It seems my average annual new movie consumption rests around the mid-70s. This year, I managed to watch 78 of 2013’s slate of films. Below, as I did last year, is the full list of films, sorted according to how much I liked them. Excellent (Grade A) Gravity 12 Years a Slave The Wind … Continue reading
Celebrity wax figures are an interesting contradiction. On the one hand, they’re often brilliant, beautiful works of art, capturing the detailed essence of some of the most famous people in the world. On the other hand, there’s something unsettlingly creepy about them. With Captain Phillips sailing into theaters this weekend here are a couple Tom Hanks wax figures … Continue reading
Sony has dropped off five new pics for their upcoming reboot of Robocop along with a new full-length trailer. How did they come up with the (awful) idea of rebooting this ’80s classic? In an interview with Hero Complex, director Jose Padilha said, “I actually went to MGM to have a meeting about something else, and … Continue reading
The Fall Movie season is upon us. Yesterday, I gave you a heads up on the 40 Biggest Movies Opening This Fall. Today, to follow that up, a couple of colleagues, Erik Davis and Sean O’Connell break down their most anticipated blockbuster, awards contender and wild card movie in their weekly podcast. Take a listen … Continue reading
It’s a shorter than usual list, but you can blame Anime Expo and Comic-Con for eating up my time. Continue reading
This is something I’ll be doing on a monthly basis as I gradually build that Every Movie I’ve Seen in 2013 list, which will most likely go live sometime next month. In the meanwhile, here’s the list of every movie I watched in April. It’s a decidedly short list. Either I got a life or … Continue reading
Seven Psychopaths opens in theaters today and you may be asking yourself, what is this movie about? A bunch of crazy people get together and steal another crazy guy’s prized pet dog? Well, yes, but there’s more to it. Here are seven reasons you should check out Seven Psychopaths this weekend! Continue reading
It’s getting close to that time of the year when we’re flooded with Top 10, Best 10, Worst 10 and all sorts of other lists featuring people’s selections of this year’s films. I’m getting a jump on it by offering a look at ALL the movies I’ve watched this year (as well as a few … Continue reading
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil I heard a lot about this movie during it’s very limited and brief theater run. The trailers and clips looked hilarious and so I expected this to be a laugh-out-loud horror comedy. Well, it’s not quite that, but it’s still enjoyable. A smart and often funny twist on the horror … Continue reading
Every movie buff/critic/pundit/hack has one. These are my top ten movies of 2011. Granted, there are still movies that I wanted to see that I just didn’t have a chance to check out and short of going to a Redbox and emptying out 21 DVDs, I’ve capped it at what I’ve seen thus far. So the 21 … Continue reading
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