Features
Wednesday, January 12 2011
The Best Films of 2010
Among this year's winners include a fake documentary, a comedy about Jihad, a vampire story NOT dealing with tacky tween romance, a haunting hillbilly noir, and an elegant tale about clones. Not necessarily the usual cinematic suspects.
Wednesday, January 5 2011
The Best Male Film Performances of 2010
Heroes and villains, criminals and crazed creative types: the 20 best male performances of 2010 definitely run the dramatic/comedic character topography... with a few unusual turns tossed in for good measure.
Wednesday, January 5 2011
The Best Female Film Performances of 2010
The ladies really lit up the big screen, delivering the kind of brilliant acting work that makes picking a mere 20 that much more difficult, let alone unearthing a clear number one.
Thursday, September 2 2010
Part Four: December 2010
This is it... the last push towards end-of-year accolades, with Darren Aronofsky, David O. Russell, Julian Schnabel and the Coen Brothers all looking for that elusive critic's choice seal of approval.
Reviews
Monday, March 14 2011
Christian Bale Delivers a Knockout Performance in 'The Fighter'
The usually handsome Christian Bale—a master chameleon—physically transforms into a frighteningly thin, haggard, balding, twitchy, and wild-eyed addict who never stops moving his jittery limbs.
Friday, December 10 2010
'The Fighter': On the Outside
As The Fighter presents fight after fight, the tonal quirks and distances don't ask you to disinvest so much as they invite you to consider the many ways that audiences -- you included -- shape what you see.
Blogs
Tuesday, January 25 2011
Finally Getting It? The 2011 Oscar Nominations
The 2011 Oscar Nominations, with indications that, for once, the Academy might have figured out what truly was/is the Year's Best.
Friday, December 17 2010
'The Fighter', Quietly Brawling
Though there are times when David O. Russell seems to think he’s slumming, he still crafts a satisfyingly potent familial melodrama that transcends the boxing genre.
Wednesday, December 15 2010
G(OMG)lden Gl(OMG)bes: Thoughts on the 2011 Nominations
The 2011 Golden Globe Nominations have been announced and with them comes another bout of jaw dropping at the expense of The Hollywood Foreign Press Corps.
Friday, December 10 2010
'The Fighter': All in the Family
You can see The Fighter struggling to be significant, to be more than just an interesting tale well told.
Monday, December 6 2010
Critical Confessions: Part 24 - Awards Season Workhorse
Coming up with a Top Ten is difficult enough...but because of such arguably unimportant factors as timing, publicity, legitimacy, and that always persnickety concept of being first out of the online gate, my fellow film writers are constantly pushing for earlier and earlier reveals.
News
Wednesday, February 23 2011
The Oscars: Fresh story ideas a tough sell in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — David Seidler first sparked to the idea of writing a movie about the life of King George VI in 1980. A stutterer…
Monday, February 7 2011
Mark Wahlberg and other underplayers: Appreciated, if not nominated
Mark Wahlberg recedes. Your eyes can come off him, and he's fine with that; he may be the only actor alive for whom this is…
Wednesday, January 5 2011
'Black Swan,' 'The Fighter,' 'Inception' and 'Social Network' garner WGA noms
LOS ANGELES — A few surprises made their way into the Writers Guild of America awards nominations Tuesday morning, which included nods for a surreal…
Friday, December 24 2010
Melissa Leo emerges from 'The Fighter' set feeling like a champ
LOS ANGELES — Melissa Leo is conflicted. Her latest film, "The Fighter," in which she costars opposite Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale in a performance…
Friday, December 17 2010
Mark Wahlberg's loyalty permeates 'Fighter'
ST. LOUIS — His glamorous life in Beverly Hills is the basis for the TV series "Entourage," but Mark Wahlberg left his heart in Massachusetts.…
