Metro Weekly

Film

  • Small Wonder

    By on March 4, 2010

    Once upon a time there was a young director named Tim Burton, and he created wonderfully bizarre and macabre worlds populated by a boy with...

  • Easy Pickings

    By on March 4, 2010

    Most of the Oscar winners this year are sure-things. There, I did it. All of my Oscar picks for the year are cursed and I'm...

  • Mystery Man

    By on February 24, 2010

    There are so many mysteries on the island that it feels like you're never going to get any answers. Is there a safe way off?...

  • Mysterious Island

    By on February 17, 2010

    There are so many mysteries on the island, it feels like you're never going to get any answers. Is there a way off the island?...

  • Love Lies Bleeding

    By on February 10, 2010

    Cupid! Hey, Cupid! Come over here and shoot me. Right through my eye, please, because it would be less painful than having to watch Garry...

  • Broken Bones

    By on January 14, 2010

    There's a sweetness to Alice Sebold's 2002 mega-bestseller The Lovely Bones that belies the story of a young girl's brutal rape and killing. That same...

  • Hormonal Activity

    By on January 7, 2010

    The average (sex) teenaged boy thinks (sex) about sex (sex) every seven seconds (sex). While this might be an old wives' tale, you wouldn't know...

  • Sleuthing Around

    By on December 24, 2009

    ''Elementary, my dear Watson.'' If you just became indignant about the fact that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle never wrote that famous line, you will likely...

  • Singular Sensation

    By on December 23, 2009

    Five minutes into A Single Man, fashion designer Tom Ford's directorial debut, you realize you're seeing art. At first it seems to be that highly...

  • Virtuoso Virtuality

    By on December 17, 2009

    Avatar is the type of film that only the self-proclaimed ''King of the World'' could make. James Cameron has tackled futuristic killing machines, stomach-splitting aliens...

  • Playing the Heartstrings

    By on December 9, 2009

    There's nothing better than an uplifting movie to please the masses that's released just in time for the holidays. And if it involves sports, score!...

  • Road Weary

    By on November 26, 2009

    The long and winding road leads... well, I don't know where. In The Road, based on Cormac McCarthy's recent short novel, it seemingly leads to...

  • Moon Men

    By on November 19, 2009

    Better than the first one. Still sucks. That's the distilled version for those who are sick and tired of hearing about ''The Twilight Saga'' and...

  • Tears Worth Shedding

    By on November 18, 2009

    When it comes to the word precious and movies, it's tough not to think of a kidnapped girl trapped in a hole trying to lure...

  • Parting Glances

    By on October 28, 2009

    Even in his final days, Michael Jackson's crotch grabs were awkward and excessive. And the man came across as a bit creepy and gangly –...