the least, it ultimately hews far closer to his television work than might have been wise for a big-screen reboot.
News
Monday, June 20 2011
J.J. Abrams is stuck in a huge shadow
There's a lot to admire in J.J. Abrams' new film, "Super 8," starting with the spirited relationship between Joe (Joel Courtney) and Charles (Riley Griffiths),…
Friday, June 10 2011
J.J. Abrams teams with his childhood hero, Steven Spielberg
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — There are plenty of stories with Hollywood endings — this is one with a Hollywood beginning. A new J.J. Abrams film…
Tuesday, June 7 2011
A soft spot for an old technology led to J.J. Abrams' latest film
LOS ANGELES — J.J. Abrams has embraced the most advanced technology to make TV shows like "Lost" and "Fringe" and movies like "Star Trek." He's…
Tuesday, September 9 2008
'Fringe' creators blend the best of the past
BEVERLY HILLS - Ever wonder what inspires the creators of some of TV's top thrillers? Old TV thrillers, it turns out. Take the case of…
