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.
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.
Tuesday, April 28 2009
Summer of Same: June 2009
This month's "original" fare offers a take on a Sid and Marty Krofft classic, more battling seizure robots, and the retaking of '70s subway thriller. Everything old is new again.
Reviews
Wednesday, May 25 2011
'The Hangover II': The Hamster Wheel
As this is the boys' fate, it speaks also to assumptions about viewers, that they're satisfied with a wheel that takes them nowhere surprising, repeating a semblance of plot points and a series of gags.
Tuesday, March 1 2011
'Due Date's' Dark Daze
Todd Phillips' latest takes the best aspects of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and plunges them into the depths of black comedy.
Friday, November 5 2010
'Due Date': Life is Weird, Isn't It?
The ride in Due Date is not only the usual raucous escapade, with car crashes and run-ins with authorities, but also takes a turn toward what might be called Peter's dark side.
Monday, January 18 2010
The Hangover
In 2009, with the wars and economy tanking, The Hangover, for better or worse, was the movie we went to when we needed a laugh.
Friday, June 5 2009
The Hangover
The Hangover is yet another cinematic celebration of piggy boy grossity.
Blogs
Thursday, May 26 2011
"Yes, Guys, We Can't Believe It's Happening Again, Either": 'The Hangover Part II'
The Hangover Part II is a serviceable, but somewhat flat sequel.
Friday, November 5 2010
'Due Date': Road Rage Trip
This is a sloppy Shakespearean tragedy, full of forced sound and fury, and in the end, signifying a wasted 90 minutes of movie stock nothingness.
