Features
Friday, March 12 2010
Oscar Afterglow, "American Century" and a War of Popular Cultures
Oscars hopefuls Up in the Air and An Education offer different but complementary views on popular culture. "American Century" throws this neat paradigm into question.
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.
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.
Wednesday, September 9 2009
Part Two: October 2009
The banquet continues to get bigger during this equally elephantine cinematic salad course. Everything, from another unnecessary helping of serial killer Jigsaw to a pair of takes on two famous literary classics turn up this month. So do the standard spook shows, Romcoms, stunt spectaculars, and other familiar (if often tasty) samples of celluloid cuisine.
Reviews
Tuesday, April 27 2010
An Education
To focus squarely on Carey Mulligan's overriding cuteness – and it’s hard not to – would be to do a disservice to the genuine chops she brings to the table.
Friday, October 9 2009
An Education
If the story of Jenny's inevitably hard lesson is standard, An Education comes up with a few moments that give pause.
News
Wednesday, March 3 2010
Who will win the big Oscars? Hint: It's not 'Avatar'
The decision to expand Oscar's best picture competition from five to 10 titles came from a place of greed and anxiety: the desperate need to…
