29 Aug 2008
Traitor kind of snuck up on us with very little fanfare. Just a sprinkling of TV commercials was apparently all Traitor either warranted or was budgeted .. read more
22 Aug 2008
I have a love/hate relationship with Hamlet 2. I love the humor, the way it sends up inspirational teacher movies before becoming one itself, and I love .. read more
15 Aug 2008
With Vicky Christina Barcelona, at least Woody Allen got the casting right. They are all so very pretty: Scarlett Johansson with her golden locks and ample .. read more
15 Aug 2008
It's no secret that I love Star Wars -- and not just "the old ones" but all six movies: their mythic scope, their conceptual and visual inventiveness, the .. read more
15 Aug 2008
Actors, studio execs, action epics, Vietnam War movies, classic rock film soundtracks, and even art films are all fair game in Tropic Thunder, Ben Stiller's .. read more
6 Jul 2008
Judd Apatow watched True Romance and wondered what would happen if Brad Pitt's stoner character was the focus of that film. From that little 'what if?' .. read more
1 Aug 2008
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, Courtney Hunt's taut thriller, featuring the remarkable Melissa Leo, takes place in a .. read more
18 Jul 2008
Batman Begins made a believer out of me. The blinders were lifted from my eyes, and I not only understood why a billionaire would transform himself into a .. read more
11 Jul 2008
Willa Holland, currently best known for her work on the TV series The O.C. is super pretty: she's got that long dark hair and those big, big eyes. Watching .. read more
11 Jul 2008
Guillermo del Toro let his imagination run wild with Hellboy II: The Golden Army, a visual treat for the eyes crammed full of bizarre creepy creatures and .. read more