Features
Friday, January 16 2009
The New Classics - The 30 Best Films of 2008
Unlike previous years, where classics came crawling out of the celluloid woodwork with regular reckless abandon, 2008 was more calm… and considered. That's not to say that choosing 30 top titles was hard. The difficulty in placing them in some manner of rank order suggests the actual depth of quality involved.
Wednesday, January 14 2009
Iconic - The Top 20 Male Performances of 2008
Like the gladiators of old, 2008 resembles a battle of formidable acting gods, especially when looking over the 20 choices presented below. Indeed, if anything, choosing a winner requires more of a leap of faith than any amount of critical skill - they all were that good.
Thursday, May 1 2008
The Return of the Popcorn Circus: August 2008
Talk about a crowded schedule. There are more offerings scheduled this month than in the previous two combined.
Columns
Friday, September 5 2008
Are We Not Funny? Laugh, Damn You!
The problem with the (inexplicably popular) Tropic Thunder may be that Ben Stiller is just not a funny filmmaker. Not even remotely.
Reviews
Wednesday, August 13 2008
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder tells you that race and masculinity and class identity issues make men in this business mean and juvenile. And then it tells you again.
Blogs
Wednesday, August 13 2008
'Tropic' Blunder
We hear it all the time, that comedy cop out meant to assuage the offender of all implied guilt: "It's just a joke." Be it…
Tuesday, August 12 2008
Danny O.D.: Too Much McBride?
That's it. I've had it. I am officially at my character actor capacity. Nothing personal on the man in question, but after a summer where…
News
Thursday, August 14 2008
Jack Black talks 'Tropic Thunder' and how he got the girl
They teach it in Interviewing 101: find common ground with your subject. But when your subject is rich, famous, plump and happy Jack Black, that…
