Features
Monday, January 21 2013
The Best Guilty Pleasure Films of 2012
As much as we hate to admit it, these addictive missteps captured our attention in ways cinema shouldn't. Others will condemn them. We can't complain... not at all.
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 Female Film Performances of 2009
Some in the media would have you think it was a sparse year for women on the silver screen. One peak at this amazing list of 20 girl power performances will have you giving said sentiments a specious second look.
Reviews
Friday, October 5 2012
'The Paperboy' Is Titillating and Tedious
The many displays of debauchery have to do with low class, in several senses.
Thursday, May 31 2012
Cannes 2012: 'The Paperboy' + 'Like Someone in Love'
The Paperboy and Like Someone in Love complicate viewers' experiences, detailing the lives of characters who look at first like they're only clichés.
Thursday, March 18 2010
Precious Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Precious is neither a rags to riches story nor is it a relentlessly bleak portrait of a miserable life. Thanks to Gabourey Sidibe, Precious herself is as funny and charming as she is angry and depressed.
Friday, November 6 2009
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire is concerned with lasting effects -- on individuals and especially, on communities.
Friday, July 21 2006
Shadowboxer (2005)
While their profession is both odious and familiar, Mikey and Rose's sexual relationship is less commonplace.
Blogs
Monday, November 23 2009
All Pain, No Gain: 'Precious' vs. 'The Road'
Warning: Massive Spoilers Ahead
Saturday, November 21 2009
Is 'Precious' the Next 'Monster's Ball'?
When it comes to Hollywood and representation of African-American women, I propose that the present decade might be viewed as beginning with Monster’s Ball (2001)…
Friday, November 20 2009
'Precious' Is Powerful, If Problematic
There is nothing worse than child abuse of any kind - physical, psychological, sexual. It's a demonstration of power perverted, of adults taking advantage of…
Wednesday, June 3 2009
Precious dir. Lee Daniels (trailer)
When Oprah and Tyler Perry get together, you know it has to be important. This film received at standing ovation at Cannes and there is…
News
Friday, April 20 2012
Cronenberg, Daniels give Cannes lineup a North American spin
LOS ANGELES — The Cannes Film Festival is set to feature one of the richest North American slates in years, as Lee Daniels, David Cronenberg,…
