Metro Weekly

Film

  • Oscar Night

    What movie are you rooting for to win at this Sunday's Academy Awards? The Kids Are All Right? Black Swan? As long as you like...

  • Sex and the Apocalypse

    Gregg Araki's Kaboom is a gay, sexually charged version of Donnie Darko. It's destined to either become a cult classic or fade into obscurity. The...

  • Insurance Fraud

    Why are there so many out-of-shape, middle-aged men in Cedar Rapids running around in their underwear? Because it's meant to be funny. It isn't. Tim...

  • A Good Year

    Have you ever had one of those years that seems to fly by and it's only at the end that you realize just how much...

  • Stung

    After a path to the big screen that bounced around more than one of Billy's trips in a Family Circus cartoon, The Green Hornet has...

  • Ripped Apart

    Blue Valentine is the love story antidote for all the romantic comedies that flood movie theaters every year. It's a look at what comes after...

  • Best & Worst Films of 2010

    You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the films of 2010. Hopefully you skipped the bad...

  • Western Stars

    There are many words that would aptly describe Joel and Ethan Coen's latest film, True Grit, but the one that seems most appropriate is indulgent....

  • Knock Out

    The Fighter hits you with a one-two punch. First, the astonishing performances help you bob and weave around a topic that's not for everyone. And...

  • Convicts in Love

    Steven (Jim Carrey) is living the American dream: a wife, a kid, a job as the church organist, and gay sex on the side. A...

  • Emotional Release

    ''We've had a successful same-sex relationship for 23 years,'' says John Requa of his partner, Glenn Ficarra. Perhaps some clarification is needed -- his screenwriting...

  • Lake Effect

    It may seem strange to trade in the professional wrestling ring for ballet shoes, but that's just what director Darren Aronofsky has done. Don't worry,...

  • Israeli Glee

    Mary Lou, a four-episode Israeli musical miniseries, directed by Eytan Fox, is a cross between a gay version of Mamma Mia and Glee -- in...

  • Showgirls

    Burlesque is like a sequin. It's shimmery. It looks best from a distance. It's flat and kind of cheap. And it will likely end up...

  • Mr. Wizard

    You're a tease, Harry Potter. That's right, you heard me. A great big wizard tease. Just when things really get rolling in Harry Potter and...