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.
Wednesday, January 28 2009
Superheroes Versus Comics
There can be no doubt that the summer of 2008 stands as a high-water mark for superheroes. But in the wake of a superhero renaissance and the growing cultural legitimacy of the genre, the question must be posed: Has the superhero genre evolved beyond the comics medium?
Tuesday, April 29 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: June 2008
If May almost tent-poled itself out of existence, June will be even worse. After all, are audiences really ready for 13 major release in less than two months -- with more to come?
Reviews
Friday, June 22 2012
'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter': The South Sucked... Blood
This movie shows how brutal death -- living death too -- is deeply entwined with idealizing and politicking and speechifying.
Friday, June 27 2008
Wanted
Angelina Jolie has evolved. As of Wanted, she is no longer merely mortal, but her own sublime creature.
Thursday, July 20 2006
Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) (2004)
These creatures are granted a simple choice: to do good, or bad.
Friday, April 7 2006
Night Watch (Nochnoi Dozor) (2004)
Like the forces of Light and Darkness, Art and Commerce work within a negotiated, often tense, Armistice, as they have for hundreds of years.
Blogs
Monday, June 25 2012
The Un-Civil War: 'Abraham Lincoln' vs. The Critics
The amount of vitriol aimed at the film and its makers may have little to do with what's up on the screen and more to do with industries out of touch with each other and their own individual best intentions.
Friday, June 22 2012
Crackpot History and the Right to Lie: 'Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter'
It's crazier than an antebellum bedbug, but Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter is one of Summer 2012's definite sleepers.
Monday, December 1 2008
Wanted, and the Art of Ass-Kicking Self Actualization
Screw Abraham Maslow! According to this so-called philosopher, the route to self-actualization - you know, the ultimate realization of one's own value and worth within…
Monday, June 23 2008
Wanted: The Fight Matrix Club
Hollywood is notorious for repeating ideas. When something is successful, you can guarantee studio suits are desperate to find a way of copying it. With…
