Features
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.
Reviews
Monday, April 22 2013
'Gangster Squad' Casts a Pretty Sheen Upon a Shallow Story
Despite a star-studded cast and a seductive setting, Gangster Squad fades in the noirish-glow of '40s-era Los Angeles.
Friday, January 11 2013
'Gangster Squad': Sean Penn's Putty Nose
Though Mickey Cohen never quite fulfills the lunatic vampiric promise of his first scene with a pair of gnarly coyotes, Sean Penn has the right idea here.
Friday, August 12 2011
'30 Minutes or Less' Gives Us More than 30 Minutes of Yammering
Nick's foul-mouthed yammering ensures you get the joke, that you don't read tragedy into this comedy.
Thursday, February 18 2010
Zombieland
Have you ever taken a cross country road trip? How about a cross country road trip where you have to fight zombies? Are you feeling fit?
Friday, October 2 2009
Zombieland
Zombieland does well enough in its early minutes, then picks up a little unexpected speed when Columbus meets another "noncannibal survivor" (played by a perfect Woody Harrelson).
Blogs
Friday, August 12 2011
'30 Minutes of Less' Offers at Least Twice as Many Laughs
As long as we stay situated on the duos and their dithering silliness, 30 Minutes or Less is a light and airy piffle. Otherwise, it struggles to keep itself, and its audience from wandering off.
