Features
Monday, January 23 2012
The 40 Best Films of 2011
2011 was a year of good, not necessarily great, films, though the amazing choices by our staff might argue against such a overall cinematic classification.
Wednesday, January 18 2012
The Best Male Film Performances of 2011
In another strong year, crime and punishment take on heart and heroism for the right to be called 2011's best male film acting work.
Monday, May 2 2011
Summer Movie Preview: May 2011
This month, the God of Thunder, the return of Captain Jack Sparrow, and the continuing adventures of the bachelor partying Wolf Pack mark the start of the Summer season.
Reviews
Tuesday, September 27 2011
Let 'The Beaver' Speak For You, and To You
Jodie Foster directs one of the most underrated films of the year, starring none other than Mel Gibson.
Friday, May 6 2011
Jodie Foster Teams with Mel Gibson in 'The Beaver'
The movie doesn't sort out how the beaver reduces Walter's family -- especially Meredith -- is reduced to reinforcing his worldview.
Blogs
Friday, August 26 2011
A Sick Psyche: 'The Beaver' (Blu-ray)
Someone like Walter Black is bruised in the brain. Like The Beaver, such a state is complicated, aggravating, but definitely worth fighting to understand and accept.
Thursday, May 19 2011
'Ordinary People' with Puppets: 'The Beaver'
Someone like Walter Black is bruised in the brain. Like The Beaver, such a state is complicated, aggravating, but definitely worth fighting to understand and accept.
Tuesday, March 22 2011
SXSW Film Festival Day 6: Mel Gibson and 'The Beaver'
The Beaver's world premiere at SXSW leaves an audience wondering if they enjoyed it or not.
News
Tuesday, May 10 2011
What does 'The Beaver's' performance say about Mel Gibson's popularity?
LOS ANGELES — Critics were mixed on Mel Gibson's "The Beaver" at the start of the weekend — some found it a touching story of…
Tuesday, May 3 2011
'Beaver' director Jodie Foster's loyalty to Mel Gibson was tested but emerged intact
LOS ANGELES — As she has crisscrossed the country tirelessly promoting her latest directorial effort, "The Beaver," Jodie Foster has been keeping in touch via…
Friday, March 18 2011
At premiere, Jodie Foster calls 'The Beaver'
AUSTIN, Texas — Calling the film "the biggest struggle of my professional career," Jodie Foster introduced "The Beaver," her drama starring the troubled Mel Gibson…
Friday, January 14 2011
'The Beaver' is coming to SXSW , but will Mel Gibson?
LOS ANGELES — "The Beaver," Jodie Foster's drama that features Mel Gibson as a depressed man who reinvents himself with the help of a beaver…
