Last Stand: Defending the Border
With the release of The Last Stand this week, a Korean wave finally reaches our shores. Much the way a trio of talented and...
Gregory Crewdson: Motionless Pictures
For whatever reason, 2012 has yielded a bumper crop of documentary films about prominent artists: Marina Abramovic, Ai Weiwei, and Gerhard Richter have all...
Zero Dark Thirty: Tortured Logic
OK, everyone. Here it is, the movie where Osama bin Laden bites the big one. And yeah, it’s also topping lots of film critics’...
Gangster Squad: Old Hats
As you’ve probably heard, Gangster Squad was supposed to arrive in theaters last September, but it was also supposed to include a scene (visible...
Top 10 Movies
I don’t have enough slots! That’s always a nice problem to have when making a list of the year’s best movies. Even taking into...
Les Misérables: Do You Hear the Actors Sing?
I’ve never been a fan of Les Misérables, the Broadway musical, and the movie version reminded me of all the reasons: the bombast, the...
Django Unchained: I’m No Slave 4 U
Last month, Steven Spielberg put out Lincoln, a movie about the evils of slavery. Predictably, he took a serious, high-minded approach to the issue....
Spawn of Knocked Up
On the one hand, Judd Apatow may just be the defining comic genius of our generation. As a producer, he has discovered and nurtured...
Hyde Park: FDR & HRH
Unadventurous and ultimately forgettable, Hyde Park on Hudson played at the Lone Star Film Festival last month to an appreciative reception, and it begins...
Hobbit Forming
You’ve seen the giant JumboTron at Cowboys Stadium, right? Well, watching The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is like having that JumboTron installed in your...
