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.
Friday, January 8 2010
The Best Independent / International Films of 2009
Looking for something far off the well-beaten mainstream path? Well, step on over to some savory world and outsider independent cinema. It's here where the risks, the experimentation, and the true art lives.
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.
Columns
Tuesday, May 7 2013
Political, Pointed, and Peculiar: Armando Iannucci, Comedy Genius
Armando Iannucci's The Thick of It and Veep have solidified his legacy as a political satirist, but we mustn't forget the impact his other works have had on culture and comedy.
Tuesday, June 21 2011
In Praise of Silliness
They say you gotta laugh to keep from crying. A simple dose of pure silliness taken on a regular basis is much needed, these days.
Reviews
Friday, August 7 2009
In the Loop
In the Loop is often very funny -- minute for minute, surely one of the funniest movies of the year -- but it's a little exhausting, too.
Blogs
Monday, January 11 2010
In the Loop (2008)
No matter the culture, no matter the country, politics is farce. It's the crazed game playing of people so drunk on power that they don't…
Saturday, July 25 2009
'Loop' is a Savage Political Satire
No matter the culture, no matter the country, politics is farce. It's the crazed game playing of people so drunk on power that they don't…
