It had to happen eventually. Pixar is the best of the best when it comes not just to animated films, but to movies in general. Its creations are true works of art: They’re gorgeously animated, innovatively designed, rich with humor and emotion, and full of characters you actually like. The movies tell wonderful stories and make impressive, subtle use of 3D. They’re as rewarding for adults as they are for kids — sometimes even more enjoyable for adults than for kids. No wonder […]
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You Will Believe: How “Superman: The Movie” Made “Man of Steel” Possible
The release of Man of Steel – the latest attempt to tell the story of comic book legend Superman – fills me with an excitement I can’t quite articulate. The chance to see my favorite mythological figure in American history grace the silver screen again is a cause for celebration – which is astounding, considering how little I wanted to do with this particular tale mere months ago. Since the last son of Krypton flew into my life, I’ve had one very specific picture of him in […]
Before Midnight: Movie Review
Jesse & Celine reunite after nine long years in “Before Midnight.” Check out our review.
The Lost Bill Murray Double Feature: Nothing Lasts Forever and A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
Even great actors make shitty movies.
The Viewfinder: Welcome (Back) to “Jurassic Park”!
Steven Spielberg’s dino classic stomps into theaters next year in 3D. Has it really been 20 years?
A New Hope or Will the Empire Strike Back? What the Disney/Lucasfilm Merger Means to Fanboys!
One “Star Wars” megafan is deeply conflicted about the Disney/Lucasfilm merger.
The 31 Days of Halloween, Day 29: The House of the Devil
Ti West’s The House of the Devil is a peculiar, unassuming little film. It’s an ’80s horror movie created in 2009, filmed with the unmistakable grit and style of the era, but without any of the bells and whistles and camp of its time; it’s a Hitchcock movie without the Master’s portly silhouette lurking, one that keenly understands that the key to true suspense is anticipation and buildup. It’s not pure homage and fetish, though; it’s also the inimitable product of […]
The 31 Days of Halloween, Days 27-28: Tales From the Crypt & Creepshow
As the Halloween season draws to its glorious close, we revert to the well for the final weekend of the month: that’s right, we’re looking at more anthology films. Why, you ask? The answer is almost deceptively simple: because they’re awesome. And as I sit here writing this, fully aware that the impending hurricane currently stalking the east coast just may swipe this review right out of my hands, I’m keenly aware of what my wife and I are going […]
The 31 Days of Halloween, Day 25: The Nightmare Before Christmas
So here we are: the final week of the Halloween season. It’s almost bittersweet — and in this, our last seven days together, it’s time to bring the Halloween goodies fast and furious. We’re gonna get real scary over the next week, so before we do that, let’s take a breather and enjoy a Halloween flick for the whole family: Tim Burton and Henry Selick’s stop-motion classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. There’s nothing new about a film hitching something sinister to […]
The 31 Days of Halloween, Days 23-24: Splinter & The Host
Yesterday, we discussed — among other films — Frank Darabont’s The Mist, which examined what happens when groups of people in extreme danger start to turn on each other. One of today’s films, Toby Wilkins’ Splinter, takes a bit of a different tactic: it examines what happens when disparate groups of people are forced to work together in the face of inexorable peril. The resulting film isn’t much cheerier, but it is a little more optimistic about the human condition. It’s […]
The 31 Days of Halloween, Day 19: Sleepaway Camp
We discussed, way back on day 4 of this shindig, the intangible sense of pleasure a cheesy ’80s horror movie has to offer; while that entry, Night of the Demons , makes its mark with irrepressible atmosphere and delightfully low-rent ’80s effects, today’s offering is a different beast. Sleepaway Camp‘s claim to fame is twofold: it’s one in a long line of Friday the 13th knockoffs, and it boasts a classic go-for-broke, left-field ending. Spoiler alert: it’s far from a good movie. But again, Night of […]