Film
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Virtuoso Virtuality
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...
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Playing the Heartstrings
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!...
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Road Weary
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...
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Moon Men
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...
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Tears Worth Shedding
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...
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Parting Glances
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 –...
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Freak Show
As the vampire-version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Willow liked to say, ''Bored now.'' Maybe that's not completely true for every minute of Cirque du...
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Ungrateful Dead
I'm gonna live forever. Baby remember my name.... In a cutthroat world where luck is just as important as skill, only a few survive. And...
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Punctuation's Mark!
Isn't it nice when filmmakers are so excited about the final product that they add an exclamation point to the title? The Informant! It's about...
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Ball Bearings
Schlemiel, schlimazel, Hasenpfeffer Incorporated. We’re going to do it....While many who troop to see Mike Judge’s Extract might be too young to remember the opening...
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Numbed by Nazis
One hundred and forty minutes is an awful lot of foreplay for a 10-minute payoff. Yet that’s what Quentin Tarantino is requiring of audiences who...
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Alienation
Some stories hinge on a dramatic juncture in human history. Some are guided by a need to delve into the intricacies of relationships and emotions....
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Cook's Country
If there’s a secret ingredient, you can bet it’s butter. Butter makes everything better. And there is absolutely no substitute for it in cooking. Using...
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Leukemia Laughs
Though it happens all the time in movies or in sitcoms, I’ve never actually known someone to make a deal with a cabbie that the...
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F**k Buddies
Humpday is a movie more awkward and squirm-inducing than Brüno. Who would have thought it possible, let alone come so soon on the heels of...
